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De Pauw shortlisted for Sobey Art Award

Part-time faculty member one of two Concordia alumni among the finalists. The award is given annually to a Canadian artist under 40.
May 30, 2011
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By Karen Herland


Photography professor Manon De Pauw has been shortlisted for the 2011 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s pre-eminent prize for contemporary Canadian art.

De Pauw studied at Concordia, earning a BFA in 1997. She now teaches part-time in the Department of Studio Arts.

L'apprentie no. 3. Manon De Pauw, 2008. Digital inkjet print and light box. Collection: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. | Image courtesy of the artist
L'apprentie no. 3. Manon De Pauw, 2008. Digital inkjet print and light box. Collection: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. | Image courtesy of the artist

Also among the finalists is Charles Stankievech, who completed an MFA in Open Media at Concordia in 2007. The other shortlisted artists are Zeke Moores, Christian Giroux and Daniel Young (who work in partnership) and Sarah Anne Johnson. Last year, Daniel Barrow was accorded the award while he was a visiting artist at Concordia.

De Pauw’s practice takes on different forms, such as video art, installation, performance and photography. Stankievech creates “fieldworks” that operate within the context of the architectural spaces they occupy. His thesis piece developed sound for the cavernous Lucien L’Allier metro station.

The award was established by the Sobey Art Foundation in 2002 to support Canadian artists under 40. It comes with a $50,000 cash prize, while the other shortlisted candidates each receive $5,000.

Selected work by the finalists will be featured in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, on view from September 17, 2011 to January 8, 2012. The winner will be announced during a gala event at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on October 13, 2011.

Related links:
•    Manon De Pauw
•    Sobey Art Award
•    Concordia Department of Studio Arts
•    Charles Stankievech
•    Sobey Art Foundation


 



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