TORONTO, April 4,
2024 /CNW/ - Three Canadian artists have been named
to the 2024 Scotiabank Photography Award shortlist. The Award,
celebrating its 14th anniversary this year, is
Canada's largest and most
prestigious annual peer-nominated and reviewed prize for lens-based
art. The Award celebrates the creative vision and accomplishments
of some of the country's most gifted contemporary lens-based
artists.
The 2024 shortlisted artists are:
- Nicolas Baier, Montreal, Quebec
- Clara Gutsche, Montreal, Quebec
- Thaddeus Holownia, Sackville, New Brunswick
"Congratulations to the three artists named to this year's
Scotiabank Photography Award shortlist," says Laura Curtis Ferrera, Chief Marketing Officer,
Scotiabank. "Lens-based art has the power to enrich our lives and
Scotiabank is committed to supporting the craft across Canada and the many artists who continue to
find unique ways to express themselves and share their talent with
us. The finalists this year are telling stories through their art,
ultimately helping connect and inspire communities from
coast-to-coast-to-coast in profound and meaningful ways."
In 2010, Scotiabank co-created the Scotiabank Photography Award
with Canadian photographer, Edward Burtynsky, to strengthen its
commitment to the arts and celebrate the creative vision and
accomplishments of some of our country's most gifted lens-based
artists. Fourteen years later, the Award continues to engage
Canadians with photographic art and aims to be instrumental in
working with the winning artist to assist them in achieving the
next level of their artistic career.
"We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024
Scotiabank Photography Award, who are all accomplished and worthy
of the first prize. This year the jury tipped their hat to artists
who have dedicated decades to hone their vision and craft:
Nicolas Baier who has been working
at the intersection of photography technology and nature;
Clara Gutsche, who has immersed
herself in a lifelong pursuit of social documentary work; and
Thaddeus Holownia, who has turned
his large format practice onto the landscape of eastern
Canada, creating a decades-long
series of mostly panoramic images that define the complexity and
beauty of our fragile world," says Edward Burtynsky, Chair of the
Scotiabank Photography Award jury. "We are very excited with our
short list, one that was particularly difficult as all the
long-listed artists were strong candidates this year."
This year's shortlist was selected from
a longlist of 8 artists, inclusive of:
- Sara Angelucci
- Sara Cwynar
- Barry Pottle
- Chih-Chien Wang
- Shellie Zhang
The winner of the 2024 Scotiabank Photography Award will be
announced in Spring 2024. The winner will receive a $50,000 cash prize, a solo exhibition during the
2025 CONTACT Photography Festival, and a published book of their
work distributed worldwide by renowned art book publisher, Steidl.
The three finalists will receive a cash prize of $10,000 each.
The finalists and winner of the 2024 Scotiabank Photography
Award are selected by a jury of pre-eminent members of the Canadian
arts community. This year's jury includes:
- Edward Burtynsky, Artist, Jury Chair
- Stéphane Aquin, Director, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Andrea Kunard, Senior Curator of
Photography, National Gallery of Canada
- Gaëlle Morel, Exhibition Curator at the Toronto Image Centre
(TIC)
The 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award winner, Dr.
Ken Lum, will have a solo Primary
Exhibition at the Toronto Image Centre during the 2024
CONTACT Photography Festival opening May 2024.
For more information about the Scotiabank Photography Award,
please visit the website at www.scotiabank.com/photoaward.
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SOURCE Scotiabank