TORONTO, May 4, 2023
/CNW/ - Ken Lum of Vancouver, British Columbia is the winner of
the 13th annual Scotiabank Photography Award.
As winner of the prestigious Award, Lum will receive a
$50,000 cash prize, a solo Primary
Exhibition during the 2024 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival,
and a published book of his work distributed worldwide by renowned
art book publisher, Steidl.
"Congratulations to Ken Lum,
winner of the Scotiabank Photography Award, whose art and works
have inspired a global audience, from permanent public art
installations to his prolific writings on art, history, and life,"
says Laura Curtis Ferrera, Chief
Marketing Officer, Scotiabank. "At Scotiabank, we believe the arts
have the power to impact our communities and our society in
positive ways, and we are very proud to celebrate the careers of
some of Canada's most esteemed
artists through the Scotiabank Photography Award."
Read more about Ken Lum's history
and the inspiration behind his work here.
The Scotiabank Photography Award recognizes the achievements of
established mid-to-late career artists, by engaging Canadians and
raising awareness through photographic art of the issues and forces
of our time. It was co-founded by Scotiabank and Canadian
photographer Edward Burtynsky with a goal of recognizing and
accelerating artists' careers as they reach the next level of
national and international recognition.
"I am so pleased to recognize this year's Scotiabank Photography
Award winner, Ken Lum," says Edward
Burtynsky, co-founder of the Scotiabank Photography Award and jury
chair. "Lum's vast range of work marks an important contribution to
Canadian art and specifically, the ways in which he has been
prescient in creating artworks that examine the complex
relationships between text and image. Congratulations Ken on this
well-deserved honour."
Sandra Brewster of Toronto, Ontario and Chris Currieri of Toronto, Ontario, were also finalists for the
2023 Award and will each receive cash prizes of $10,000. The 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award
Nominees represent the result of an annual Canada-wide search for excellence. The
Scotiabank Photography Award is peer-reviewed at every stage of the
nomination and adjudication process and nominees must meet
eligibility criteria.
The 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award jury includes:
- Edward Burtynsky, Artist, Jury Chair
- Stéphane Aquin, Director, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Dr. Kenneth Montague, Art
Collector & Curator
- Gaëlle Morel, Exhibition Curator at the Toronto Image Centre
(TIC)
For more information about the Scotiabank Photography Award,
please visit www.scotiabank.com/photoaward.
Jin-me Yoon, winner of the 2022 Scotiabank Photography
Award, has a solo Primary Exhibition at the Toronto Image
Centre which will be on view from April
29th to August
5th, 2023.
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SOURCE Scotiabank