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The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate | 2022 Melva J. Dwyer Award winner / lauréat du prix Melva J. Dwyer 2022

The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate, a groundbreaking examination of contemporary Sioux aesthetics in relation to the work of Dana Claxton, was presented with the 31st annual Melva J. Dwyer Award by the Canada Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). The book was co-edited by Claxton and Timothy Long, and published in 2021 by Vancouver-based publishing house Information Office in partnership with the MacKenzie Art Gallery. 

The Dwyer jurors selected The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate out of 16 publications on art, architecture and museum studies from across Canada. 

The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate is notable for resisting and transcending the traditional categories of art publication. Claxton’s 2017 video installation at the Mackenzie Art Gallery is one of its foundations, but the book is neither a conventional exhibition catalog, a monograph nor a historical survey. Instead, it represents one outcome of a collaborative artistic research process and project that has been embedded in the Lakota/Nakota/Dakota communities of Saskatchewan. Collaborators in the project include Cowboy Smithx, Lynne Bell, and Gwenda Yuzicappi.

Beautifully and thoughtfully designed, with texts from scholars Janet Catherine Berlo and Carmen Robertson and a reprint of the work of Dr. Bea Medicine, the publication effectively weaves a new narrative, bridging the colonial erasures of the past with the vibrant present and future of Sioux artistic creation. It includes a timeline and an extensive bibliography on Sioux history and culture. Written in compelling and accessible language, The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate will find an audience in both academic and artistic communities and beyond.

Dana Claxton is a critically acclaimed artist who works in film, video, photography, single and multi-channel video installation, and performance art. Her practice investigates beauty, the body, the socio-political, and the spiritual. Her work has been shown internationally at the Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Sundance Film Festival, Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis), and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, Australia) and is held in public collections including the Vancouver Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada, Canada Council Art Bank, MacKenzie Art Gallery, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Fringing the Cube, her solo survey exhibition, was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery in the fall of 2018. She has received numerous awards including the VIVA Award and the Eiteljorg Fellowship. She is Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Art, Art History and Theory at the University of British Columbia. Her family reserve is Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation located in beautiful southwest Saskatchewan.

Timothy Long has thirty years of curatorial experience at the MacKenzie Art Gallery where he is Head Curator and Adjunct Professor at the University of Regina. His past projects have traced developments in Saskatchewan art from the 1960s to present, including Regina Clay: Worlds in the Making and retrospectives of Marilyn Levine, Jack Sures, David Thauberger, and Victor Cicansky. His pursuit of interdisciplinary dialogues involving art, sound, ceramics, film, and contemporary dance has resulted in a number of innovative projects, including Theatroclasm (2009), Ian Wallace: Masculin/Féminin (2010), and Atom Egoyan: Steenbeckett (2016). In 2018 he co-curated Re: Celebrating the Body, the latest in a series of exhibition/residencies with the acclaimed contemporary dance company New Dance Horizons.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was presented by Amy Furness, Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee Chair. Jury members of the 2022 ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee were Ana Diab, Andrea Koteles and Catherine Carlyle.

The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate, sous la direction de Dana Claxton et Timothy Long, est le lauréat du Prix Melva J. Dwyer 2022

The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate, exploration novatrice de l’esthétique sioux contemporaine en lien avec l’œuvre de Dana Claxton, a remporté le 31e Prix annuel Melva J. Dwyer décerné par la section canadienne de l’Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). L’ouvrage, codirigé par Claxton et Timothy Long, a été publié en 2021 par la maison d’édition vancouvéroise Information Office en partenariat avec la MacKenzie Art Gallery. 

Les membres du jury du Prix Dwyer ont choisi The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate parmi seize publications sur l’art, l’architecture et les études muséales de partout au Canada. 

The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate est remarquable en ce qu’il échappe aux canons traditionnels du livre sur l’art et les transcende. L’installation vidéo créée par Claxton en 2017 à la Mackenzie Art Gallery est l’un de ses fondements, mais l’ouvrage n’est ni un catalogue d’exposition conventionnel, ni une monographie ou une enquête historique. Il représente plutôt le résultat d’une démarche et d’un projet collaboratifs de recherche artistique ancrés dans les communautés lakotas/nakotas/dakotas de la Saskatchewan. Parmi les collaborateurs à cette entreprise, on note Cowboy Smithx, Lynne Bell et Gwenda Yuzicappi.

La publication, à la conception graphique élégante et intelligente, propose des textes de Janet Catherine Berlo et Carmen Robertson, ainsi qu’une reproduction de l’œuvre de Bea Medicine; ce livre tisse un récit nouveau, créant des ponts entre les effacements coloniaux du passé et la vigoureuse création artistique sioux actuelle et future. Il comprend une chronologie et une bibliographie variée sur l’histoire et la culture sioux. Rédigé dans une langue éloquente et accessible, The Sioux Project—Tatanka Oyate trouvera son public à la fois dans les communautés universitaires et artistiques et au-delà.

Dana Claxton est une artiste saluée par la critique qui travaille en cinéma, vidéo, photographie, installation vidéo mono- et multicanaux et en art de la performance. Dans sa pratique, elle s’intéresse à la beauté, au corps, aux dimensions sociopolitiques et spirituelles. Son travail a été présenté sur la scène internationale au Museum of Modern Art (NY), au Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), au Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), au Sundance Film Festival, à l’Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis) et au Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, Australie); il figure dans plusieurs collections publiques, notamment à la Vancouver Art Gallery, au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, à la Banque d’œuvres d’art du Conseil des arts du Canada, à la MacKenzie Art Gallery et au Musée des beaux-arts de Winnipeg. À l’automne 2018, la Vancouver Art Gallery lui a consacré une exposition rétrospective, Fringing the Cube. Elle a reçu de nombreux prix, au nombre desquels le VIVA Award et la bourse Eiteljorg. Elle est directrice du département d’histoire de l’art, d’art visuel et théorie à la University of British Columbia, où elle enseigne comme professeure agrégée. Sa famille appartient à la collectivité de la Première Nation Lakota de Wood Mountain, située dans la magnifique région du sud-ouest de la Saskatchewan.

