The Strathbutler Award is a

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prize awarded to a

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visual artist. It was first awarded in 1991 as an annual prize of $10,000, which increased to $15,000 in 2005. In 2011 it became a biennial award with a value of $25,000, the highest for any visual art prize in New Brunswick. The Strathbutler is awarded by the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation, which was founded in 1987 by the New Brunswick philanthropist in order to promote the visual arts and fine crafts. A native of Saint John, Mackay lived from the mid 1980s in a cottage on her family's

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estate, which was called Strathnaver. The cottage having been previously occupied by a man named Butler, she called her house Strathbutler, and later gave the name to her foundation's first art prize. The Strathbutler Award recipients are chosen by jury. Once informed of the jury's choice, Mackay personally called the winners to congratulate them, and presented them with their awards, accompanied by a poem of her own composition, at a gala. Mackay died in 2004. Since 2015 award recipients have received an "iconic presentation piece" in the form of a sterling silver and copper knife designed by 2006 Strathbutler laureate

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. The design is based on the Mackay family crest and named ''Manu forti'' (with a strong hand), after the family's motto.

Recipients

*1991 John Hooper *1992 Tom Smith *1993 Peter Powning *1994 Kathy Hooper *1995 Nel Oudemans *1996 :fr:Marie Hélène Allain *1997

Freeman Patterson Freeman Wilford Patterson, (born September 25, 1937) is a Canadian nature photographer and writer.

*1998 :fr:Roméo Savoie *1999 Suzanne Hill *2000 Rick Burns *2001 Gerard Collins *2002 Gordon Dunphy *2003

Thaddeus Holownia Thaddeus Holownia (born July 2, 1949) is a British-born Canadian artist and professor. He taught photography at Mount Allison University and served as the head of the Fine Arts Department, retiring in 2018. Career Born in England, the family o ...

*2004

Janice Wright Cheney Janice Wright Cheney (born 1961) is a Canadian visual artist based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Wright Cheney studied visual arts at Mount Allison University (1983) and Critical Studies in Education at the Un ...

*2005 André Lapointe *2006

*2007 Dan Steeves *2008

Anna Torma Anna Torma (born 1952) is a Hungarian-Canadian fibre artist. Work Torma specializes in large-scale hand embroideries, and her work draws upon multiple artistic and textile techniques, including appliqué, felting, photo transfer, collage, and ...

*2009 David Umholtz *2010 Linda Rae Dornan *2011 Herzl Kashetsky *2013 Susan Vida Judah *2015 Paul Mathieson *2017

Herménégilde Chiasson Herménégilde Chiasson (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also curre ...

*2019 Bruce Gray *2021 Mathieu Léger *2023 John Murchie

References

{{Reflist Awards established in 1991 Canadian art awards 1991 establishments in Canada