All hail the King! A big congrats goes out to Eleanor King, who’s made the 2012 Sobey Art Award Short List. Snagging the spot for the Atlantic Region, this Nova Scotia artist, musician and NSCAD instructor—she graduated from NSCAD with a BFA in 2001—has been showcased both nationally and internationally, including an appearance in Norway. The Sobey Art Award has been considered the most prestigious contemporary art award in Canada and has been celebrating, um, Canadian contemporary art, since its inception 10 years ago.
Alongside Gareth Moore, Jason de Haan, Derek Sullivan and Raphaëlle de Groot, King is said to “speak to both local and the global and share interests in notions of obsolescence and materiality.” The winner of the prize is awarded $50,000 and $5,000 is awarded to each of the other finalists. The Short List artists’ work will be showcased in an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) in Toronto in October and the winner of the award will be announced on November 16. Best of luck to our dear Eleanor.
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.
Way to go, Norrie! love, Auntie Buck