Sobey Art Award

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. The award was presented biennially until 2006 at which point it became an annual award.

Past finalists

2002

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

2004

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

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)

2007

2007 Award Winner: Michel de Broin

Semi-finalists announced May 14th, 2007
*Atlantic: Jean-Denis Boudreau, Alexandra Flood, Vanessa Paschakarnis, Mathew Reichertz, Mitchell Wiebe (Curator: Robin Metcalfe)
*Québec: David Altmejd, Michel De Broin, Raphaelle de Groot, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Yannick Pouliot (Curator: Bernard Lamarche)
*Ontario: Michael Belmore, Shary Boyle, Frank Shebageget, Andrew Wright, Kevin Yates (Curator: Melanie Townsend)
*Prairies and the North: Robin Arseneault, Daniel Barrow, Sarah Anne Johnson, Rachelle Viader Knowles, Graeme Patterson (Curator: Dan Ring)
*West Coast: Scott McFarland, Luanne Martineau, Damian Moppett, Steven Shearer, Ron Terada (Curator: Helga Pakasaar)

Finalists Announced May 31st, 2007
*West Coast: Ron Terada
*Prairies and the North: Rachelle Viader Knowles
*Ontario: Shary Boyle
*Québec: Michel de Broin
*Atlantic Canada: Jean-Denis Boudreau

"Brief Biographies of 2007 finalists:"

West Coast: Ron Terada, Born 1969, Vancouver, BC. Lives and works in Vancouver. Studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and the University of British Columbia. Represented by Catriona Jeffries Gallery in Vancouver.

Prairies and the North: Rachelle Viader Knowles, Born 1969, Bristol UK. Lives and works in Regina. Studied at Cardiff College of Art, the University of Wales College Newport, MFA from University of Windsor, ON. Represented by PEAK Gallery, Toronto.

Ontario: Shary Boyle, Born 1972, Toronto, ON. Lives and works in Toronto. Diploma of Fine Arts from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Represented by Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, Toronto.

Québec: Michel de Broin, Born 1970, Montreal, QC. Lives and works in Montreal and Berlin. BFA, Concordia University, MFA Université de Québec à Montréal. Represented by Galerie Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain.

Atlantic: Jean-Denis Boudreau, Born 1975, Fredericton, NB. Lives and works in Moncton. Diploma in Animation and Graphic Design from the New Brunswick Community College and BA in Visual Arts from the Université de Moncton. Member of Atelier Imago, Inc.

External links

* [http://www.mercerunion.org/show.asp?show_id=563 Shared Propulsion Car] Mercer Union Exhibition, 2007 (Toronto)
* [http://www.sobeyartaward.ca/ The Sobey Art Award]

References

* [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2006/07/c9764.html Annie Pootoogook Winner of 2006 Sobey Art Award, Presented by Scotiabank]