On March 7, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners of the 2016 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. 

The 2016 winners are:

Edward Burtynsky, photographer, Toronto 

Wanda Koop, visual artist, Winnipeg

Suzy Lake, visual artist, Toronto 

Mark Lewis, media artist, London, UK

William (Bill) Vazan, visual artist, Montreal 

Marnie Fleming, curator, Toronto (Outstanding Contribution Award)

Philip Hoffman, filmmaker, Mount Forest, ON

Jane Kidd, textile artist, Salt Spring Island, BC (Saidye Bronfman Award)

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