Timothy Long possède une expérience de trente ans en muséologie à la MacKenzie Art Gallery, dont il est le conservateur en chef. Il est également professeur associé à la University of Regina. Dans ses projets passés, il a exploré les évolutions de l’art en Saskatchewan des années 1960 à nos jours, notamment à travers l’exposition Regina Clay: Worlds in the Making, et des rétrospectives sur Marilyn Levine, Jack Sures, David Thauberger et Victor Cicansky. Sa démarche de promotion du dialogue interdisciplinaire entre les domaines de l’art, du son, de la céramique, du cinéma et de la danse contemporaine s’est traduite par divers projets novateurs, dont Theatroclasm (2009), Ian Wallace: Masculin/Féminin (2010) et Atom Egoyan: Steenbeckett (2016). En 2018, il a co-organisé Re: Celebrating the Body, dernier volet d’une série d’expositions/résidences avec la réputée compagnie de danse contemporaine New Dance Horizons.

Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été remis par Amy Furness, présidente du sous-comité du Prix. Les membres du jury du sous-comité du Prix Melva J. Dwyer 2022 de l’ARLIS/NA étaient Ana Diab, Andrea Koteles et Catherine Carlyle.

2022 – NOMINEES | TITRES NOMMÉS

  • Leslie Jen, Canadian Architecture: Evolving a Cultural Identity. Figure 1 Publishing
  • Sherry Farrell Racette, Nadia Kurd, and Dylan Miner, Christi Belcourt. Goose Lane Editions, Carleton University Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and MacKenzie Art Gallery
  • Moira Dann, Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures. TouchWood Editions
  • David Monteyne, For the Temporary Accommodation of Settlers: Architecture and Immigrant Reception in Canada, 1870-1930. McGill-Queen’s University Press
  • Christian Roy, ed., Good Earth: The Pots and Passion of Walter Ostrom. Goose Lane Editions
  • Mary-Beth Laviolette, Greatest Garden: The Paintings of David More. University of Calgary Press
  • Lily Cho, Mass Capture: Chinese Head Tax and the Making of Non-Citizens. McGill-Queen’s University Press
  • Beverly Lemire, Laura Peers, and Anne Whitelaw, eds., Object Lives and Global Histories in Northern North America: Material Culture in Motion, c.1780-1980. McGill-Queen’s University Press
  • Diane Borsato and Amish Morrell, eds., Outdoor School: Contemporary Environmental Art. Harbour Publishing and Douglas & McIntyre
  • Martha Langford and Johanne Sloan, eds., Photogenic Montreal: Activisms and Archives in a Post-Industrial City. McGill-Queen’s University Press
  • William P. McElligott, A Portrait of Canada’s Parliament. ECW Press
  • Sarah Milroy, Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment. Figure 1 Publishing and McMichael Canadian Art Collection
  • Sandra Meigs and Helen Marzoff, The Way Between Things. ECW Press
  • Karen Duffek, Bill McLennan, and Jordan Wilson, Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art. Figure 1 Publishing and Museum of Anthropology at UBC
  • Diana Nemiroff, Women at the Helm: How Jean Sutherland Boggs, Hsio-Yen Shih, and Shirley L. Thomson Changed the National Gallery of Canada. McGill-Queen’s University Press
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Call for Nominations – Prix Melva J. Dwyer Award 2022 – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer
Banham, Jim. 1984. “Melva Dwyer, Head of UBC Library’s Fine Arts Division.” UBC Archives Photograph Collection.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0146705

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.

The award is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals and administered by the Canadian Liaison to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA).

The 2022 award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the 50th annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Chicago, Illinois in April 2022.

Criteria

  • The title must relate to Canadian art and/or architecture, be produced by Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.
  • The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic, multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.
  • The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative achievement.
  • Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or research tool.

Nomination Procedures

  • Nominations must be received by January 7 January 14, 2022. Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.
  • Please send nominations by email to the ARLIS/NA Canadian Liaison for consideration by the jury: Amy Furness, Head, Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario.
  • Please do not send review copies until contacted.

2022 Prix Melva J. Dwyer – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix qui porte son nom a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture et des arts canadiens.

Le Prix est décerné par un jury composé de trois professionnels canadiens de l’information artistique et administré par la Représentante canadienne de La Société des bibliothèques d’art d’Amérique du Nord (ARLIS/NA).

Le Prix sera remis lors de la cérémonie prévue à cet effet pendant le congrès annuel d’ARLIS/NA à Chicago, Illinois, en avril 2022.

Critères de sélection

  • L’instrument de consultation ou de recherche doit traiter de l’architecture et/où des arts canadiens;  il doit être produit par un auteur canadien et distribué par une maison canadienne.
  • Le support du document peut revêtir différentes formes : imprimé, électronique, multimédia ou autre format.
  • La publication ou le lancement du document doit avoir lieu au cours des deux années précédant la date de mise en nomination.  On peut toutefois mettre en nomination toute autre œuvre dans le but d’en souligner l’importance.
  • Sont acceptés par le jury les monographies, les catalogues d’exposition et les articles de périodiques si la portée et la teneur des renseignements bibliographiques fournis ou l’organisation du corps du texte sont telles que ces documents constituent des instruments majeurs de consultation et de recherche.

