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Vancouver artist Steven Shearer wins Audain Prize

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Thompson, N. (2026, September 23). Vancouver artist Steven Shearer wins Audain Prize. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-and-architecture/article-steven-shearer-audain-prize-bc/

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Vancouver artist Steven Shearer has won the Audain Prize for the Visual Arts, receiving $100,000 at a rare public appearance on Wednesday. Known for his reclusive nature and work that includes painted portraits and manipulated photos of sleeping people found online, Shearer was selected by an independent committee from the Audain Art Museum for this prestigious award.
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Vancouver artist Steven Shearer won the Audain Prize for the Visual Arts, which comes with a prize of $100,000. This prestigious award is given annually to an artist based in British Columbia and is selected by an independent committee. Known for his reclusive nature, Shearer works across various media including paintings that blend modern subjects such as individuals with unconventional styles into a traditional format, and photo collages of people sleeping found online, which he enlarges to massive scales sometimes taller than gallery walls. The prize was established in 2004, but its value increased from $30,000 to the current amount in 2019. Brian Jungen received the award last year.

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Shearer has also put on exhibitions of found imagery – specifically, photos of people sleeping that he’s found online, which he manipulates and enlarges to a massive scale, sometimes as tall as a gallery wall.
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Steven Shearer, the Vancouver artist whose work spans painted portraits, photo collage and online images of people sleeping, has won one of Canada’s top art prizes. asserted
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Shearer made a rare public appearance Wednesday to accept the $100,000 Audain Prize for the Visual Arts, which goes to a British Columbia-based artist. asserted
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Shearer is a darling of the art world, perhaps in part because of the mythos that surrounds him: he’s often described as being somewhat reclusive and avoiding having photos of himself posted on the internet. asserted
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He works in multiple media, including paintings that meld modern subjects – men with long hair or painted nails, wearing accoutrements of various subcultures – with a more traditional style. asserted
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Shearer has also put on exhibitions of found imagery – specifically, photos of people sleeping that he’s found online, which he manipulates and enlarges to a massive scale, sometimes as tall as a gallery wall. asserted
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The Audain Prize winner is chosen by an independent committee and presented by the Audain Art Museum. asserted
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It was founded in 2004, and in 2019 the purse increased from $30,000 to $100,000. asserted
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