TORONTO, March 21, 2019 /CNW/ - The 2019 Scotiabank
Photography Award, the largest peer-nominated and peer-reviewed
celebration of excellence in Canadian contemporary photography,
revealed the three artists on its shortlist today.
The 2019 shortlisted artists are:
- Shannon Bool, Berlin, Germany;
- Althea Thauberger, North Vancouver, British Columbia; and,
- Stephen Waddell, Vancouver, British Columbia.
As one of Canada's largest and
most prestigious lens-based art awards, the Scotiabank Photography
Award aims to recognize the achievements of established
mid-to-late-career photo-based artists, and the contributions they
have made to art and photography in Canada.
"Being named to the shortlist of the 2019 Scotiabank Photography
Award is a testament to the inspiring work of these artists," says
Barb Mason, Chief Human Resources
Officer, Scotiabank. "As an organization, we remain committed
to supporting Canada's arts
community and offering the public the opportunity to experience the
powerful way that photography connects people to a moment in
time."
The Scotiabank Photography Award Jury is composed of pre-eminent
members of the Canadian arts community. The 2019 jurors
include:
- Edward Burtynsky, Jury Chair, Artist;
- Candice Hopkins,
Writer/Curator;
- Mark Lewis, Artist; and,
- Brian Sholis, Editor, Curator
and Writer.
"My heartfelt congratulations go out to our three 2019
Scotiabank Photography Award shortlisted finalists," says Edward
Burtynsky, Chair of the Scotiabank Photography Award Jury. "We are
pleased to be able to recognize their long-term commitment to the
photographic medium, the development of outstanding bodies of work,
and lasting contributions to the excellence of Canadian
contemporary photography"
The winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award will
receive:
- a cash prize of $50,000;
- 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.
The winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Photography Award will be
announced at a private gala at The Ryerson Image Centre in
Toronto on May 7.
For more information about the Scotiabank Photography Award,
please visit the website at www.scotiabank.com/photoaward.
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SOURCE Scotiabank