Procédures de mise en candidature

  • Les candidatures doivent être déposées au plus tard le 7 janvier 14 janvier 2022.
  • On fournira la notice bibliographique pertinente ainsi que les motifs invoqués à l’appui de la nomination.
  • Prière d’envoyer le tout par courriel à la Représentante canadienne d’ARLIS/NA Canada, qui le fera parvenir au Jury: Amy Furness, cheffe de Bibliothèque et Archives, Musée des Beaux-Arts de l’Ontario.
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Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence | 2021 Melva J. Dwyer Award winner / lauréat du prix Melva J. Dwyer

Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence, an original examination of the work of a groundbreaking Inuit artist, was presented with the 30th annual Melva J. Dwyer Award by the Art Libraries Society of North America’s (ARLIS/NA) Canada Chapter. The book was published in 2019 by Goose Lane Editions and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

The Dwyer jurors selected Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence out of 15 geographically diverse publications that represent art and art histories from across Canada.

An exceptional compilation of images and essays, this is the first monographic treatment of life and work of Itee Pootoogook (1951-2014). It is a vital study that situates Pootoogook within a generation of Inuit artists who transformed creative traditions and practice at Kinngait Studios (formerly called the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative) in Nunavut. Jurors praised both the visual and textual aspects of the book as central to its success. Clear and generous reproductions of Pootoogook’s drawings and paintings allow the artist’s work to speak for itself. Pootoogook’s artwork features the people, objects, landscapes and architectures of his community, collectively telling multi-layered stories about everyday life in contemporary Nunavut.

Campbell’s sensitively-written essay draws upon exhaustive research into her subject, including numerous visits to Kinngait and consultation with Pootoogook’s family and community. Contributors Sarah Milroy, Pauloosie Kowmageak, Gerald McMaster, Tarralik Duffy, Sky Glabush, Mark Igloliorte, Meeka Walsh, Wayne Baerwaldt and Jacqui Usiskin offer multifaceted individual insights into Pootoogook as an artist, carpenter and community member. Inuktitut translation was the work of Elizabeth Qulaut. In addition to the texts and reproduced artwork, the book includes photographs of the artist working in the Kinngait studio, a curriculum vitae and robust bibliography. Notably, the entire text is bilingual in English and Inuktitut syllabics. Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence will serve as an invaluable research tool for scholars and anyone interested in the history of Kinngait Studios and its continuing role as a centre of contemporary Inuit art creation.

Author Nancy Campbell is an independent curator of Inuit and Canadian contemporary art. She has curated exhibitions for the Liverpool Biennial, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, and McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Her books include Shuvinai Ashoona: Life & Work and Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice.

Dwyer jurors awarded an honorable mention to Future Possible: An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador, edited by Mireille Eagan and published by The Rooms and Goose Lane Editions.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was presented by Amy Furness, Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee Chair. Jury members of the 2021 ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee were Melissa Adler, Allison Comrie, and Jean-Bruno Giard.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. Dwyer was a champion of the arts and of art librarianship who mentored a generation of ARLIS/NA colleagues.

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Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence, une analyse originale de l’œuvre d’un artiste inuit avant-gardiste, a remporté le 30e Prix annuel Melva J. Dwyer décerné par la section canadienne de l’Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). Le livre a été publié en 2019 par Goose Lane Editions et la Collection McMichael d’art canadien.

Les membres du jury du Prix Dwyer ont choisi Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence parmi quinze publications d’origines géographiques variées représentant l’art et les histoires de l’art à travers le Canada.

Compilation exceptionnelle d’images et d’essais, cette monographie est la première du genre à traiter de la vie et de l’œuvre d’Itee Pootoogook (1951–2014). Il s’agit d’une étude essentielle qui situe Pootoogook parmi une génération d’artistes inuits ayant transformé les traditions et pratiques créatives des ateliers Kinngait (anciennement, la West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative) au Nunavut. Les membres du jury ont fait l’éloge des aspects visuels et textuels du livre, éléments centraux de sa réussite. Des reproductions soignées et abondantes des dessins et peintures de Pootoogook font en sorte que le travail de l’artiste parle par lui-même. Dans ses œuvres, Pootoogook met en scène des gens, des objets, des paysages et des architectures de sa collectivité qui, ensemble, racontent des histoires à multiples niveaux sur la vie quotidienne dans le Nunavut contemporain.

L’essai de Campbell, empreint de sensibilité, s’appuie sur une recherche exhaustive à propos de son sujet, avec notamment de nombreuses visites à Kinngait et discussions avec les membres de la famille et de la communauté de Pootoogook. Les contributeurs Sarah Milroy, Pauloosie Kowmageak, Gerald McMaster, Tarralik Duffy, Sky Glabush, Mark Igloliorte, Meeka Walsh, Wayne Baerwaldt et Jacqui Usiskin proposent des perspectives individuelles aux facettes variées sur Pootoogook l’artiste, le charpentier et l’homme dans sa communauté. La traduction en inuktitut est l’œuvre d’Elizabeth Qulaut. Outre les écrits et les reproductions d’œuvres, l’ouvrage comprend des photographies de l’artiste au travail dans l’atelier Kinngait, une biographie complète et une solide bibliographie. Fait à noter, le texte est entièrement bilingue, en anglais et en syllabaire inuktitut. Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence constitue un précieux outil de recherche pour les érudits et toute personne s’intéressant à l’histoire des ateliers Kinngait et à leur rôle constant comme centre de création artistique contemporaine inuite.

