| Canadian artists Daniel Young and Christian Giroux win the 2011 Sobey Art Award |
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HALIFAX, NS.- The Curatorial Panel for the 2011 Sobey Art Award announced today that Young & Giroux representing Ontario are the recipients of the $50,000 top prize. The announcement was made during a Gala event held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. The Award was presented to the winning artists by the 2010 Sobey winner, Daniel Barrow and award-winning author and famed New Yorker contributor and art critic Adam Gopnik. The other shortlisted artists for this year’s Award were:• Charles Stankievech (West Coast and Yukon); • Sarah Anne Johnson (Prairies and the North); • Manon De Pauw (Québec) • Zeke Moores (Atlantic). Each of these outstanding artists receives $5,000 in prize money from the Sobey Art Foundation. In commenting on Young & Giroux’s achievement, the Curatorial Panel said: “Young & Giroux reflect a curious world where digital interfaces have be read full article
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