Sobey Art Award

The PHI Foundation presents Sonia Boyce, Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos from May 3 to September 8, 2024

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Following its presentation in Montréal, the exhibition will travel to the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art in September 2024.

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  • Following its presentation in Montréal, the exhibition will travel to the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art in September 2024.
  • Sonia Boyce DBE RA (b. London, 1962) is an interdisciplinary artist and academic working across film, drawing, photography, print, sound, and installation.
  • The PHI Foundation gratefully acknowledges the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for their support.
  • Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos: Efflorescence/The Way We Wake
    Inhabiting the 451 Saint-Jean Street building, this duo exhibition showcases recent painting and sculpture works produced by artists Rajni Perera and Marigold Santos from 2021 to 2024, and begins with the collaborative piece after which the show is named.

2024 Sobey Art Award call for nominations now open

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 21, 2024 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Sobey Art Foundation (SAF) announce that the 2024 Sobey Art Award call for nominations is now open.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 21, 2024 /CNW/ - The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Sobey Art Foundation (SAF) announce that the 2024 Sobey Art Award call for nominations is now open.
  • "The Sobey Art Award mission is to champion and propel the careers of visual artists of all ages from across Canada; the addition of the Circumpolar region is a testament to the Sobey Art Foundation's direct support to artists and the perspectives they bring," said Jonathan Shaughnessy, Director, Curatorial Initiatives, NGC, and Chair of the 2024 Sobey Award Jury.
  • "We are very happy that even more deserving contemporary artists from Canada will be included in the Sobey Art Award long- and shortlists," said Rob Sobey, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Sobey Art Foundation.
  • The 2023 Sobey Art Award went to Kablusiak , representing the former Prairies and North region.

Generations. The Sobey Family and Canadian Art

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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The Sobey Family and Canadian Art exhibition affords a unique perspective of Canadian creativity past and present.

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  • The Sobey Family and Canadian Art exhibition affords a unique perspective of Canadian creativity past and present.
  • He maintained the tradition and established the Sobey Art Award, which for over 20 years has highlighted emerging Canadian artists.
  • The Sobey Family and Canadian Art, which admirably rounds out a visit to this remarkable exhibition.
  • The Sobey Family and Canadian was organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario).

Wonder is front and centre in the MNBAQ's 2024 programming

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) is proud to announce that wonder will be front and centre in all the adventures that it is proposing in 2024.

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  • The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) is proud to announce that wonder will be front and centre in all the adventures that it is proposing in 2024.
  • Born in Toronto in the late 19th century, Helen McNicoll grew up in Montréal in a well-to-do environment conducive to artistic practice.
  • The breadth of the exhibitions proposed to our visitors will certainly make 2024 a better, indeed, an outstanding year.
  • In the spring of 2024, a colourful new edition of the Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA) will return from March 16 to 24, 2024.

Anahita Norouzi receives the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Visitors have until January 7, 2024, to visit or revisit the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award exhibition, which features Half of the Red Sun, a remarkable installation by Anahita Norouzi, but also striking works by Maria Ezcurra, Celia Perrin Sidarous, Eve Tagny, and Sara A.Tremblay.

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  • Visitors have until January 7, 2024, to visit or revisit the 2023 MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award exhibition, which features Half of the Red Sun, a remarkable installation by Anahita Norouzi, but also striking works by Maria Ezcurra, Celia Perrin Sidarous, Eve Tagny, and Sara A.Tremblay.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, at a glance
    Every two years since 2015, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, in collaboration with the RBC Royal Bank, has presented the MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, a major event on the current art scene.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award, which is the only contemporary art prize in Canada that combines exhibition, acquisition and publication, confirms the museum's commitment to playing a leadership role in the realm of Québec art by encouraging promising artists and helping to further their career.
  • The MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award is produced with financial support from the RBC Royal Bank.