L’autrice Nancy Campbell est conservatrice indépendante en art contemporain inuit et canadien. Elle a été commissaire d’expositions pour la Liverpool Biennial, la Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, le Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario et la Collection McMichael d’art canadien. Parmi ses livres, on trouve également Shuvinai Ashoona. Sa vie et son œuvre et Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice.

Les membres du jury du Prix Dwyer ont accordé une mention honorable à Future Possible: An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador, sous la direction de Mireille Eagan et publié par The Rooms et Goose Lane Editions.

Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été remis par Amy Furness, présidente du sous-comité du Prix. Les membres du jury du sous-comité du Prix Melva J. Dwyer 2021 de l’ARLIS/NA étaient Melissa Adler, Allison Comrie et Jean-Bruno Giard.

Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été créé en reconnaissance de la contribution de Melva Dwyer, ancienne directrice de la bibliothèque des beaux-arts de la University of British Columbia, au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il est remis à des créateurs d’outils de consultation ou de recherche exceptionnels dans le champ des arts et de l’architecture au Canada. Dwyer, inlassable militante des arts et de la bibliothéconomie d’art, a été un modèle pour une génération de collègues de l’ARLIS/NA.

2021 – NOMINEES | TITRES NOMMÉS

Future Possible: An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador – Honourable Mention
Editor: Mireille Eagan
Publisher: The Rooms and Goose Lane Editions

Art populaire, Une histoire des débuts = Popular Art: A Continuing Story
Auteur / author: François Tremblay
Maison d’édition / publisher: Éditions Les Presses de l’Université Laval

Beginning with the Seventies
Editors: Lorna Brown, Greg Gibson, Jana Tyner
Publishers: Information Office and Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery

Carol Sawyer: The Natalie Brettschneider Archive
Editors: Heather Anderson, Meg Taylor and Ruth Gaskill
Publishers: Carleton University Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Vancouver Art Gallery, and Koffler Gallery

Computational Arts in Canada, 1967-1974
Editor: Adam Lauder
Publisher: McIntosh Art Gallery

Everything is Relevant: Writings on Art and Life, 1991-2018
Author: Ken Lum
Publisher: Concordia University Press

I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Artist Mary Riter Hamilton
Author: Irene Gammel
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press

In Search of Expo 67 / À la recherche d’expo 67
Authors / autrices: Monika Kin Gagnon, Lesley Johnstone
Publishers / maisons d’édition: McGill-Queen’s University Press and / et Musée de l’art contemporain de Montréal

Into the LIght: Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald
Authors: Sarah Milroy, Ian A.C. Dejardin, and Michael Parke-Taylor
Publishers: Figure1 Publishing, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and Winnipeg Art Gallery

A Like Vision: The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson
Authors: Ian A.C. Dejardin and Sarah Milroy
Publishers: Goose Lane Editions and McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Modern in the Making: Post-War Craft and Design in British Columbia
Editor: Stephanie Rebick
Publishers: Vancouver Art Gallery and Figure1 Publishing

Peter Powning: A Retrospective / Une Rétrospective
Author / auteur: John Leroux
Publishers / maisons d’édition: Goose Lane Editions and / et Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Revision and Resistance : Kent Monkman and mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Kent Monkman
Publisher: Art Canada Institute

Riopelle: À La Rencontre Des Territoires Nordiques Et Des Cultures Autochtones
Dirigé par Andréanne Roy, Jacques Des Rochers, et Yseult Riopelle
Maisons d’édition: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal et Cinq continents

Wordless: the Performance Art of Rebecca Belmore
Editor: Florene Belmore
Publishers: Information Office and grunt gallery

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Call for Nominations – Prix Melva J. Dwyer Award 2021 – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer
Banham, Jim. 1984. “Melva Dwyer, Head of UBC Library’s Fine Arts Division.” UBC Archives Photograph Collection. June 30.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0146705

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.

The award is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals and administered by the Canadian Liaison to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA).

The 2021 award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the 49th annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Montréal, Quebec, in May 2021.

Criteria

  • The title must relate to Canadian art and/or architecture, be produced by Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.
  • The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic, multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.
  • The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative achievement.
  • Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or research tool.

Nomination Procedures

  • Nominations must be received by January 29 February 5, 2021. Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.
  • Please send nominations to the ARLIS/NA Canadian Liaison for consideration by the jury: Amy Furness, Head, Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario.
  • Please do not send review copies until contacted.

2021 Prix Melva J. Dwyer – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix qui porte son nom a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture et des arts canadiens.

Le Prix est décerné par un jury composé de trois professionnels canadiens de l’information artistique et administré par la Représentante canadienne de La Société des bibliothèques d’art d’Amérique du Nord (ARLIS/NA).

Le Prix sera remis lors de la cérémonie prévue à cet effet pendant le congrès annuel d’ARLIS/NA à Montréal, Québec, en mai 2021.

Critères de sélection

  • L’instrument de consultation ou de recherche doit traiter de l’architecture et/où des arts canadiens;  il doit être produit par un auteur canadien et distribué par une maison canadienne.
  • Le support du document peut revêtir différentes formes : imprimé, électronique, multimédia ou autre format.
  • La publication ou le lancement du document doit avoir lieu au cours des deux années précédant la date de mise en nomination.  On peut toutefois mettre en nomination toute autre œuvre dans le but d’en souligner l’importance.
  • Sont acceptés par le jury les monographies, les catalogues d’exposition et les articles de périodiques si la portée et la teneur des renseignements bibliographiques fournis ou l’organisation du corps du texte sont telles que ces documents constituent des instruments majeurs de consultation et de recherche.

