Sobey Art Award shortlist finish earns Taqralik Partridge $25,000
Kuujjuaq-born artist represented circumpolar region in national competition for contemporary visual arts
Taqralik Partridge, a multidisciplinary artist and curator originally from Kuujjuaq, is one of six artists who were selected for the shortlist of the 2024 Sobey Art Award. (File photo by Kierstin Williams)
A Kuujjuaq-born artist has received $25,000 as a finalist for the 2024 Sobey Art Award, a national prize that recognizes contemporary visual arts.
Taqralik Partridge, a multidisciplinary artist and curator currently based in Ottawa, represented the circumpolar nomination region, a new addition this year that includes artists from the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut.
Nico Williams, a member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation representing the Quebec region, was announced as the contest winner at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 9.
Williams took home the top prize of $100,000.
In addition to Partridge, the other shortlisted artists were Judy Chartrand (Pacific), Rhayne Vermette (Prairies), June Clark (Ontario), and Mathieu Léger (Atlantic).
Each of the six shortlisted artists currently has an installation at the Sobey Art Award Exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, available for viewing until April 6.
Partridge’s installation features an amautik, or traditional parka, with a video to demonstrate the intergenerational importance of caribou to Inuit and other arctic Indigenous Peoples.
I hope some native arts people can help me.
About 2 months ago I saw a person wearing a dark red T shirt with a great design.
It was a circle divided into 3 parts:
1) A feather for First Nations.
2) Infinity sign for Metis people.
3) An Inukshuk for Inuit people.
Is this a new sign ? Thank you
Way to go Taqralik!
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