VIVA Awards

Visual art award

The VIVA Awards are $15,000 prizes, granted annually to British Columbian mid-career artists chosen for "outstanding achievement and commitment" by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation.[1] The awards are presented by the Shadbolt Foundation in conjunction with the Alvin Balkind Curator's Prize.[2]

Award winners

  • 1988 Stan Douglas, Carel Moiseiwitsch
  • 1989 Carole Itter, Neil Wedman
  • 1990 Terry Ewasiuk, David Ostrem
  • 1991 Persimmon Blackbridge, Gary Pearson
  • 1992 Award of Honour Alvin Balkind
  • 1993 Elspeth Pratt, Henry Tsang
  • 1994 Mike MacDonald, Chick Rice
  • 1995 Kati Campbell, Alan Storey
  • 1996 Lorna Brown, Phillipe Raphanel
  • 1997 Award of Honour Joan Lowndes, Ian Wallace
  • 1998 Cornelia Wyngaarden, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
  • 1999 Myfanwy MacLeod, Judy Radul
  • 2000 Haruko Okano, Jerry Pethick
  • 2001 Dana Claxton, Brian Jungen
  • 2002 Award of Honour Jeff Wall
  • 2003 Geoffrey Farmer, Kelly Wood
  • 2004 Rebecca Belmore, Ron Terada
  • 2005 Hadley+Maxwell, Stephen Shearer
  • 2006 Damian Moppett, Marianne Nicolson
  • 2007 Luanne Martineau, Isabelle Pauwels
  • 2008 Tim Lee, Kevin Schmidt
  • 2009 Kathy Slade, Mark Soo
  • 2010 Germaine Koh, Marina Roy
  • 2011 Reece Terris, Althea Thauberger
  • 2012 Beau Dick, Ron Tran[3]
  • 2013 Elizabeth McIntosh
  • 2014 Skeena Reece, Mina Totino[4]
  • 2015 Elizabeth Zvonar[2]
  • 2016 Kelly Lycan, Raymond Boisjoly[5][6]
  • 2017 Lyse Lemieux[7]
  • 2018 Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed, Charlene Vickers[8]
  • 2019 Krista Belle Stewart[9]
  • 2020 Lucie Chan, Cindy Mochizuki, Tania Willard
  • 2021 Diyan Achjadi, Samuel Roy-Bois

References

  1. ^ "Audain Prize and VIVA Awards". Galleries West. April 21, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Vancouver art world convenes at Audain, VIVA and Balkind awards | Vancouver Observer". www.vancouverobserver.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Villarreal, Ignacio. "Audain Prize goes to Marion Penner Bancroft, Viva Awards to Beau Dick & Ron Tran". artdaily.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Parry, Malcolm. "Town Talk: Over-achieving, but modest, photog finds praise a bit unrecognizable". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Paul Wong wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. April 19, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Sandals, Leah (April 19, 2016). "Prestigious Awards Shine Light on Vancouver Artists". canadianart.ca.
  7. ^ Art, Canadian (April 5, 2017). "Winners Announced for BC's Biggest Art Prizes". Canadian Art. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Art Gallery Presents Audain Prize and VIVA Awards". www.allianceforarts.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "VIVA Award Recipients 1988-2017". The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2020.


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