Procédures de mise en candidature

  • Les candidatures doivent être déposées au plus tard le 29 janvier 5 février 2021.
  • On fournira la notice bibliographique pertinente ainsi que les motifs invoqués à l’appui de la nomination.
  • Prière d’envoyer le tout à la Représentante canadienne d’ARLIS/NA Canada, qui le fera parvenir au Jury: Amy Furness, cheffe de Bibliothèque et Archives, Musée des Beaux-Arts de l’Ontario.
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Tear Gas Epiphanies | 2020 Melva J. Dwyer Award winner / lauréat du prix Melva J. Dwyer

Tear Gas Epiphanies: Protest, Culture, Museums by Kirsty Robertson, an original scholarly examination of the phenomenon of protest within and against Canadian museums, was presented with the 29th annual Melva J. Dwyer Award by the Art Libraries Society of North America’s (ARLIS/NA) Canada Chapter. The book was published in 2019 by McGill-Queens University Press (MQUP).

Tear Gas Epiphanies was selected from among 11 Canadian art and architecture titles nominated for the 2020 award.

Robertson’s book addresses a timely topic through comprehensive research and lucid, engaging writing. Tear Gas Epiphanies casts Canadian cultural institutions in a new light by examining them as sites of struggle and negotiation, while seeking to parse out their complex and messy histories in the later 20th and early 21st centuries. The result is an ambitious survey punctuated by meaningful case studies which articulate that political action must be considered as a significant aspect of cultural institutions’ histories and cannot be overlooked. Robertson critically examines intersections between, national identity, institutional critique, social responsibility and accountability in museum policy-making, Decolonization, indigenization of museum spaces, political economy, environmental activism in resource extraction economies, and museum funding sources.

The book offers substantial new contributions to the author’s previous scholarship on topics in visual culture, art institutions, and activism and is bolstered by an extensive research apparatus. Robertson’s thorough archival research is structured by keen observation and documentation of contemporary events, original synthesis, and thought. This is well supported by lengthy notes and bibliography, judicious and meticulously attributed photographic illustrations, and a comprehensive index.

Tear Gas Epiphanies is positioned to become an essential reference work in critical museum and curatorial studies in Canada.

Kirsty Robertson is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Art and Museum Studies at Western University.

Honourable mention was given to Inside Killjoy’s Kastle: Dykey Ghosts, Feminist Monsters, and Other Lesbian Hauntings, edited by Allyson Mitchell and Cait McKinney and published in 2019 by UBC Press.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was presented by Suzanne Rackover, Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee Chair. Jury members of the 2020 Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee were Sara Ellis, Amy Furness, and Viveca Pattison Robichaud.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. Dwyer was a champion of the arts and of art librarianship who mentored a generation of ARLIS/NA colleagues.

2020 – NOMINEES

Inside Killjoy’s Kastle: Dykey Ghosts, Feminist Monsters, and Other Lesbian Hauntings – Honourable Mention
Editors: Allyson Mitchell and Cait McKinney
Publisher: UBC Press, 2019

Artistic Glass: One Studio and Fifty Years of Stained Glass
Author: Cloe Joël Aigner
Publisher: ECW Press, 2020

Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre
Editor: Kitty Scott, with contributions from Candice Hopkins, Ken Lum, Gerald McMaster, and Yasmin Nurming-Por
Publisher: Prestel / Art Gallery of Ontario, 2019

Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons
Author: Katerina Atanassova, with contributions from Tobi Bruce, Adam Gopnik, Anna Hudson, Laurier Lacroix, Loren Lerner, Tracey Lock, Gerta Moray, Julie Nash, and Sandra Paikowsky
Publisher: Arnoldsche Art Publishers / National Gallery of Canada, 2019

E.J. Hughes Paints British Columbia
Author: Robert Amos
Publisher: Touchwood Editions, 2019

E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island
Author: Robert Amos
Publisher: Touchwood Editions, 2018

Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing
Authors: Kiriko Watanabe, Kathryn Bridge, Robin Laurence, and Michael Polay
Publisher: Audain Art Museum, 2019

Françoise Sullivan
Author: Mark Lanctot with contributions from Vincent Bonin, Chantal Charbonneau, Ray Ellenwood and Noémie Solomon
Publisher: Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, 2018

A Mirror of Curriculum: Art Libraries and Studio-Based Education: The OCAD University Experience (1876-2016)
Author: Daniel Payne
Publisher: self, 2020

Woo, the Monkey who Inspired Emily Carr
Author: Grant Hayter-Menzies
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, 2019

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Call for Nominations – Prix Melva J. Dwyer Award 2020 – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer
Banham, Jim. 1984. “Melva Dwyer, Head of UBC Library’s Fine Arts Division.” UBC Archives Photograph Collection. June 30.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0146705

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.

The award is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals and administered by the Canadian Liaison to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA).

The 2020 award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the 48th annual ARLIS/NA Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in April 2020.

 

Criteria

  • The title must relate to Canadian art and/or architecture, be produced by Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.
  • The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic, multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.
  • The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative achievement.
  • Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or research tool.

Nomination Procedures

  • Nominations must be received by January 30, 2020. Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.
  • Please send nominations to the ARLIS/NA Canadian Liaison for consideration by the jury: Suzanne Rackover, University Librarian, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
  • Please do not send review copies until contacted.

