2006 Brigitte Clavette
The objects I create are for use, whether contemplative or functional. They invite ritualistic moments such as burning incense, a prayer or sharing a meal. – Brigitte Clavette, 2006
Catégorie : Strathbutler Recipients – Récipiendaires Strathbutler
Les biographies d’artistes pour les gagnants du prix Strathbutler.
2005 André Lapointe
Mon travail est celui d’un chasseur. Je me rends dans un endroit armé d’une stratégie pour réaliser une forme ou une image … – André Lapointe, 2005
2004 Janice Wright Cheney
I started using quite a bit of insects in my work because I was fascinated by the fact that everybody has a reaction to insects and how fear and nerves elevate as well as how a lot of superstitions come out of not really knowing about things. – Janice Wright Cheney, 2004
2003 Thaddeus Holownia
I try to deal with how human intervention changes the landscape, how the forces of nature mould human structures, how the two coexist. – Thaddeus Holownia, 2003
2002 Gordon Dunphy
This is what’s important to try to catch — that spirit that trees have, especially big old hardwood trees, and if I can catch that and make it look simple, the best forms are those that look as if they just happened … – Gordon Dunphy, 2002
2001 Gerard Collins
Art critic Murray Littlejohn noted that Collins mocks the trend to reduce art to a decorative role in society, robbing it of its cognitive value. His landscapes and portraits prompt the viewer to challenge the importance of money and technology in modern life. – 2001
2000 Rick Burns
Le thème de confinement a servi d’objectif thématique tout au long de sa carrière artistique. – Rick Burns, 2000
1999 Suzanne Hill
La passion de Mme Hill pour l’expression artistique est démontrée dans son travail bénévole … – Suzanne Hill, 1999