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New Generation Photography Award

Established in 2017 by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with Scotiabank, the New Generation Photography Award celebrates young Canadians working in lens-based art.

Open to individuals 35 and under, the award is the only one of its kind and its purpose is to elevate the careers of young artists. Art experts from across the country are contacted to submit their nominations for the longlist. Then, three winners are selected by an esteemed jury of Canadian and international photography experts, artists, and leaders in the community.

The 2021 winners, who will be announced on March 23, will receive a cash prize of $10,000 each along with the opportunity to be featured in two group exhibitions: in Toronto, Ontario, during the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival  in Spring/Summer 2021 and at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa in Fall 2021.

Award recipients will be mentored by the curatorial team at the National Gallery of Canada and their work will be included in artist talks, exhibition tours and educational programming. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 and 2021 winners will present their works together at the group exhibitions.  

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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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Noah Friebel.

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.

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

 

Noah Friebel, Arch (Ascending), 2019, inkjet print.

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

 


 

 

Curtiss
Randolph
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Curtiss Randolph.

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.

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

Curtiss Randolph, Dédé, 2017, chromogenic print.

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


 

 

Katherine
Takpannie
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Katherine Takpannie.

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.

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

 

Katherine Takpannie, Tiny Dancer, 2017, inkjet print.

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

 


 

Featured Video

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

 

Friebel
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

Randolph
Curtiss Randolph

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.

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Photo: Brendan Gore

Takpannie
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

 

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2019 Winners

Luther Konadu

Luther Konadu - 2019 New Generation Photography Award Winner

 

Ethan Murphy

Ethan Murphy - 2019 New Generation Photography Award Winner

 

Zinnia Naqvi

Zinnia Naqvi - 2019 New Generation Photography Award Winner

 

2018 Winners

Elisa Julia Gilmour

NGPA - Elisa Julia Gilmour

Meryl McMaster

NGPA - Meryl McMaster

Deanna Pizzitelli

NGPA - Deanna Pizzitelli

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