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2020 Prix Melva J. Dwyer – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix qui porte son nom a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture et des arts canadiens.

Le Prix est décerné par un jury composé de trois professionnels canadiens de l’information artistique et administré par la Représentante canadienne de La Société des bibliothèques d’art d’Amérique du Nord (ARLIS/NA).

Le Prix sera remis lors de la cérémonie prévue à cet effet pendant le congrès annuel d’ARLIS/NA à St. Louis, Missouri, en avril 2020.

Critères de sélection

  • L’instrument de consultation ou de recherche doit traiter de l’architecture et/où des arts canadiens;  il doit être produit par un auteur canadien et distribué par une maison canadienne.
  • Le support du document peut revêtir différentes formes : imprimé, électronique, multimédia ou autre format.
  • La publication ou le lancement du document doit avoir lieu au cours des deux années précédant la date de mise en nomination.  On peut toutefois mettre en nomination toute autre œuvre dans le but d’en souligner l’importance.
  • Sont acceptés par le jury les monographies, les catalogues d’exposition et les articles de périodiques si la portée et la teneur des renseignements bibliographiques fournis ou l’organisation du corps du texte sont telles que ces documents constituent des instruments majeurs de consultation et de recherche.

Procédures de mise en candidature

  • Les candidatures doivent être déposées au plus tard le 30 janvier 2020.
  • On fournira la notice bibliographique pertinente ainsi que les motifs invoqués à l’appui de la nomination.
  • Prière d’envoyer le tout à la Représentante canadienne d’ARLIS/NA Canada, qui le fera parvenir au Jury: Suzanne Rackover, bibliothécaire de l’Université, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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The Writing on the Wall: The Work of Joane Cardinal-Schubert | 2019 Melva J. Dwyer Award winner / lauréat du prix Melva J. Dwyer

Joane Cardinal-Schubert Title Honored with the ARLIS/NA 2019 Melva J. Dwyer Award

The Writing on the Wall: The work of Joane Cardinal-Schubert, the first comprehensive examination of the artist’s life and work, was presented with the 28th annual Melva J. Dwyer Award at the The Art Libraries Society of North America’s (ARLIS/NA) annual conference. The book was published in 2017 by University of Calgary Press and edited by Lindsey Sharman.

The Writing on the Wall was selected from among 10 Canadian art and architecture titles nominated for the 2019 award.

Published almost 10 years after the artist’s death, this book not only commemorates her life’s achievements as an artist – it shows how her art practice, personal experience,  and professional background as author and administrator were all entwined. Contributing author David Garneau describes Cardinal-Schubert as “an empathetic witness driven by a sense of justice. She was fuelled by her convictions, energized by art’s ability to inform and transform, and centred by cultural knowledge and community.” Chapters by contributors of indigenous and settler descent examine the work of an artist deeply concerned with Canadian colonial history. Scholarly chapters are integrated with other, more novel contributions, such as a piece by the artist’s widower and an interview with the artist herself, resulting in a volume that skillfully blends storytelling, art historical analysis, and personal narratives.

Cardinal-Schubert contributed a great deal to her local communities, and despite her success as an artist, she was under-recognized during her life by the mainstream art world. This work provides critical insight into her life and work as well as the individuals and institutions with whom she worked. This compilation deserves recognition for disseminating Cardinal-Schubert’s story to a wider scholarly audience.

Honorable mention was given to Laurent Amiot: Canadian Master Silversmith, by René Villeneuve, published in 2018 by the National Gallery of Canada.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was presented by Suzanne Rackover, Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee Chair. Jury members of the 2019 ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award Sub-Committee were Carly Diab, John Latour, and Lelland Reed.

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. Dwyer was a champion of the arts and of art librarianship who mentored a generation of ARLIS/NA colleagues.

2019 – NOMINEES

Laurent Amiot: Canadian Master Silversmith – Honourable Mention
Author: René Villeneuve
Publisher: National Gallery of Canada, 2018

BC Artists
Author:  Gary Sim
Publisher: SIM Publishing, 2018

Cabin Fever
Editors: Jennifer M Volland, Bruce Grenville (Vancouver Art Gallery), and Stephanie Rebick (Vancouver Art Gallery)
Publishers: Vancouver Art Gallery and Information Office, 2018

Beau Dick: Revolutionary Spirit
Author: Darrin J. Martens
Publisher: Audain Art Museum, 2018

Françoise Sullivan
Authors: Mark Lanctôt with contributions from Vincent Bonin, Chantal Charbonneau, Ray Ellenwood and Noémie Solomon
Publisher: Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, 2018

Towards An Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge
Author: Pam Hall
Publisher: Breakwater Books Ltd., 2017

“Living Lightly on the Earth:” Building an Ark for Prince Edward Island, 1974-1976
Author: Steven Mannell
Publisher: Dalhousie Architectural Press, 2018

I’m Not Myself at All: Women, Art and Subjectivity in Canada
Author: Kristina Huneault
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2018

Sketches from an Unquiet Country: Canadian Graphic Satire, 1840-1940
Editors: Dominic Hardy, Annie Gérin and Lora Senechal Carney
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2018

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Call for Nominations – Prix Melva J. Dwyer Award – Appel de candidatures

Banham, Jim. 1984. “Melva Dwyer, Head of UBC Library’s Fine Arts Division.” UBC Archives Photograph Collection. June 30.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0146705

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.

The award is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals and administered by the Canadian Liaison to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA).

The 2019 award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the 47th annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in March 2019.

