Published in conjunction with the exhibitions celebrating the 15 semi-finalists of the 2013 RBC Canadian Painting Competition at the National Gallery, Ottawa, October 1-13, 2013; and: Art Toronto, Toronto, October 24-28, 2013.

Judging the competition: Western Canada: Ryan Doherty, Holger Kalberg, Ian Wallace ; Central Canada: Daniel Faria, Sarah Milroy, Carol Wainio ; Eastern Canada: Stéphane Aquin, Isa Tousignant, Pan Wendt.

Introduction / Gord Nixon -- Celebrating a fifteen-year partnership / Ann Webb -- Jessica Bell (Vancouver, BC) -- Jennifer Carvalho (Toronto, ON) -- Colin Muir Dorward (Ottawa, ON) -- Scott Everingham (Toronto, ON) -- Laura Findlay (Guelph, ON) -- Brendan Flanagan (Montreal, QC) -- Adam Gunn (Halifax, NS) -- Neil Harrison (Toronto, ON) -- Colleen Heslin (Vancouver, BC) -- Nathaniel Hurtubise (Montreal, QC) -- Brian Kokoska (Vancouver, BC / New York, NY) -- Jessica Mensch (Montreal, QC / Brooklyn, NY) -- Rachelle Sawatsky (Vancouver, BC / Los Angeles, CA) -- Sean Weisgerber (Saskatooon, SK) -- Aaron Weldon (Halifax, NS) -- RBC Canadian painting competition finalists 1999-2013: fifteen-year anniversary -- A word of thanks -- Congratulations! / Marc Mayer -- RBC Canadian painting competition finalists and jurors 1999-2013 -- Exhibition venues 1999-2013 -- Melanie Authier (2007) -- Martin Golland (2006, 2008, 2009) -- Kristine Moran (2005) -- Patrick Howlett (2008) -- Kim Dorland (2006, 2007) -- Joseph Tisiga (2009) -- Jeanie Riddle (2008) -- Justin Stephens (2007, 2008) -- Andrea Mortson (2004) -- Dil Hildebrand (2006) -- Emmy Skensved (2008) -- Andrew Dadson (2008) -- Étienne Zack (2005) -- Chris Kline (2005) -- Sasha Pierce (2009) -- Arabella Campbell (2007) -- Reflections on fifteen years of supporting Canada's emerging painters / Robin Anthony -- Discovering painting, again / Richard Rhodes.

Published in collaboration with the Canadian Art Foundation.