VIVA Awards
The VIVA Awards are $15,000 prizes, granted annually to British Columbian mid-career artists chosen for "outstanding achievement and commitment" by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation.[1] The awards are presented by the Shadbolt Foundation in conjunction with the Alvin Balkind Curator's Prize.[2]
Award winners
- 1988 Stan Douglas, Carel Moiseiwitsch
 - 1989 Carole Itter, Neil Wedman
 - 1990 Terry Ewasiuk, David Ostrem
 - 1991 Persimmon Blackbridge, Gary Pearson
 - 1992 Award of Honour Alvin Balkind
 - 1993 Elspeth Pratt, Henry Tsang
 - 1994 Mike MacDonald, Chick Rice
 - 1995 Kati Campbell, Alan Storey
 - 1996 Lorna Brown, Phillipe Raphanel
 - 1997 Award of Honour Joan Lowndes, Ian Wallace
 - 1998 Cornelia Wyngaarden, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
 - 1999 Myfanwy MacLeod, Judy Radul
 - 2000 Haruko Okano, Jerry Pethick
 - 2001 Dana Claxton, Brian Jungen
 - 2002 Award of Honour Jeff Wall
 - 2003 Geoffrey Farmer, Kelly Wood
 - 2004 Rebecca Belmore, Ron Terada
 - 2005 Hadley+Maxwell, Stephen Shearer
 - 2006 Damian Moppett, Marianne Nicolson
 - 2007 Luanne Martineau, Isabelle Pauwels
 - 2008 Tim Lee, Kevin Schmidt
 - 2009 Kathy Slade, Mark Soo
 - 2010 Germaine Koh, Marina Roy
 - 2011 Reece Terris, Althea Thauberger
 - 2012 Beau Dick, Ron Tran[3]
 - 2013 Elizabeth McIntosh
 - 2014 Skeena Reece, Mina Totino[4]
 - 2015 Elizabeth Zvonar[2]
 - 2016 Kelly Lycan, Raymond Boisjoly[5][6]
 - 2017 Lyse Lemieux[7]
 - 2018 Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed, Charlene Vickers[8]
 - 2019 Krista Belle Stewart
 - 2020 Lucie Chan, Cindy Mochizuki, Tania Willard
 - 2021 Diyan Achjadi, Samuel Roy-Bois
 - 2022 Charles Campbell, Jan Wade
 - 2023 Hazel Meyer, Laiwan
 - 2024 Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill, Tʼuyʼtʼtanat-Cease Wyss[9]
 
References
- ^ "Audain Prize and VIVA Awards". Galleries West. April 21, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
 - ^ a b "Vancouver art world convenes at Audain, VIVA and Balkind awards | Vancouver Observer". www.vancouverobserver.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
 - ^ Villarreal, Ignacio. "Audain Prize goes to Marion Penner Bancroft, Viva Awards to Beau Dick & Ron Tran". artdaily.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
 - ^ Parry, Malcolm. "Town Talk: Over-achieving, but modest, photog finds praise a bit unrecognizable". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
 - ^ "Paul Wong wins Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. April 19, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
 - ^ Sandals, Leah (April 19, 2016). "Prestigious Awards Shine Light on Vancouver Artists". canadianart.ca.
 - ^ Art, Canadian (April 5, 2017). "Winners Announced for BC's Biggest Art Prizes". Canadian Art. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
 - ^ "Vancouver Art Gallery Presents Audain Prize and VIVA Awards". www.allianceforarts.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
 - ^ "VIVA Award Recipients". The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation. Retrieved March 28, 2025.