Long List Announced for Sobey Art Award
The 25 artists on the long list for this year's Sobey Art Award have been announced.
The five regional lists each include five artists in the running for the top $100,000 prize. One finalist, chosen from each region will receive $25,000, while the remaining artists on the long list will each receive $10,000.
West Coast & Yukon:
Derya Akay
Rydel Cerezo
Karin Jones
Krystle Silverfox
Manuel Axel Strain
Prairies & North:
Anna Hawkins
tīná gúyáńí (Deer Road) collective
Divya Mehra
Ontario:
Ghazaleh Avarzamani
Stephanie Temma Hier
Timothy Yanick Hunter
Laurie Kang
Azza El Siddique
Quebec:
Stanley Février
Katherine Melançon
Michaëlle Sergile
Joshua Schwebel
Nico Williams
Atlantic:
Tanya Busse
Hannah Epstein
Letitia Fraser
Michelle Sylliboy
Tyshan Wright
The jury is chaired by Sasha Suda, the director of the National Gallery of Canada, who said it was hard to narrow down the long list.
"I was excited to see so many courageous and exciting artists nominated," she says.
The award, started in 2002, is funded by the Sobey Art Foundation and organized by the National Gallery of Canada.
Previous winners include Brian Jungen, Annie Pootoogook, Nadia Myre, Ursula Johnson, Kipwani Kiwanga, Stephanie Comilang and last year’s winner, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory.
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Source: National Gallery of Canada
