The BMO 1st Art! Exhibition features artwork by the winners of the BMO 1^st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition, celebrating the artistic excellence of the next generation of Canadian artists. The winning works showcase the diversity of this country with each piece reflecting the uniqueness of both the artist and the community in which he or she works.

As the only national graduating artist competition, the BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition recognizes the accomplishments of student artists chosen from more than 100 post secondary institutions across Canada.

Selection Committee members, Gilles Ouellette, President & CEO, Private Client Group, BMO Financial Group and Deputy Chair, BMO Nesbitt Burns and Dawn Cain, BMO Financial Group Curator