by Martin Dunphy on April 23rd, 2021 at 1:28 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1
Robin Laurence, the
Georgia Straight s visual-arts critic and writer for three decaades, has won the 2021 Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.
The annual award, jointly administered by the Yosef Wosk Family Foundation (philanthropist Wosk established the honour in 2017) and the Max Wyman Award Committee, carries a $5,000 prize and an emerald and gold pin by Vancouver artist Robert Chaplin.
The award celebrates arts critic and author Max Wyman, who began his journalism career at age 14 in England, moved to Canada in his late 20s, then became books editor and arts critic for Vancouver s two daily newspapers and authored several books during a three-decade career on the West Coast.