 

Criteria

  • The title must relate to Canadian art and/or architecture, be produced by Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.
  • The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic, multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.
  • The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative achievement.
  • Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or research tool.

Nomination Procedures

  • Nominations must be received by December 1, 2018. Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.
  • Please send nominations to the ALRIS/NA Canadian Liaison for consideration by the jury: Suzanne Rackover, University Librarian, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
  • Please do not send review copies until contacted.

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2019 Prix Melva J. Dwyer – Appel de candidatures

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix qui porte son nom a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture et des arts canadiens.

Le Prix est décerné par un jury composé de trois professionnels canadiens de l’information artistique et administré par la Représentante canadienne de La Société des bibliothèques d’art d’Amérique du Nord (ARLIS/NA).

Le Prix sera remis lors de la cérémonie prévue à cet effet pendant le congrès annuel d’ARLIS/NA à Salt Lake City, Utah, en mars 2019.

Critères de sélection

  • L’instrument de consultation ou de recherche doit traiter de l’architecture et/où des arts canadiens;  il doit être produit par un auteur canadien et distribué par une maison canadienne.
  • Le support du document peut revêtir différentes formes : imprimé, électronique, multimédia ou autre format.
  • La publication ou le lancement du document doit avoir lieu au cours des deux années précédant la date de mise en nomination.  On peut toutefois mettre en nomination toute autre œuvre dans le but d’en souligner l’importance.
  • Sont acceptés par le jury les monographies, les catalogues d’exposition et les articles de périodiques si la portée et la teneur des renseignements bibliographiques fournis ou l’organisation du corps du texte sont telles que ces documents constituent des instruments majeurs de consultation et de recherche.

Procédures de mise en candidature

  • Les candidatures doivent être déposées au plus tard le 01 décembre 2018.
  • On fournira la notice bibliographique pertinente ainsi que les motifs invoqués à l’appui de la nomination.
  • Prière d’envoyer le tout à la Représentante canadienne d’ARLIS/NA Canada, qui le fera parvenir au Jury: Suzanne Rackover, bibliothécaire de l’Université, Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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2016 List of nominated titles for the Melva J. Dwyer Award / Liste des publications en nomination pour le Prix Melva J. Dwyer.

Submitted by Sylvia Roberts on January 8, 2016 – 4:05pm

The Melva J. Dwyer Award  is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.  The Award is administered by the Canadian Liaison to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), also the Chair of ARLIS/NA Canada, and is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals.

The 2016 Melva J. Dwyer Award will be given at the 2016 Joint ARLIS/NA + VRA Conference convocation ceremony on Friday, March 11, in Seattle, WA (details http://sched.co/4bfB).

Shortlisted titles

1920s Modernism in Montreal: The Beaver Hall Group.  Jacques Des Rochers and Brian Foss, eds. (Montreal, PQ: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; London: Black  Dog Publishing, 2015). ISBN 9781908966933
http://blackdogonline.com/art/the-beaver-hall-group.html

“In addition to the high quality reproductions, many of which have never been exhibited previously, there are a number of scholarly entries by curators, researchers and academics. The editors have indicated that though the research was arduous, the work around this exhibition was an important undertaking. Thee artists tell a story about Canada that hasn’t been conveyed in any other place. “The Beaver Hall Group offers an alternative, progressive vision what Canadian modern art can be,” It contrasted the Group of Seven by offering a distinctly Montreal type of modernism.” (from the nomination)

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Making the modern landscape. Herrington, Susan. (Charlottesville; London: University of Virginia Press, 2014). ISBN 978-0813934594 (cloth) ISBN 978-0823935362 (ebook)
http://books.upress.virginia.edu/detail%2Fbooks%2Fgroup-4295.xml

“Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (1921- ) is unquestionably the most accomplished landscape architect Canada has ever known. In this, the first major account of her life and work, author Susan Herrington, a professor of architecture and landscape architecture at the University of British Columbia, brings to light Oberlander’s many contributions to forging a distinctively modern landscape.” (from the ARLIS/NA Review, cited in nomination)

Colville. Andrew Hunter.  (Fredericton, NB:  Goose Lane, 2014).  ISBN  978-0864920171    Co-published by the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada and Goose Lane Editions
https://www.gooselane.com/books.php?ean=9780864920171

“When renowned Canadian painter Alex Colville died in July 2013 at the age of 92, he left behind an extraordinary artistic legacy. Colville, published by the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, and Goose Lane Editions in conjunction with a sprawling retrospective, reflects this long and fruitful career. Featuring high-quality reproductions of Colville’s most iconic works alongside thoughtful analyses and visual pairings, this exceptional catalogue cements—and celebrates—the painter’s place in Canadian art history.”   (from the nomination)

Curationism.  David Balzer. (Toronto, ON:  Coach House Books, 2014). ISBN  978-1552452998
http://chbooks.com/catalogue/curationism

“provides an excellent overview of the historical role of the curator, offering a smart synthesis of that highly detailed and well-researched history along with an extrapolation of where the role of the curator is going, and how it fits into both the visual arts and everyday life.” (from  the nomination)

John Greer: retroActive.  David Diviney, ed. (Fredericton, NB:  Goose Lane, 2015). ISBN  978-0864928900
Published by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
https://www.gooselane.com/books.php?ean=9780864928900

“celebrates enlightening production from one of Nova Scotia’s, indeed, one of Canada’s most important artists. This fully illustrated book offers insight into Greer’s artmaking from the late-1960s to 2015, featuring work from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s permanent collection, examples from outside sources, and recently created art works never before made public…. illustrate Greer’s full oeuvre and steadfast commitment to the broader discourse of sculpture.” (from the nomination)

