Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards

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The Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards, the Award for Outstanding Achievement as an Artist and the Award for Curatorial Excellence in Contemporary Art are two annual arts awards of $25,000 and $10,000 that recognize mid-career Canadian visual artists and curators. The Hnatyshyn Foundation is a private charity established by Ray Hnatyshyn, Canada’s 24th Governor General. [1]

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2006

It was won by Stan Douglas. [2]

It was juried by Scott Watson, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver; Catherine Crowston, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; Darlene Coward Wight, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Kitty Scott, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Serpentine Gallery, London (England); Paulette Gagnon, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; Robin Metcalfe, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax. [2]

2007

It was juried by Jon Tupper, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown; Christine Ross, Dept. of Art History, McGill University, Montreal; Diana Nemiroff, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa; Robert Enright, arts journalist, Winnipeg; Liz Magor, artist, Vancouver. [4]

2008

It was juried by Christina Ritchie, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Jeffrey Spalding, Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Louise Dompierre, Art Gallery of Hamilton; Marc Mayer, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal; Marlene Creates, Artist, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. [5]

2009

It was juried by Ian Carr-Harris, artist, writer and educator, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto; Peter Dykhuis, Director/Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax; Timothy Long, Head Curator, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Joan Stebbins, Curator Emerita, Southern Alberta Art Gallery; Gaétane Verna, Executive Director at Musée d'art de Joliette, QC. [6]

2010

It was juried by Loise Déry, Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, Ken Lum, Jon Tupper. [7]

2011

It was juried by Catherine Crowston, Deputy Director / Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Alberta; Barbara Fischer, Executive Director/Chief Curator, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto; Robert Fones, Visual Artist and Writer, Toronto; Angela Grauerholz, Director, Centre de design de l'UQAM, Professor, Artist, Montreal; Scott Watson, Director/Curator of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver. [8]

2012

It was juried by Robert Enright, contributing editor, Border Crossings magazine, and a research chair in art theory and criticism at the University of Guelph; Michael Fernandes, artist; Peggy Gale, independent curator; Stephen Horne, visiting scholar at the Jarislowsky Institute; Diana Nemiroff, curator and art historian. [10]

2013

It was juried by Eve-Lyne Beaudry, Robert Enright, Peggy Gale, Diana Nemiroff, Nigel Prince. [13]

2014

It was juried by Lisa Baldissera – Chief Curator, Mendel Gallery; Robert Enright – Cultural journalist, writer and lecturer; Jenifer Papararo – Curator, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; Eric Walker – Painter and video artist; Sarah Watson – General and Artistic Director, Artexte. [16]

2015

It was juried by Louise Déry – Director, Galerie de l’UQAM; Dominique Fontaine – Curator and cultural advisor; Anthony Kiendl – Executive Director and CEO, MacKenzie Art Gallery; Lee-Ann Martin – Independent curator; Eric Walker – Senior visual and media artist. [20]

2016

It was juried by Glenn Alteen, David Balzer, Marie-Éve Beaupré, David Garneau, Linda Graif. [22]

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