Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts

The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGAVMA) are awarded each year in recognition of outstanding contribution to the recipient's particular field of endeavour. These awards were created in 2000. The Canada Council for the Arts funds and administers the awards.

An independent peer jury of senior visual and media arts professionals selects up to seven laureates to be recognized for artistic achievement and one award for outstanding contributions in a professional or volunteer role. Visual and media artists in fine arts (painting, drawing, photography, print-making and sculpture, including installation and other three-dimensional work), applied arts (architecture and fine crafts), independent film and video, or audio and new media are eligible for the annual award. Since 2007, the Saidye Bronfman award for excellence in the fine crafts is also awarded by this process.[1]

In 2015, each laureate received $25,000 Canadian and recognition in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada.[2]

Laureates (2000–2015)

Year Name Award Field Location
2000 Jocelyne Alloucherie[3] Artistic Achievement sculpture Montreal, QC
2000 Ghitta Caiserman-Roth[3] Artistic Achievement painting Montreal, QC
2000 John Chalke[3] Artistic Achievement fine crafts Calgary, AB
2000 Jacques Giraldeau[3] Artistic Achievement film Montreal, QC
2000 John Scott[3] Artistic Achievement painting Toronto, ON
2000 Doris Shadbolt[3] Outstanding Contribution voluntarism Vancouver, BC
2000 Michael Snow[3] Artistic Achievement film Toronto, ON
2001 Russell C. Goodman[4] Artistic Achievement stained glass artist Kelowna, BC
2001 Douglas Cardinal[4] Artistic Achievement architect Ottawa, ON
2001 Joan Chalmers [4] Outstanding Contribution philanthropist Toronto, ON
2001 Tom Dean[4] Artistic Achievement visual artist Toronto, ON
2001 Jamelie Hassan[4] Artistic Achievement visual artist London, ON
2001 Liz Magor[4] Artistic Achievement visual artist Vancouver, BC
2001 Alanis Obomsawin[4] Artistic Achievement filmmaker Montreal, QC
2002 AA Bronson[5] Artistic Achievement visual artist Toronto and New York
2002 Charles Gagnon[5] Artistic Achievement visual artist Montreal, QC
2002 Ydessa Hendeles[5] Outstanding Contribution curator, art collector and philanthropist Toronto, ON
2002 Edward Poitras[5] Artistic Achievement visual artist Regina, SK & Québec City, QC
2002 David Rokeby[5] Artistic Achievement media artist Toronto, ON
2002 Barbara Steinman[5] Artistic Achievement visual artist Montreal, QC
2002 Irene Whittome[5] Artistic Achievement visual artist Montreal, QC
2003 Robert Archambeau[6] Artistic Achievement ceramist Winnipeg, MB
2003 Alex Colville[6] Artistic Achievement painter Wolfville, NS
2003 Gathie Falk[6] Artistic Achievement visual artist Vancouver, BC
2003 Betty Goodwin[6] Artistic Achievement visual artist Montreal, QC
2003 Walter Harris[6] Artistic Achievement sculptor Hazelton, BC
2003 Suzanne Rivard LeMoyne[6] Outstanding Contribution arts educator and administrator Montreal, QC
2003 Takao Tanabe[6] Artistic Achievement painter Parksville, BC
2004 Iain Baxter[7] Artistic Achievement visual artist Windsor, ON
2004 Eric Cameron[7] Artistic Achievement painter Calgary, AB
2004 Tom Hill[7] Outstanding Contribution curator, artist and Aboriginal arts advocate Ohsweken, ON
2004 Istvan Kantor[7] Artistic Achievement media artist Toronto, ON
