List of Canadian art awards

This list of Canadian art awards covers some of the main art awards given by organizations in Canada. Some are restricted to Canadian artists in a particular genre or from a given region, while others are broader in scope.

Award Sponsor Notes
A. J. Casson Award Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Canadian Library Association For outstanding illustrator of a new Canadian children's book
Audain Prize for the Visual Arts Audain Foundation
Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts (Industry) Best video games, animation and multimedia produced in Canada
Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame Significant lifelong contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada
Dufferin Medal Earl of Dufferin Defunct in 1879
Governor General's Awards Governor General of Canada see: List of Laureates of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts
Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-career Canadian visual artists and curators.
Joseph Plaskett Foundation Award Joseph Plaskett Foundation
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Recent or current MFA graduate student with a specialization in painting
Lescarbot Award Government of Canada People who have contributed the most to their arts community
Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts New Brunswick Arts Board Outstanding contribution by artists to the arts in New Brunswick
Portia White Prize Province of Nova Scotia Named for Portia White, a Nova Scotian artist
Prix Giverny Capital Giverny Capital For contemporary artists of Quebec
Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas Government of Quebec Named in honour of Paul-Émile Borduas
RBC Canadian Painting Competition Canadian Art Foundation
Saidye Bronfman Award Canada Council Award for fine craft
Joe Shuster Award Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
Sobey Art Award Sobey Art Foundation For young Canadian artists
Strathbutler Award Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation For a New Brunswick visual artist.
The Marketer Art Competition The Marketer Magazine For a Canadian visual artist
Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award Canada Council Canadian artists judged to be outstanding in their mid-careers
VIVA Awards Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation British Columbian mid-career artists
Doug Wright Award Toronto Comic Arts Festival Canadian cartoonists
Toronto Arts Foundation Award [1] Toronto Arts Foundation presented to artists, cultural leaders and businesses in recognition of artistic excellence
  1. ^ "Awards - Toronto Arts Foundation". torontoartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-05-01.