TORONTO - The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the eight winners of the 2007 Governor General's Awards in visual and media arts.
Toronto residents Ian Carr-Harris and R. Bruce Elder, Winnipeg's Aganetha Dyck, Murray Favro of London, Ont., Montrealer Fernand Leduc and Daphne Odjig of Penticton, B.C., are the recipients of awards for artistic achievement.
Ceramist Paul Mathieu of Vancouver will receive the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts, and Torontonian David P. Silcox will be recognized with an outstanding contribution award for his work as a writer, educator, cultural administrator and arts volunteer.
Gov. Gen Michaelle Jean will present the awards to recipients during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday
Award winners will take home a $25,000 prize, in addition to original artworks created by New Brunswick ceramist and sculptor Peter Powning.