Kablusiak wins 2023 Sobey Art Award $100,000 grand prize

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Sunday, November 19, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 18, 2023 /CNW/ - Kablusiak is the grand winner of the $100,000 2023 Sobey Art Award , Canada's preeminent prize for contemporary visual arts.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 18, 2023 /CNW/ - Kablusiak is the grand winner of the $100,000 2023 Sobey Art Award , Canada's preeminent prize for contemporary visual arts.
  • "On behalf of the Board of the Sobey Art Foundation, our warmest congratulations to Kablusiak, the winner of the 2023 Sobey Art Award," said Bernard Doucet, Executive Director, Sobey Art Foundation (SAF).
  • This opportunity allows so many doors to open and I am grateful for every moment," said Kablusiak, winner of the 2023 Sobey Art Award.
  • Powerful works by all of the 2023 Sobey Art Award finalists are currently on view at the Gallery.

Audain Prize for Visual Art awards $100,000 to Dana Claxton

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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Claxton also is Professor and Head of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory with the University of British Columbia.

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  • Claxton also is Professor and Head of the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory with the University of British Columbia.
  • artists like Susan Point, Jim Hart and Robert Davidson, all who have won the Audain Prize,” says Dana Claxton.
  • The Audain Prize, which was established in 2004, is one of the big three annual Canadian arts awards granting the winner a cash prize of $100,000.
  • “Dana Claxton one of B.C.’s greatest artists,” says Michael Audain, Chairman of the Audain Foundation.

National Gallery of Canada and Sobey Art Foundation Announce 2023 Sobey Art Award Longlist

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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"On behalf of the Board of the Sobey Art Foundation, I extend our warmest congratulations to the 25 remarkable artists selected for the 2023 longlist.

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  • "On behalf of the Board of the Sobey Art Foundation, I extend our warmest congratulations to the 25 remarkable artists selected for the 2023 longlist.
  • Collectively, the Sobey Art Award nominees reflect the dynamic diversity and the shared experiences that make up the Canadian identity.
  • "We look forward to celebrating all of these practices with audiences from across Canada through our esteemed partner, the National Gallery of Canada."
  • For more information, including biographies of the 2023 longlisted artists, please visit National Gallery of Canada link here: https://www.gallery.ca/whats-on/sobey-art-award

Divya Mehra wins the 2022 Sobey Art Award, Prestigious 100K Prize for Visual Artists in Canada

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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"On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sobey Art Foundation, I would like to congratulate Divya Mehra, this year's winner along with all 25 long-listed artists who took part in the 2022 Sobey Art Award," saidBernard Doucet, Executive Director, Sobey Art Foundation.

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  • "On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sobey Art Foundation, I would like to congratulate Divya Mehra, this year's winner along with all 25 long-listed artists who took part in the 2022 Sobey Art Award," saidBernard Doucet, Executive Director, Sobey Art Foundation.
  • "We join our partner, the Sobey Art Foundation in celebrating Divya Mehra as the winner of the 2022 Sobey Art Award," saidAngela Cassie, Interim Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada.
  • "The 2022 Sobey Art Award jury found Divya Mehra's work resoundingly timely and sophisticated in addressing systems of cultural representation, production, and authority.
  • The Sobey Art Foundation continues the work begun by Frank H. Sobey, preserving representative examples of 19th and 20th century Canadian art.

Five artistic visions propel prestigious Sobey Art Award exhibition

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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The 2022 Sobey Art Award exhibition invites audiences to experience a range of artworks, spanning multiple artistic mediums, including photography, sculpture, performance, painting, and video installations.

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  • The 2022 Sobey Art Award exhibition invites audiences to experience a range of artworks, spanning multiple artistic mediums, including photography, sculpture, performance, painting, and video installations.
  • This year's shortlisted Sobey Art Award finalists are Krystle Silverfox, (West Coast and Yukon),Divya Mehra (Prairies and North),Azza ElSiddique (Ontario),Stanley Fvrier (Quebec), andTyshan Wright (Atlantic).
  • "The Board of the Sobey Art Foundation congratulates these five inspiring artists shortlisted for the 2022Sobey Art Award," saidBernard Doucet, Executive Director, The Sobey Art Foundation.
  • The five artists shortlisted for the 2022 Sobey Art Award are: