OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Sue Mackay (Art) and Denise Cabanero Sagmit (Design) as the recipients of 2026 Format Website Prize Career Launchers!
Sue Mackay is a Canadian artist completing her BFA from OCADU. She is a process-driven painter and is interested in the interplay between transparency, opacity, and light. Sue sits on the Board of Directions at the Artists’ Network and is a past Mentor at the Banff Media Centre’s Emergence Lab.
Denny is a Filipino-Canadian illustrator and OCADu graduate based in Toronto, Canada. With a strong foundation in both traditional and digital media, Denny creates bold illustrations that reflect her interest in narrative exploration, queerness, and fashion photography. Outside of her academic work, she collaborates on freelance projects ranging from editorial art to character illustration and concept design.
Bree Rosberg is a student at the Ontario College of Art and Design University studying Integrated Media with a minor in Photography. Her practice focuses on childhood memories and self-reflection through the medium of performative self-portraiture in both photo and video form. Through performance, her artistic practice functions to heal herself from the pieces of her past that she would have to otherwise let go.
The way in which Rosberg creates her work relies heavily on concept and intention with a strong will to perpetuate the importance of text and dialogue in relation to physical art. This translates into Rosberg's use of textiles and children's crafts transformed into sculpture installations where titles and statements are an essential aspect of the pieces.
Cindy Tran is a passionate emerging Toronto-based Graphic Designer with a deep love for creating visual experiences that communicate powerful narratives. Cindy enjoys exploring various media and pushing the boundaries of traditional design, from digital platforms to print. Whether it's branding, typography, or illustration, every project is approached with curiosity, enthusiasm, and a commitment to excellence. Her goal is to continuously evolve as a designer while delivering fresh, innovative solutions.