The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada’s foremost awards for excellence in these artistic disciplines. The prizes are awarded annually to visual and media artists for distinguished career achievement in visual arts, architecture, independent film and video, or audio and new media. The awards also include the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts, as well as a prize for outstanding contributions to the visual and/or media arts in a volunteer or professional capacity. Each laureate receives $25,000 and a bronze medallion.
The following laureates were honoured this year:
- 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)
- Jan Peacock, visual artist – media and installation
- Roydon Rabinowitch, sculptor
- Jana Sterbak, visual artist
[Artists profiles kindly provided by the National Gallery of Canada]
