TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2019 /CNW/ - The 11 longlisted artists
vying for the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award and its
$50,000 prize were revealed
today.
The 2019 longlisted artists include*:
- Raymonde April, Montréal,
Québec;
- Marion Penner Bancroft,
Vancouver, British Columbia;
- Robert Bean, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia;
- Shannon Bool, Berlin, Germany;
- Geneviève Cadieux, Montréal, Québec;
- Marlene Creates, Portugal Cove,
Newfoundland and Labrador;
- Susan Dobson, Guelph, Ontario;
- Aida Muluneh, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
- Althea Thauberger, North Vancouver, British Columbia;
- Larry Towell, Bothwell, Ontario; and,
- Stephen Waddell, Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Scotiabank Photography Award, now in its ninth year is the
largest peer-nominated and peer-reviewed celebration of excellence
in Canadian contemporary photography.
"We are proud to continue our support of Canada's exceptional artists through the
Scotiabank Photography Award," says Barb
Mason, Chief Human Resources Officer, Scotiabank. "By
exposing us to new ideas and allowing us to see the world through a
different lens, the arts provide us with inspiration to pursue our
own passions. In its ninth year, the Scotiabank Photography Award
continues the tradition of celebrating the achievements of
established artists."
A group of esteemed members of the Canadian arts community put
forward their nominations that make up the 2019 longlist. The
nominators include:
- Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis,
Director/Collections and Public Programs, Aga Khan Museum,
Toronto, Ontario;
- Sara Angel, Founder and
Executive Director, Art Canada Institute; Adjunct Professor,
York University, Faculty of Fine Arts,
Toronto, Ontario;
- Sara Angelucci, Artist, Adjunct
Professor, Photography, School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Student Gallery Curatorial
Coordinator, Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, Ontario;
- Nicole Burisch, Assistant
Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa,
Ontario;
- Peter Dykhuis, Director/Curator,
Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova
Scotia;
- Sophie Hackett, Curator,
Photography, Art Gallery of
Ontario, Toronto, Ontario;
- Lesley Johnstone, Head of
Exhibitions and Education, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal,
Montréal, Québec;
- Karen Love, Director of
Institutional Gifts, Vancouver Art
Gallery, Vancouver, British
Columbia;
- Melanie O'Brian,
Director/Curator of Simon Fraser
University Galleries, Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, British
Columbia;
- Helga Pakasaar, Audain Chief Curator, The Polygon Gallery,
North Vancouver, British Columbia;
and,
- Eduardo Ralickas, Associate
Professor, Department of Art History, Université du Québec à
Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
"I wish to convey my sincerest thanks to the Award Nominators
for their time and thoughtful consideration as we compile the
longlist of Scotiabank Photography Award candidates," says Edward
Burtynsky, Canadian photographer, artist, and Chair of the
Scotiabank Photography Award jury. "The longlist is an
essential component of our process and the consistent quality of
the prize winners and runners up is only possible through their
knowledge of the field and the artists working within it."
The jury of photography experts will select a shortlist of three
finalists and the final winner of the Award. The 2019 jurors
include:
- Edward Burtynsky, Jury Chair, Artist;
- Candice Hopkins,
Writer/Curator;
- Mark Lewis, Artist; and,
- Brian Sholis, Editor,
Curator/Writer, former Executive Director of Gallery TPW,
Toronto, Ontario.
The shortlisted artists will be announced March 13, with the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank
Photography Award being announced at a private gala at the Ryerson
Image Centre in Toronto on
May 7, 2019. The Award prizing
includes:
- A cash prize of $50,000 to the
winner; a solo Primary Exhibition during the 2020 Scotiabank
CONTACT Photography Festival, and a book of their work published
and distributed worldwide by art book publisher, Steidl of
Germany.
- The two finalists will each receive $10,000.
The Scotiabank Photography Award was founded in 2010 with Edward
Burtynsky to celebrate the creative vision and accomplishments of
some of Canada's most talented
photographers. It is Canada's
largest and most prestigious annual peer-nominated and
peer-reviewed award that recognizes the achievements of
established, mid-to-late-career artists and the outstanding
contributions that they have made to Canadian contemporary art and
photography.
The 2018 Scotiabank Photography Award Winner, Moyra Davey, will have a solo Primary Exhibition
at the Ryerson Image Centre during the 2019 Scotiabank CONTACT
Photography Festival, open to the public free of charge from
May 1 – August
4, 2019.
For more information about the Scotiabank Photography Award,
please visit the website at www.scotiabank.com/photoaward.
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*Please note, all nominated artists are permanent residents of
Canada or Canadian citizens,
however some currently reside outside of the country.
Candidates may live and work anywhere in the world, but must
have Canadian citizenship or be a permanent resident of
Canada.
SOURCE Scotiabank