ARNAUD MAGGS WINNER OF 2ND ANNUAL SCOTIABANK PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
Toronto, ON (05/09/12) – Toronto artist Arnaud Maggs received the second annual Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA) at a ceremony held this evening at Toronto’s Design Exchange. Celebrating excellence in contemporary photography, the $50,000 award, solo Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival exhibition in 2013 and book deal with international art photography publisher Steidl, is Canada’s largest prize for an established Canadian photographic artist.
“To receive this award is an honour, and it too is an honour to be named in the company of my gifted peers, Fred Herzog and Alain Paiement,” said Arnaud Maggs. “Scotiabank’s work over the past years both through its involvement in the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival and now the Scotiabank Photography Award is helping to raise the profile of Canadian photography and the people and stories behind the lens.” more...
Scotiabank Photography Award Names 2012 Shortlist
TORONTO, ON (03/16/2012) - Three well-known Canadian photographers have been named as finalists for the 2012 Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA). Alain Paiement, Montreal. Nominator: Anne-Marie Ninacsm Fred Herzog, Vancouver. Nominator: Robert Enright; Arnaud Maggs, Toronto. Nominator: Doina Popescu. more...