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The Governor General’s Awards: And the Winners are…

TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto Feb 22 2011
Geneviève Cadieux <em>La Voie lactée</em> 1992 Courtesy Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal / photo Louis Lussier Geneviève Cadieux La Voie lactée 1992 Courtesy Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal / photo Louis Lussier

Geneviève Cadieux <em>La Voie lactée</em> 1992 Courtesy Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal / photo Louis Lussier

The 2011 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts were announced in Toronto this week at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Its prizes for distinguished artistic achievement went to Montreal photographer Geneviève Cadieux, Toronto artist Robert Fones, Vancouver performance and visual artist Michael Morris, filmmakers David Rimmer (Vancouver) and Barbara Sternberg (Toronto) and Toronto painter Shirley Wiitasalo. The Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in fine crafts went to Halifax metalsmith Kye-Yeon Son. And last but not least was one GG name with a special connection to Canadian Art—that of Nancy Tousley, the Calgary critic and Canadian Art contributing editor who received an Outstanding Contribution Award for her 30-year career as an art critic and journalist for a number of publications, notably the Calgary Herald.

Michael Morris <em>Colour Research</em> 1972 Courtesy Morris/Trasov Archive / photo Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Michael Morris Colour Research 1972 Courtesy Morris/Trasov Archive / photo Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Robert Fones <em>Negative Thoughts Driven Out of the Mind</em> 1994 Courtesy the artist / photo Peter MacCallum

Robert Fones Negative Thoughts Driven Out of the Mind 1994 Courtesy the artist / photo Peter MacCallum

This article was first published online on February 24, 2011.

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