The 2025 Sobey Art Award long list is here
The long list for the 2025 Sobey Art Award, one of Canada's most prestigious art prizes, was announced this morning.
The 30 artists selected from six regions across the country will contend for the $100,000 top honour. Artists named to the short list will win $25,000 and the remaining long-listers will each be awarded $10,000.
This year's long list recognizes a wide array of practices, including artists known for mask-making, jewelry design and textile portraiture.
With a total $465,000 in prize money, the Sobey Art Award is not only the largest purse for contemporary artists in Canada, but it is one of the richest art prizes in the world. It aims to promote exceptional Canadian talent to audiences both at home and abroad.
"Providing a platform for Canada's most pertinent artistic voices has long been a key pillar of the Award and something that is ever more consequential," reads a statement from the jury. "This year's selection, drawn from a strong pool of nominations, is a testament to the compelling breadth and calibre of contemporary artmaking in this country."The six shortlisted artists will be announced on June 3, and their work will be featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada next fall. The grand prize winner will be named at a gala in Ottawa on November 8. The 2024 Sobey Art Award was won by Nico Williams. Past winners also include Brian Jungen, Abbas Akhavan and Kapwani Kiwanga.
The artists of the 2025 Sobey Art Award long list are:
Circumpolar
Darcie Bernhardt
Tarralik Duffy
Megan Jensen
Shirley Moorhouse
Mathew Nuqingaq
Pacific
Charles Campbell
Hazel Meyer
Michelle Sound
Charlene Vickers
Tania Willard
Prairies
Christina Battle
Molly JF Caldwell
Erika Jean Lincoln
Jessie Ray Short
Chukwudubem Ukaigwe
Ontario
Sandra Brewster
Christian Chapman
Sarindar Dhaliwal
Morris Lum
Shellie Zhang
Quebec
Joyce Joumaa
Michelle Lacombe
Leisure (Susannah Wesley and Meredith Carruthers)
Malena Szlam Salazar
Swapnaa Tamhane
Atlantic
Hangama Amiri
Erin Hunt
Megan Samms
Miya Turnbull
Nelson White
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