VIVA Awards explained
The VIVA Awards are $15,000 prizes, granted annually to British Columbian mid-career artists chosen for "outstanding achievement and commitment" by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation.[1] The awards are presented by the Shadbolt Foundation in conjunction with the Alvin Balkind Curator's Prize.[2]
Award winners
- 1988 Stan Douglas, Carel Moiseiwitsch
- 1989 Carole Itter, Neil Wedman
- 1990 Terry Ewasiuk, David Ostrem
- 1991 Persimmon Blackbridge, Gary Pearson
- 1992 Award of Honour Alvin Balkind
- 1993 Elspeth Pratt, Henry Tsang
- 1994 Mike MacDonald, Chick Rice
- 1995 Kati Campbell, Alan Storey
- 1996 Lorna Brown, Phillipe Raphanel
- 1997 Award of Honour Joan Lowndes, Ian Wallace
- 1998 Cornelia Wyngaarden, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
- 1999 Myfanwy MacLeod, Judy Radul
- 2000 Haruko Okano, Jerry Pethick
- 2001 Dana Claxton, Brian Jungen
- 2002 Award of Honour Jeff Wall
- 2003 Geoffrey Farmer, Kelly Wood
- 2004 Rebecca Belmore, Ron Terada
- 2005 Hadley+Maxwell, Stephen Shearer
- 2006 Damian Moppett, Marianne Nicolson
- 2007 Luanne Martineau, Isabelle Pauwels
- 2008 Tim Lee, Kevin Schmidt
- 2009 Kathy Slade, Mark Soo
- 2010 Germaine Koh, Marina Roy
- 2011 Reece Terris, Althea Thauberger
- 2012 Beau Dick, Ron Tran[3]
- 2013 Elizabeth McIntosh
- 2014 Skeena Reece, Mina Totino[4]
- 2015 Elizabeth Zvonar
- 2016 Kelly Lycan, Raymond Boisjoly[5] [6]
- 2017 Lyse Lemieux[7]
- 2018 Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed, Charlene Vickers[8]
- 2019 Krista Belle Stewart[9]
- 2020 Lucie Chan, Cindy Mochizuki, Tania Willard
- 2021 Diyan Achjadi, Samuel Roy-Bois
Notes and References
- Web site: Audain Prize and VIVA Awards. Galleries West. March 20, 2017. en-us. April 21, 2012.
- Web site: Vancouver art world convenes at Audain, VIVA and Balkind awards Vancouver Observer . www.vancouverobserver.com . en . March 20, 2017.
- Web site: Audain Prize goes to Marion Penner Bancroft, Viva Awards to Beau Dick & Ron Tran. Villarreal. Ignacio. artdaily.com. en. March 20, 2017.
- News: Town Talk: Over-achieving, but modest, photog finds praise a bit unrecognizable. Parry. Malcolm. www.vancouversun.com. March 18, 2017. en-ca.
- Web site: Paul Wong wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts. Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. March 20, 2017. en. April 19, 2016.
- Web site: Prestigious Awards Shine Light on Vancouver Artists. Sandals. Leah. April 19, 2016. canadianart.ca.
- Web site: Winners Announced for BC’s Biggest Art Prizes. Art. Canadian. April 5, 2017. Canadian Art. April 24, 2017.
- Web site: Vancouver Art Gallery Presents Audain Prize and VIVA Awards . www.allianceforarts.com . May 11, 2018 . May 14, 2018.
- Web site: VIVA Award Recipients 1988-2017. The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation. en-CA. March 6, 2020.
