Audain Prize for the Visual Arts
The Audain Prize for the Visual Arts (the Audain Prize) is an annual award that recognizes a distinguished Canadian artist. Worth $100,000, it is one of Canada's most significant honours for the arts. The prize is supported by the Audain Foundation and presented by the Audain Art Museum.
History
The Audain Prize was established in 2004 by Michael Audain, Chair of the Audain Foundation.[1] In 2019, the prize amount was increased to $100,000[2], bringing it in line with the Giller Prize and the Sobey Art Award, and renamed (previously the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts). From 2004 to 2018, the Audain Prize was funded by the Audain Foundation and administered by the Vancouver Art Gallery, in conjunction with the VIVA Awards. Since 2019, the Audain Prize continues to be supported by the Audain Foundation but is now administered by the Audain Art Museum.
Selection
An independent jury, comprising members of the visual arts community, brings forth nominations, discusses, and then selects a recipient. Included are the director or chief curators of the following institutions: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Audain Art Museum, Morris & Helen Belkin Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, and one past prize recipient.[3]
One recipient is selected annually, although in 2013, the jury made an exception and selected two recipients - Gathie Falk and Takao Tanabe.[4]
Recipients
- Ann Kipling (2004)[5]
- Edward J. Hughes (2005)[6]
- Eric Metcalfe (2006)[7]
- Gordon Smith (2007)[8]
- Jeff Wall (2008)[9]
- Liz Magor (2009)[10]
- Robert Davidson (2010)[11]
- Rodney Graham (2011)[12]
- Marian Penner Bancroft (2012)[13]
- Takao Tanabe and Gathie Falk (2013)[14]
- Fred Herzog (2014)[15][16][17]
- Michael Morris (2015)[18][19][20][21]
- Paul Wong (2016)[22][23][24][25]
- Carole Itter (2017)[26]
- Susan Point (2018)[27]
- Stan Douglas (2019)[28]
References
- ^ "About". Audain Prize. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ March 19, John Mackie Updated; 2019 (2019-03-19). "Audain Prize for B.C. artists increased to $100,000 | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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- ^ "Vancouver Art Gallery". Vancouver Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "B.C.'s VIVA award winners unveiled". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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- ^ "Gordon Smith". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Jeff Wall wins $30,000 Audain Prize for B.C. artists". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ Griffin, ,Kevin. "Liz Magor wins Audain Prize". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Haida artist Robert Davidson earns Audain Prize". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Rodney Graham wins B.C.'s Audain art prize". CBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Marian Penner Bancroft nabs Audain Prize, while Ron Tran and Beau Dick receive VIVA nods". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Takao Tanabe, Gathie Falk win $30K Audain Prize for art". CBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Fred Herzog wins Audain Prize". www.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Photographer Fred Herzog wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Fred Herzog wins Audain Prize". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Audain Prize winner Michael Morris honoured with exhibition". Vancouver Sun. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Michael Morris wins Audain Prize; Elizabeth Zvonar and Cate Rimmer take other top art awards". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "2 Artists and 1 Curator Win BC Awards - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ Amos, Robert. "Robert Amos: A Venice Letter from Michael Morris". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "B.C. artist Paul Wong awarded 2016 Audain Prize". Vancouver Sun. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Paul Wong wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Paul Wong Awarded the 2016 Audain Prize | Vivo Media Arts Centre". www.vivomediaarts.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Prestigious Awards Shine Light on Vancouver Artists". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Winners Announced for BC's Biggest Art Prizes". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ "Susan Point earns Audain Prize". burnabynow.com. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "Vancouver artist Stan Douglas wins 2019 Audain Prize". Retrieved 2019-10-05.