CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of the Canadian 2010 governor general’s visual- and media-arts awards have been announced, reports the Associated Press. Recipients include Robert Davidson, a key figure in the renaissance of Haida art; Toronto-based Rita Letendre, who has worked in Israel and Europe; and Tom Sherman, who teaches video art at Syracuse University and has represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.
Other recipients include filmmaker Andre Forcier, photographer Gabor Szilasi, and painter Claude Tousignant, all from Quebec, as well as Toronto-based artist Terry Ryan for his leadership in encouraging Inuit art. Manitoba-based glass sculptor Ione Thorkelsson won the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in fine crafts.
Governor General Michaelle Jean will present the awards March 31 during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Winners will receive a twenty-five-thousand-dollar prize and a work created by Tony Urquhart, winner of a 2009 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.
