New Generation Photography Award

Congratulations to the 2021 longlist!

Justin Apperley, Dawson City, YT
Brittney Bear Hat, Calgary, AB
Dustin Brons, Vancouver, BC
Caroline Cloutier, Longueuil, QC
Emily Critch, St. John’s, NL
Garnet Dirksen, Kamloops, BC
Chris Donovan, Saint John, NB
Jeff Downer, Vancouver, BC
Marika Drolet-Ferguson, Tracadie, NB
Sardar Farrokhi, Toronto, ON
Séamus Gallagher, Halifax, NS
Ursula Handleigh, Halifax, NS

Alphiya Joncas, Havre-aux-Maisons, QC
Christopher Lacroix, Vancouver, BC
Shelby Lisk, Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory), ON
Léna Mill-Reuillard, Montréal, QC
Lucas Morneau, Sackville, NB
Annie France Noël, Moncton, NB
Dainesha Nugent-Palache, Brampton, ON
Clara Patterson, Moncton, NB
Janice Reid, Brampton, ON
Marie-France Robichaud, Shippagan, NB
Angeline Simon, Lethbridge, AB
Svava Tergesen, Vancouver, BC

Nomination Committee

These talented Canadian artists were selected by the New Generation Photography Award nomination committee – a panel of 16 experts in contemporary Canadian art; visual artists, professors, public art institution directors and curators.

Lisa Birke, Assistant Professor, Digital and Extended Media, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Mary Bradshaw, Director of Visual Arts, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YT
Karen Carter, Curator, BAND Gallery, Toronto, ON
Dana Claxton, Associate Professor, Dept. of Art History, Visual Art & Theory, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Patricia Deadman, Curator, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON
Louise Déry, Directrice, Galerie de l'UQAM, Montréal, QC
Julie Forgues, Directrice / Professeure de photographie, Département des arts visuels, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB
Arni Haraldsson, Associate Professor, Audain Faculty of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC

George Harris, Curator and Artistic Director, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
April Hickox, Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, OCADU, Toronto, ON
Marie-Josée Jean, Directrice générale et artistique, VOX, centre de l'image contemporaine, Montréal, QC
Marlene MacCallum, Honorary Research Professor, Visual Arts Program, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL
Robin Metcalfe, Director/Curator, St. Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Charo Neville, Curator, Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops, BC
Karen Stentaford, Assitant Professor, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
Kristy Trinier, Artistic Director / Curator, Lethbridge, AB

Members of the jury are:

Andrea Kunard, Associate Curator, Photographs, National Gallery of Canada and Chair of the Jury
Shelley Niro, Artist and 2017 Scotiabank Photography Award winner
Lorraine Gilbert, Director, Visual Arts Department, University of Ottawa
Noah Friebel, Artist and 2020 New Generation Photography Award winner

Meet the 2020 Winners

Noah
Friebel
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Photo: John Wragg

Vancouver based Noah Friebel focuses on the fabricated aspect of the photograph, using elements of sculpture and installation to examine our relationship to images, each other, and the narrowing space in between. Since graduating from Emily Carr University with a BFA in 2018, Friebel has been part of several group shows: notably Green Glass Door at Trapp Projects and The Lind Prize 2018 at Polygon Gallery. He had a solo show at Republic Gallery in April 2020.

Noah Friebel, Colossal Head 2018, gelatin silver print. Collection of the artist. © Noah Friebel

Noah Friebel, Arch (Ascending), 2019, inkjet print. Collection of the artist. © Noah Friebel

Curtiss
Randolph
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Photo: Brendan Gore

Toronto born Curtiss Randolph constructs scenes as either tableau or staged documentary narratives. Having grown up in a theatre family, the elements of stage production crept into his working process at an early stage. Mixing realism, surrealism, and gonzo journalism, Randolph challenges viewers’ preconceived notion of documentary style as a way to question ideas of fact and fiction in the photographic medium. Semi-autobiographical storytelling has taken the lead role in Curtiss' work. Artist's such as Moya Garrison, Stan Douglas, Park Chan-wook, and Jim Jarmusch all offer inspiration for Curtiss' creative process.

Curtiss Randolph, Retiree Soirée, 2019, chromogenic print. Collection of the artist. © Curtiss Randolph

Curtiss Randolph, Dédé, 2017, chromogenic print. Collection of the artist. © Curtiss Randolph

Katherine
Takpannie
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Photo: Fred Cattroll

Katherine Takpannie is an Ottawa based Inuk artist, writer and graduate of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) program. Her photographs set performative and political gestures against both natural and built environments, including intimate portraits of women. Her work is held in the City of Ottawa’s art collection and has appeared in Getting Under Our Skin exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph and They Forgot We Were Seeds exhibition at the Carleton University Art Gallery.

Katherine Takpannie, Our Women and Girls are Sacred, 2016. Collection of the artist. © Katherine Takpannie

Katherine Takpannie, Tiny Dancer, 2017, inkjet print. Collection of the artist © Katherine Takpannie

Meet the Artists: The 2020 New Generation Photography Award Winners

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.

2020 Winners

Noah Friebel

Vancouver based Noah Friebel focuses on the fabricated aspect of the photograph, using elements of sculpture and installation to examine our relationship to images, each other, and the narrowing space in between. Since graduating from Emily Carr University with a BFA in 2018, Friebel has been part of several group shows: notably Green Glass Door at Trapp Projects and The Lind Prize 2018 at Polygon Gallery. He had a solo show at Republic Gallery in April 2020.

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Photo: John Wragg

Curtiss Randolph

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Photo: Brendan Gore

Katherine Takpannie

Katherine Takpannie is an Ottawa based Inuk artist, writer and graduate of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) program. Her photographs set performative and political gestures against both natural and built environments, including intimate portraits of women. Her work is held in the City of Ottawa’s art collection and has appeared in Getting Under Our Skin exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph and They Forgot We Were Seeds exhibition at the Carleton University Art Gallery.

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Photo: Fred Cattroll

Watch the recording of the Zoom talk with the 2020 New Generation Photography Award winning artists Noah Friebel, Curtiss Randolph, and Katherine Takpannie.

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