Joan Yvonne Lowndes Award

James Oscar
Photographer(s): Steve Lorcy
Winner
James Oscar
James Oscar is a writer, art critic, and curator merging experimental criticism, innovative curation, and anthropological research. A former researcher at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, he specializes in the anthropology of art throughout the Americas and the Global South. Mentored by Édouard Glissant, he has collaborated with institutions such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, among many others. As the inaugural Curator in Residence at Fonderie Darling, he developed The New Region of the World, a project reimagining the current global remapping of art history. He recently published Imperial Amphitheatres (Venice Biennale) and Leasho Johnson: The Rupture of Abstraction (Tern Gallery).
To learn more about James Oscar, visit www.jamesoscarjr.com.
The prize
The Joan Yvonne Lowndes Award is given to an independent critic or curator in recognition of the outstanding quality of their writing on contemporary Canadian visual and media arts.
Background
Joan Yvonne Lowndes developed an interest in modern art while employed as a translator at the American Office of War Information. After working as an independent journalist, she became an art critic for the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province, where she established an excellent reputation.
Additional information
Annual competition
Prize amount
$3,500
Grant-based
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