The Audain Prize for the Visual Arts

The Audain Prize for the Visual Arts is one of Canada’s most prestigious honours. This annual prize worth $100,000 is awarded to a senior artist in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the arts. Recipients of the Audain Prize are highly acclaimed Canadian cultural icons. The Audain Prize is presented by the Audain art Museum.

2023 Winner:
Dana Claxton

Dana Claxton is a critically acclaimed artist who works with film, video, photography, single/multi- channel video installation, and performance art. Her practice investigates indigenous beauty, the body, the socio-political and the spiritual. Her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art (NY), Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), Walker Art Centre (Minneapolis, MN), Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City (UT), Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis (IN), Museum of Contemporary Art (AUS), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (AR), Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University…

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Dana Claxton, “Paint Up #1,” 2009.
Chromogenic print.
Collection of the Audain Art Museum.
Courtesy of the artist.