March 31, 2009

The Governor General's Awards in
Visual and Media Arts 2009

The Canada Council Art Bank congratulates the 2009 laureates of the 2009 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts: John Greer, Nobuo Kubota, Kevin Lockau, Rita McKeough, Robert Morin, Raymond Moriyama, Kim Ondaatje, Gordon Smith and Tony Urquhart.

To read the Canada Council new release, click here.

The National Gallery of Canada, in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, presents an exhibition devoted to the nine winners until June 21st, 2009.

The works below are from the Art Bank collection:

John Greer
War is in the Air
1975
Silkscreen


Nobuo Kubota
Dissection IV
1969
Wood with metal hinges


Kevin Lockau
Cardiac
2008
Glass, wood, steel and paint
Photo credit: Tracy Wall - studio105photography.com


Rita McKeough
Knockout
1983
Etching and Lithograph


Kim Ondaatje
Bedroom
1970
Silkscreen


Gordon Smith
November Sea
1973
Acrylic on canvas




Tony Urquhart
Arab
1971
Oil and acrylic on plywood