2004 Garry Neill Kennedy[7] Artistic Achievement painter Halifax, NS
2004 John Oswald[7] Artistic Achievement media artist Toronto, ON
2004 Ian Wallace[7] Artistic Achievement painter Vancouver, BC
2005 Carl Beam[8] Artistic Achievement visual artist Manitoulin Island, ON
2005 Lynne Cohen[8] Artistic Achievement photographer Montreal, QC
2005 Claude Gosselin[8] Outstanding Contribution curator Montreal, QC
2005 Roland Poulin[8] Artistic Achievement sculptor Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir, QC
2005 Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak[8] Artistic Achievement video artists Toronto, ON
2005 Françoise Sullivan[8] Artistic Achievement painter, sculptor and dancer Montreal, QC
2005 Paul Wong[8] Artistic Achievement video artist Vancouver, BC
2006 Mowry Baden[9] Artistic Achievement sculptor Victoria, BC
2006 Micheline Beauchemin[9] Artistic Achievement textile artist and weaver Les Grondines, QC
2006 Vera Frenkel[9] Artistic Achievement multidisciplinary artist Toronto, ON
2006 Peggy Gale[9] Outstanding Contribution independent curator, writer Toronto, ON
2006 Kenneth Lochhead[9] Artistic Achievement painter Ottawa, ON
2006 Arnaud Maggs[9] Artistic Achievement visual artist Toronto, ON
2006 Peter Wintonick[9] Artistic Achievement film producer, director, critic and editor Montreal, QC
2007 Ian Carr-Harris[10] Artistic Achievement sculptor, installation, photographer Toronto, ON
2007 Aganetha Dyck[10] Artistic Achievement sculptor, installation, mixed media artist Winnipeg, MB
2007 Bruce Elder[10] Artistic Achievement filmmaker Toronto, ON
2007 Murray Favro[10] Artistic Achievement multidisciplinary artist London, ON
2007 Fernand Leduc[10] Artistic Achievement painter Montreal, QC
2007 Paul Mathieu[10] Saidye Bronfman Award ceramist Vancouver, BC
2007 Daphne Odjig[10] Artistic Achievement painter, printmaker Penticton, BC
2007 David Silcox[10] Outstanding Contribution arts advocate, writer, educator Toronto, ON
2008 Kenojuak Ashevak[11] Artistic Achievement drawing, printmaking and sculpture Cape Dorset, NV
2008 Serge Giguère[11] Artistic Achievement filmmaker Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, QC
2008 Chantal Gilbert[11] Saidye Bronfman Award jeweller Quebec City, QC
2008 Michel Goulet[11] Artistic Achievement sculptor Montreal, QC
2008 Alex Janvier[11] Artistic Achievement painter Cold Lake, AB
2008 Tanya Mars[11] Artistic Achievement performance artist Toronto, ON
2008 Eric Metcalfe[11] Artistic Achievement multidisciplinary artist Vancouver, BC
2008 Shirley Thomson[11] Outstanding Contribution cultural administrator, gallery director and arts advocate Ottawa, ON
2009 John Greer[12] Artistic Achievement Sculptor LaHave, NS
2009 Nobuo Kubota[12] Artistic Achievement Sculptor, musician, and performer Toronto, ON
2009 Kevin Lockau[12] Saidye Bronfman Award Glass Sculptor Bancroft, ON
2009 Rita McKeough[12] Artistic Achievement interdisciplinary artist Calgary, AB
2009 Robert Morin[12] Artistic Achievement Filmmaker Montreal, QC
2009 Raymond Moriyama[12] Artistic Achievement Architect Toronto, ON
2009 Gordon Smith[12] Artistic Achievement Painter West Vancouver, BC
2009 Tony Urquhart and Kim Ondaatje[12] Outstanding Contribution Founders, CARFAC, the Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens Stratford, ON (Kim); Verona, ON (Tony)
2010 Robert Davidson[13] Artistic Achievement Sculptor White Rock, BC
2010 André Forcier[13] Artistic Achievement Filmmaker Longueuil, QC
