Canada’s preeminent contemporary arts award recognizes artist for practice that confounds old categories and points to new imaginaries OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 18, 2023 /CNW/ – Kablusiak is the grand winner of the $100,000 2023 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s preeminent prize for contemporary visual arts. The announcement was made this evening by 2022 Sobey Art Award […]
‘If I’m going to be sad about colonialism and make art about it, I either want it to be so [absurd] that it sets people off or have it open enough that people can relate to it’
Work by the five artists shortlisted for the 2023 Sobey Art Award is on view at an exhibition the National Gallery of Canada from October 13, 2023 until March 3, 2024. Each finalist represents a different home region, and the winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced in November.
The five shortlisted artists for the 2023 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s preeminent prize for contemporary visual artists, were announced this week by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Sobey Art Foundation (SAF).