B.C. Haida artist Robert Davidson gets Governor General’s visual-arts award
Eight Canadian artists, were named winners of the 2010 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Tuesday at the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal.
They are:
Haida sculptor Robert Davidson
Filmmaker André Forcier
Painter Rita Letendre
Video artist Tom Sherman
Photographer Gabor Szilasi
Painter and sculptor Claude Tousignant
Artist Terry Ryan, for outstanding contribution
Glass sculptor Ione Thorkelsson, for the Saidye Bronfman award for excellence in fine crafts
Governor General Michaëlle Jean – who was in Haiti Tuesday – will present the 2010 awards at a gala in Rideau Hall on March 31. Winners receive a $25,000 cash prize and a work created by 2009 winner Tony Urquhart.
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