From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia.  Sarah Milroy and Ian Dejardin, eds. (Fredericton, NB:  Goose Lane, 2015). ISBN 978-0864928696
Co-published by the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and Goose Lane Editions
https://www.gooselane.com/books.php?ean=9780864928696

“An intrepid explorer, artistic innovator and thought pioneer, Emily Carr created works of art that reflect the dramatic impact of her encounters with the Indigenous cultures and the formidable landscapes of British Columbia in the early 20th century. From the Forest to the Sea, copublished by the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and Goose Lane Editions to accompany an ambitious exhibition, is one of the first major publications to showcase Carr’s work for a global audience. For Canadian readers, the publication presents her art in a decidedly original way; internationally, it has the added aim of introducing a new voice to an established history of art.” (from the nomination)

I Could See Everything: The Paintings of Margaux Williamson.  Margaux Williamson.  (Toronto, ON:  Coach House Books, 2014). ISBN 978-1552452936
http://www.chbooks.com/catalogue/i-could-see-everything

” documents an important body of work, that of Margaux Williamson, and offers via the essays a trenchant commentary and contextualization for the art. The final section of the book, titled “Source material, sketches and text sketches” illuminates the artist’s process. ” (from the nomination)

Jeff Wall:  North & West.  Aaron Peck. ( Vancouver, BC:  Figure 1 Publishing, 2015). ISBN 978-1-927958-48-3
http://figure1pub.com/project/jeff-wall/

“One of Canada’s greatest contemporary artists brings together a selection of his best work to mark the opening of the Audain Art Museum. Jeff Wall has lived in his hometown of Vancouver for all but four years of his life. Most of the images he has created are shot in and around that city, yet his art transcends these local subjects and addresses universal themes of history and memory…. His importance to photoconceptualism is recognized throughout the art world and his cinematographic pictures are immensely popular with the public and the academy alike….North and West is a succinct and indispensable look into the profoundly moving and influential oeuvre of Jeff Wall. (from the nomination)

Made in British Columbia:  Eight ways of making culture.  Maria Tippett. (Madeira Park, BC:  Harbour Publishing, 2015). ISBN 978-1550177299
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/MadeinBritishColumbia

“the first account of the history of culture in British Columbia….not only provides eight focused, well-researched biographies of important cultural producers in the twentieth century, but offers a compelling argument about the power of art itself in shaping how we see the world around us an docnsequently the importance of art to our culture.” (from the nomination)

Masterworks from the Audain Art Museum, Whistler. Ian Thom. (Vancouver, BC:  Figure 1 Publishing, 2015). ISBN 978-1927958490
http://figure1pub.com/project/masterworks-from-the-audain-art-museum-whistler/

“Art is a window into culture and history, and there is no collection that portrays the astonishing breadth of British Columbia’s art from the early nineteenth century to the present as superbly as the one at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler. This beautiful book brings together in a single volume many highlights from the museum’s permanent galleries…Interviews with John and Patricia Patkau, the award-winning architects of the building, and art collector and philanthropist Michael Audain set the works in context. This is the definitive guide not only to the museum but to the history of art in British Columbia.” (from the nomination)

Me Artsy:  An Exploration of Contemporary Native Arts.  Drew Hayden Taylor, ed.  (Madeira Park, BC:  Douglas & McIntyre, 2015). ISBN 978-1771620703
http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/me-artsy

“the only collection of first-hand accounts by Aboriginal artists featuring their views on the contemporary artistic experience.  Commpiled and edited by playwright, novelist, scriptwriter and journalist Drew Hayden Taylor, the book explores themes around the role of art in First Nations communities, the importance of art in representing Native culture and the fusion of traditional and contemporary techniques.” (from the nomination)

Stephen Andrews POV.  Kitty Scott, ed. (Fredericton, NB:  Goose Lane, 2015).  ISBN 978-0864928825
Co-published by the Art Gallery of Ontario and Goose Lane Editions
https://www.gooselane.com/books.php?ean=9780864928825

” the first major study of the artist’s work, focuses on these last 15 years of Andrews’s career, a time when painting emerged as his primary area of inquiry alongside a multifaceted approach to production that has resulted in drawings, photographs, animations, videos, installations, ceramics and ephemera….Published to coincide with a comprehensive survey of the artist’s work at the Art Gallery of Ontario… features more than 60 full-colour reproductions of Andrews’s paintings, photographs and works on paper. The book tracks the development of the artist’s work through his simultaneous investigations in abstraction and representation, and through his mediation of a series of successive global crises.” (from the nomination)

War Paintings of the Tsuu T’ina Nation. Arni Brownstone. (Edmonton, AB:  University of Alberta Press, 2015). ISBN 978-0803265219
http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/titles/314-9781772120523-war-paintings-of-the-tsuu-tina-nation

“During much of the nineteenth century, paintings functioned as the Plains Indians’ closest equivalent to written records. The majority of their paintings documented warfare, focusing on specific war deeds. These pictorial narratives continue to expand historical knowledge of a people and place in transition. Arni Brownstone studies several important war paintings and artifact collections of the Tsuu T’ina (Sarcee) that provide insight into the changing relations between the Tsuu T’ina, other plains tribes, and non-Native communities during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries….Brownstone’s work furthers our understanding of Tsuu T’ina pictographic war paintings in relation to the social, historical, and artistic forces that influenced them and provides a broader understanding of pictographic painting, one of the richest and most important Native American artistic and literary genres.” (from the nomination)