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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 14, 2015) - BMO Financial Group is hosting its 13^th annual BMO 1^st Art! Exhibition launch event on Wednesday, October 21^st.

To mark the BMO 1^st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition's 13^th anniversary, the 13 award-winning works will be displayed at the University of Toronto's Justina M. Barnicke Gallery. Join BMO as we celebrate the extraordinary work of graduating student artists from post-secondary institutions across Canada.

Photo and interview opportunities with the artists and competition selection committee will be available to attending media.

The winning pieces can be viewed on BMO Financial Group's website at http://1stArt.bmo.com.

About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of approximately $672 billion as of July 31, 2015, and more than 47,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.