April 16, 2012
Congratulations to the Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts
The GGAVMA Awards recognize the remarkable careers that have taken the winners from emerging to established artists.
This year's winners are:
Margaret Dragu (Performance artist)
Geoffrey James (Photographer)
Charles Lewton-Brain (Artist - goldsmith / Saidye Bronfman Award)
Ron Martin (Visual artist)
Diana Nemiroff (Art gallery director and curator / Outstanding Contribution Award)
Jan Peacock (Visual artist - media and installation)
Royden Rabinowitch (Sculptor)
Jana Sterbak (Visual artist)
Scroll down to see examples of artworks in the Art Bank collection by these great Canadian artists. Some even have famous dogs!
Geoffrey James, R.C.A.
Ermenonville (1985)
Black and white photograph
Ron Martin
Raw Umber (1972)
Acrylic on canvas
Royden Rabinowitch
Blue Piece (1969)
Steel
The Art Bank collection might not hold a Jana Sterbak artwork, however we do have this oil on masonite piece by Marcel Piet-Hein Kerkhoff called Jana Sterbak's Stanley (2003). Stanley was the canine cameraman whose footage was used in Ms. Sterbak's world renowned installation work, From Here to There, that was screened at the 2003 Venice Biennale.
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