2010 Rita Letendre[13] Artistic Achievement Painter Toronto, ON
2010 Terry Ryan[13] Outstanding Contribution Manager, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative (now Kinngait Studios) Toronto, ON
2010 Tom Sherman[13] Artistic Achievement Video Artist Toronto, ON
2010 Gabor Szilasi[13] Artistic Achievement Photographer Westmount, QC
2010 Ione Thorkelsson[13] Saidye Bronfman Award Glass Sculptor Roseisle, MB
2010 Claude Tousignant[13] Artistic Achievement Painter, Sculptor Montreal, QC
2011 Robert Fones[14] Artistic Achievement Visual artist Toronto, ON
2011 Geneviève Cadieux[14] Artistic Achievement Photographer Montreal, QC
2011 Michael Morris[14] Artistic Achievement Visual, Performance artist Vancouver/Victoria, BC
2011 David Rimmer[14] Artistic Achievement Filmmaker Vancouver, BC
2011 Kye-Yeon Son[14] Saidye Bronfman Award Metalsmith Halifax, NS
2011 Barbara Sternberg[14] Artistic Achievement Filmmaker Toronto, ON
2011 Nancy Tousley[14] Outstanding Contribution Art critic Calgary, AB
2011 Shirley Wiitasalo[14] Artistic Achievement Painter Toronto, ON
2012 Margaret Dragu[15] Artistic Achievement Performance artist Vancouver/Richmond, BC
2012 Geoffrey James[15] Artistic Achievement Photographer Toronto, ON
2012 Charles Lewton-Brain[15] Saidye Bronfman Award Artist–goldsmith Calgary, AB
2012 Ron Martin[15] Artistic Achievement Visual artist Toronto, ON
2012 Diana Nemiroff[15] Outstanding Contribution Art gallery director and curator Ottawa, ON
2012 Jan Peacock[15] Artistic Achievement Visual artist - media and installation Halifax, NS
2012 Royden Rabinowitch[15] Artistic Achievement Sculptor Waterloo, ON
2012 Jana Sterbak[15] Artistic Achievement Visual artist Montreal, QC
2013 Marcel Barbeau[16] Artistic Achievement Painter and sculptor Montreal, QC
2013 Rebecca Belmore[16] Artistic Achievement Painter Winnipeg, MB
2013 William D. MacGillivray[16] Artistic Achievement Filmmaker and director Rose Bay NS
2013 Gordon Monahan[16] Artistic Achievement Sound artist, composer and media artist Meaford, ON
2013 Greg Payce[16] Saidye Bronfman Award Artist-potter Calgary, AB
2013 Chantal Pontbriand[16] Outstanding Contribution Curator and art critic Montreal, QC and Paris
2013 Colette Whiten[16] Artistic Achievement Sculpture installation artist Toronto/Haliburton, ON
2014 Kim Adams[17] Artistic Achievement Sculptor Toronto, ON
2014 Sandra Brownlee[17] Saidye Bronfman Award Weaver/notebook keeper Dartmouth, NS
2014 Max Dean[17] Artistic Achievement Multidisciplinary visual artist Toronto, ON
2014 Raymond Gervais[17] Artistic Achievement Performance and installation artist Montreal, QC
2014 Angela Grauerholz[17] Artistic Achievement Photographer/visual artist Montreal, QC
2014 Jayce Salloum[17] Artistic Achievement Media artist Vancouver, BC
2014 Brydon Smith[17] Outstanding Contribution Curator Ottawa, ON
2014 Carol Wainio[17] Artistic Achievement Painter Ottawa, ON
2015 Louise Déry[18] Outstanding Contribution Curator Montreal, QC
2015 Robert Houle[18] Artistic Achievement Visual artist Toronto, ON
2015 Micah Lexier[18] Artistic Achievement Visual artist Toronto, ON
2015 Rafael Lozano-Hemmer[18] Artistic Achievement Media artist Montreal, QC
2015 Paul McClure[18] Saidye Bronfman Award Jewellery artist Toronto, ON
2015 Sandra Meigs[18] Artistic Achievement Painter Victoria, BC
2015 Rober Racine[18] Artistic Achievement Visual artist, writer and composer Montreal, QC
2015 Reva Stone[18] Artistic Achievement New media artist Winnipeg, MB

