New Generation Photography Award

Established in 2017 by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with Scotiabank, the New Generation Photography Award supports Canadian artists at the beginning of their careers, aged 30 and under, who create lens-based photographic work.

Art experts from across the country are invited to submit their nominations for the prize’s longlist. Three winners are selected from the longlist of artists by an esteemed jury of Canadian and international photography experts, artists, and leaders in the community.

Each of the three winners receive a cash prize of $10,000 and the opportunity to present their artwork at the National Gallery of Canada in a special group exhibition curated by, and organized with, members of the Gallery’s curatorial team.

The 2020 New Generation Photography Award winners’ announcement will take place in the fall.

2020 Longlist

Rebecca Bair – Ottawa, ON
Matthew Brooks – Montreal, QC
Lacie Burning – Vancouver/Six Nations of the Grand River, BC
Hannah Campbell – Vancouver, BC
Justin Carter – Halifax, NS
Garnet Dirksen – Merritt, BC
Noah Friebel – Vancouver, BC
Zackery Hobler – Toronto, ON
Sarah Jasmine Hodgson – Ottawa, ON
Kaysha Jamieson – Hamilton, ON

Olivia Johnston – Ottawa, ON
Thibaut Ketterer – Montreal, QC
Marisa Kriangwiwat Holmes – Richmond, BC
Delphine Lewis – Westmount, Quebec
Samantha Miller – Ohsweken, Six Nations, Ontario
Curtiss Randolph – Toronto, ON
Rachel Rozanski – Toronto, ON
Katherine Takpannie – Ottawa, ON
Graeme Wahn – Vancouver, BC

2020 Jury
Ann Thomas, Senior Curator, Photographs, National Gallery of Canada, and Chair of the Jury;
Luther Konadu, Artist and past New Generation Photography Award winner (2019);
Andrea Kunard, Associate Curator, Photographs, National Gallery of Canada;
Suzy Lake, Artist and past Scotiabank Photography Award winner (2016);
Alain Paiement, Artist and Professor at Université de Québec à Montréal.