The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2022
The Canada Council for the Arts has been celebrating the exceptional careers of Canadian artists with the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGArts) since 1999. The awards represent the most prestigious distinctions for the artists that make up Canada’s vibrant visual and media arts community.
Up to eight awards are distributed every year: six awards recognize artistic achievements, one award recognizes artistic merit in the fine crafts (the Saidye Bronfman Award) and one award recognizes an outstanding contribution to contemporary visual arts, media arts or fine crafts.
This year, the National Gallery of Canada has organized an exhibition that creates dialogues between the artists’ practices and works from the Gallery’s contemporary and historical collections. From installations in the Gallery’s public spaces to interventions that disrupt and unsettle narratives within the permanent collection, the eight laureates create meaning in unexpected ways.
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts.
Date
Location
Winners installed in the Permanent Collection Galleries
Introduction
Scotiabank Great Hall
1 Gerald McMaster
A101a / A108
2Brigitte Clavette
A102
3David Ruben Piqtoukun
Michael and Sonja Koerner Family Atrium
4Pierre Bourgault
Donald R. Sobey Family Gallery
5Jocelyn Robert
B103b
6Moyra Davey
B108
7Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge
Fred & Elizabeth Fountain Garden Court
8Monique Régimbald-Zeiber
B204
Meet the 2022 Winners
Throughout their exceptional careers, these eight remarkable artists have contributed to the vitality of visual and media arts in the country. Discover this year’s winners in the short video portraits below.
Brigitte Clavette
Jeweller and Metalsmith
Gerald McMaster
Curator, Artist, Writer
Moyra Frances Davey
Visual Artist
Jocelyn Robert
Artist
Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge
Visual Artists
David Ruben Piqtoukun
Sculptor/Artist
Monique Régimbald-Zeiber
Visual Artist
Pierre Bourgault
Visual Artist
Artwork
David Ruben Piqtoukun, Dancing on the Moon II, 2016, bronze with patina. Purchased 2020 (49084). National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © David Ruben Piqtoukun. Photo: NGC
David Ruben Piqtoukun, Dancing on the Moon II, 2016, bronze with patina. Purchased 2020 (49084). National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © David Ruben Piqtoukun. Photo: NGC
![Pierre Bourgault, [Pillars of Salt] and [Arrow], 1986, 10 inkjet prints.](https://www.gallery.ca/sites/default/files/styles/ngc_scale_640/public/lead_gov22_540.jpg?itok=hpWd7NBK)
Pierre Bourgault, [Pillars of Salt], views of interventions, Reford Gardens, Grand-Métis, Quebec and Pilier-de-Pierre Lighthouse, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, 2005/2012, and [Arrow], views of intervention, Baie Saint-Paul, 1986, 10 inkjet prints, printed 2022. Collection of the artist © Pierre Bourgault. Photo: NGC
Pierre Bourgault, [Pillars of Salt], views of interventions, Reford Gardens, Grand-Métis, Quebec and Pilier-de-Pierre Lighthouse, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, 2005/2012, and [Arrow], views of intervention, Baie Saint-Paul, 1986, 10 inkjet prints, printed 2022. Collection of the artist © Pierre Bourgault. Photo: NGC
Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge, Fall of Water, 2006–07, inkjet print on fabric, and Carole’s Garden, 2021, inkjet print on fabric. Collection of the artists © Carole Condé & Karl Beveridge, Copyright Visual Arts-CARCC, 2022. Photo: NGC
Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge, Fall of Water, 2006–07, inkjet print on fabric, and Carole’s Garden, 2021, inkjet print on fabric. Collection of the artists © Carole Condé & Karl Beveridge, Copyright Visual Arts-CARCC, 2022. Photo: NGC
Monique Régimbald-Zeiber, After Europe: Torn Painting, 1984–2022, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the artist © Monique Régimbald-Zeiber. Photo: NGC
Monique Régimbald-Zeiber, After Europe: Torn Painting, 1984–2022, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the artist © Monique Régimbald-Zeiber. Photo: NGC
Moyra Davey, Horse Opera, 2020–22, HD video with sound, 1h 12 min, 9 sec. Collection of the artist; courtesy greengrassi, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York © Moyra Davey. Photo: courtesy the artist
Moyra Davey, Horse Opera, 2020–22, HD video with sound, 1h 12 min, 9 sec. Collection of the artist; courtesy greengrassi, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York © Moyra Davey. Photo: courtesy the artist
Jocelyn Robert, My Father and Me, 2019, inkjet prints mounted on aluminum, piano, computer, 28 motors, 8 speakers, amplifiers. Collection of the artist © Jocelyn Robert. Photo: NGC
Jocelyn Robert, My Father and Me, 2019, inkjet prints mounted on aluminum, piano, computer, 28 motors, 8 speakers, amplifiers. Collection of the artist © Jocelyn Robert. Photo: NGC
Brigitte Clavette, Untitled, 2020, sterling silver, bronze. Collection of the artist © Brigitte Clavette. Photo: NGC
Brigitte Clavette, Untitled, 2020, sterling silver, bronze. Collection of the artist © Brigitte Clavette. Photo: NGC
Gerald McMaster, Curator’s Notebook Diaries, 1981–2022. Collection of the artist © Gerald McMaster. Photo: NGC
Gerald McMaster, Curator’s Notebook Diaries, 1981–2022. Collection of the artist © Gerald McMaster. Photo: NGC
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