Saidye Bronfman Award (1977–2006)

Year Name Field Location
1977 Robin Hopper[19] Potter Metchosin, BC
1978 Lois Etherington Betteridge[20] Silversmith Guelph, ON
1979 Monique Cliche-Spénard[21] Quilt Artist St-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC
1980 Doucet-Saito (Louise Doucet and Satoshi Saito)[22] Ceramic Artists
1981 Joanna Staniszkis[23] Textile Artist Vancouver, BC
1982 Micheline Beauchemin[24] Painter-Weaver Les Grondines, QC
1983 Wayne Ngan[25] Potter Hornby Island, BC
1984 William Hazzard[26] Wood Carver Regina, SK
1985 Michael Wilcox[27] Bookbinder Woodview, ON
1986 Bill Reid[28] Metalsmith, Wood Carver, Jeweller Vancouver, BC
1987 Carole Sabiston[29] Fibre Artist Victoria, BC
1988 Lutz Haufschild[30] Glass Artist West Vancouver, BC
1989 Harlan House[31] Potter Marysville, ON
1990 Dorothy Caldwell[32] Textile Artist Hastings, ON
1991 Susan Warner Keene[33] Fibre Artist Toronto, ON
1992 Walter Dexter[34] Potter Metchosin, BC
1993 Michael Fortune[35] Furniture Designer and Maker Lindsay, ON
1994 Daniel Crichton[36] Glass Artist Toronto, ON
1995 Louise Genest[37] Bookbinder Montreal, QC
1996 Steven Heinemann[38] Ceramic Artist Richmond Hill, ON
1997 William 'Grit' Laskin[39] Guitar Maker Toronto, ON
1998 Marcel Marois[40] Tapestry Artist Quebec, QC
1999 Susan Low-Beer[41] Sculptor Toronto, ON
2000 Peter Fleming[42] Furniture Designer and Maker Toronto, ON
2001 Léopold L. Foulem[43] Ceramic Artist Caraquet, NB and Montreal, QC
2002 Kai Chan[44] Textile Artist Toronto, ON
2003 Walter Ostrom[45] Ceramic Artist Indian Harbour, NS
2004 Maurice Savoie[46] Ceramist Longueuil, QC
2005 Michael Hosaluk[47] Wood Turner Saskatoon, SK
2006 Peter Powning[48] Ceramist and Sculptor Markhamville, NB

References

  1. ↑ "About the Awards". Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Adams, James. "Eight Canadian visual and media artists win Governor-General Awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "2000 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "2001 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "2002 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "2003 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "2004 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "2005 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 "2006 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "2007 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 "2008 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "2009 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 "2010 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 "2011 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 "2012 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 "2013 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 "2014 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "2015 Winners". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Robin Hopper". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Lois Etherington Betteridge". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Monique Cliche-Spénard". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Doucet-Saito". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Joanna Staniszkis". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Micheline Beauchemin". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "Wayne Ngan". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "William Hazzard". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Michael Wilcox". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  28. ↑ "Bill Reid". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "Carole Sabiston". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "Lutz Haufschild". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  31. ↑ "Harlan House". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  32. ↑ "Dorothy Caldwell". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "Susan Warner Keene". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Walter Dexter". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Michael Fortune". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  36. ↑ "Daniel Crichton". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  37. ↑ "Louise Genest". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  38. ↑ "Steven Heinemann". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "William 'Grit' Laskin". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  40. ↑ "Marcel Marois". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  41. ↑ "Susan Low-Beer". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  42. ↑ "Fleming, Peter". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  43. ↑ "Léopold L. Foulem". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  44. ↑ "Kai Chan". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "Walter Ostrom". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  46. ↑ "Maurice Savoie". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  47. ↑ "Michael Hosaluk". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  48. ↑ "Peter Powning". The Bronfman Collection. Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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