08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Ken Gregory wins Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction
The Manitoba Arts Council announced Thursday Ken Gregory as the winner of the 2025 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction.
The $30,000 prize is awarded annually to a professional artist or arts/cultural professional who has demonstrated the highest level of artistic excellence and contribution to the development of the arts in the province.
Gregory, a sound and media artist based in Winnipeg, has been a trailblazer in the arts sector for more than 30 years, with a body of performance and installation work in sound, video, computer programming, hardware hacking, interactive electronics and robotics. He was integral to the success of Video Pool Media Arts Centre and Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound.
Gregory's work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally; his installation of 12 Motor Bells was acquired by the National Gallery of Ottawa.
'MAC is so pleased to honour Ken Gregory with the 2025 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction,' said Katarina Kupca, chair of the Manitoba Arts Council, an arm's-length agency of the Province of Manitoba. 'Ken's art practice has always been a unique and thoughtful exploration. His approach to using technology is as much about the natural world and engaging with audiences as it is about wires and hardware.'
Previous Award of Distinction recipients include Jennine Krauchi (2024), Di Brandt (2023), Daina Warren (2022), and Alan Greyeyes (2020).
