Lind 2019 Prize Winner Announced

Jessica Johnson is the winner of the Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. 

Her work, Hazel Isle, a 14-minute documentary shot in Scotland, considers how the loss of a traditional language affects a rural community.

Johnson receives a $5,000 prize to help produce a new project, which will be featured in a 2020 exhibition at the Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver.

Honourable mentions went to Claire Geddes Bailey and Garnet Dirksen.

Since 2016, the Lind Prize has been awarded annually to an emerging B.C. artist working in film, photography or video.

This year's jury consisted of writer and art collector Claudia Beck, Nanaimo Art Gallery curator Jesse Birch, and B.C. artist Liz Magor. The jury chose 11 finalists from some 50 nominees.

The work of all finalists is on view at the Polygon Gallery until June 9.

Source: Polygon Gallery