Holiday Card Contest 2025 Winner

Submitted by the Alumni & Development team 

The SLC Alumni holiday card series began in 2021 with a picturesque winter scene on the Cornwall campus, photographed by the Alumni and Donor Relations Officer and SLC alumna, Kris Ward. Seeing the success of featuring alumni artwork, we decided to make it an annual tradition and launched a holiday card contest in 2022, open to all alumni.  

The winning image is used for a printed holiday card sent to select donors, alumni and college partners. The image is also shared in our alumni newsletter and digital holiday greeting. In the past two years, we received over 25 entries from 19 alumni and have showcased all entries in a social media campaign throughout the holiday season. This year’s winner is Snow-Carved Laneway, by Annie Dalton, Visual and Creative Arts – Fine Arts,1979. 

Annie Dalton has spent her whole life pursuing excellence in the world of art. Her art education began with a degree in art fundamentals from Sheridan in Oakville. In 1979, she graduated with a fine arts degree from St. Lawrence College in Kingston where she double majored in sculpture and printmaking. Back then, the fine arts program occupied the whole third floor – with large, well-equipped and amazing light-filled studios. 

In her career that followed, she dedicated over forty years as an interactive exhibit and graphic designer delivering interpretation of history, culture and nature with a creative, colourful and experiential approach to visual storytelling. 

A few years ago, Annie returned to the world of fine art and started painting again. Graphic patterns, dynamic colour combinations and energetic movement are a trademark of her portfolio. Her painting “Snow-carved Laneway” was inspired by the dramatic view from the bottom of her farm’s laneway climbing up towards the red barn at top of hill - after a major snowfall. 

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