Scotiabank Photography Award Reveals 2015 Finalists - Seite 3

• Robert Bean, Professor, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University (NSCAD), Artist, Writer and Curator, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
• Catherine Bédard, Deputy Director of the Canadian Cultural Centre, Art Historian, Paris, France.
• Robert Enright, Professor and University Research Chair in Art Theory and Criticism, University of Guelph, Ontario and Senior Contributing Editor Border Crossings Magazine, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The winner of the Scotiabank Photography Award receives a cash prize of $50,000 and a book of their work to be published and distributed worldwide by Steidl of Germany, the renowned art photography publisher. In addition, the winner's art will be the subject of a major solo exhibition at the Ryerson Image Centre, as part of next year's Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. The two shortlisted artists receive cash prizes of $10,000 each.

The 2014 winner Mark Ruwedel will have his Scotiabank Photography Award book launch and exhibition at the Ryerson Image Centre, from April 29 to June 28, 2015. His show, a Primary Exhibition of 2015 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, will be open to the public free of charge for the month of May.

The 2015 Scotiabank Photography Award winner will be announced on May 6, 2015 at the Ryerson Image Centre. For more information about the prize please visit www.scotiabankphotoaward.com.

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