Sobey Art Award

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The Sobey Art Award is Canada's largest prize for a young Canadian artist. It is named after Canadian businessperson and art collector Frank H. Sobey, who established The Sobey Art Foundation. The winner of the award receives $50,000 and the runner-up $15,000.

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[edit] Past finalists

[edit] 2002

  • Winner - Brian Jungen (West Coast)
  • Colleen Wolstenholme (Atlantic)
  • Runner-up - David Hoffos (Prairies and the North)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier (Quebec)
  • Marla Hlady (Ontario)

[edit] 2004

  • Winner - Jean-Pierre Gauthier (Quebec)
  • Althea Thauberger (West Coast),
  • Marcel Dzama (Prairies and the North),
  • Germaine Koh (Ontario),
  • Greg Forrest (Atlantic).

[edit] 2006

  • Winner - Annie Pootoogook (Prairies and the North)
  • Steven Shearer (West Coast)
  • Janice Kerbel (Ontario)
  • BGL (Québec), artist collective of Jasmin Bilodeau (born 1973), Sébastien Giguère (born 1972), and Nicolas Laverdière (born 1972).
  • Mathew Reichertz (Atlantic)

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