Canadian Art receives five nominations at National Magazine Awards
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Eric Tschaeppeler’s photos of Adad Hannah in the article “Masterpiece Theatre,” from the Fall 2009 edition of Canadian Art, have been nominated for a National Magazine Award. |
On May 4 in Montreal, nominations were released for Canada’s National Magazine Awards. Canadian Art is pleased to be the recipient of five nominations—tying for the most nominations of any art magazine this year.
“You always get excited about a National Magazine Award, even a nomination,” says multiple NMA award winner John Bentley Mays, nominated for Best Short Feature for his essay on Jack Burman, “Days of the Dead,” in the Summer 2009 edition.
Also nominated for her work is Canadian Art art director Barbara Solowan, in the category of Art Direction for an Entire Issue. The nomination honours Solowan’s work on the silver-anniversary redesign of Canadian Art in Fall 2009.
Critic R.M. Vaughan was honoured in the Arts & Entertainment category for his article on John Dickson, “Beautiful Disasters,” in the Winter 2009 edition of Canadian Art. There were also two nominations in the Portrait Photography category, both from the Fall 2009 edition: Miguel Jacob for his portrait of Ben Walmsley in the “Faces” section, and Eric Tschaeppeler for his photo of Adad Hannah in the article “Masterpiece Theatre.”
Photographically, Solowan is excited about the vast amount of Canadian talent that is out there to work with. “Whether it’s assigning veteran photographers or new ones, it’s great to commission portraits that take reader’s into an artist’s studio.” Of the redesign recognition, she says, “the size is new, the paper is new and the larger format lends itself to showcasing the art. People get to see a lot more as a result.”
Though all the nominees are busy with current projects—a web series on German landscape projects and a fall 2011 book on Toronto’s founders for Mays, a new video and book of poetry for Vaughan, and more—all will be present at the final prize announcement and celebration on June 4 at the Carlu in Toronto.
