Wood Turner Michael Hosaluk
29th recipient of Saidye Bronfman Award
Gatineau, Quebec, September 30, 2005 — Michael Hosaluk of Saskatoon Saskatchewan, one of Canada’s most highly respected wood turners, has been named the 29th recipient of the $25,000 Saidye Bronfman Award. The announcement was made yesterday by Nancy Rosenfeld, on behalf of the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, at a gala award ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canada Council for the Arts are partners in the Award. It was also announced that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will continue its affiliation with the Saidye Bronfman Award, through the creation of a documentary on contemporary Canadian craft that will be produced to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Award in 2006.
In bestowing this year’s award, the Saidye Bronfman Award peer assessment committee wished to recognize Michael Hosaluk’s outstanding career as a pioneer in the field of woodturning and his contribution to the development of fine crafts in Canada. “Michael Hosaluk’s idiosyncratic turned-wood objects are recognized throughout the world for their inventive spirit and technical mastery. His ability to communicate his personal aesthetic and technique has made him one of the most sought after instructors in his field. In addition to teaching and writing, Michael Hosaluk was also instrumental in the formation of the American Association of Wood Turners, the Furniture Society and a five-day symposium held at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, every two years which attracts leading artists from throughout the world.”
Michael Hosluk’s work has been exhibited throughout Canada, and the United States, England, Germany and Japan. Hosaluk’s pieces can also be found in the permanent collections of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace; Zhao Xiu, Governor of Jilin Province in China; the Idemitsu Corporation in Tokyo; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Yale University Art Gallery; the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; and the Royal Ontario Museum. He has lectured and demonstrated extensively throughout Canada, and the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, France, Norway and Israel.
In 2004, Michael Hosaluk was awarded the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts. Hosaluk is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and, earlier this year, became an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Saskatchewan Crafts Council. Hosaluk is the author of Scratching the Surface: Art and Content in Contemporary Wood, released in 2002 by Guild Publishing. His work was featured in a 2003 publication, Wood Art Today: Furniture, Vessels, Sculpture, by Dona Z. Mailach, and most recently in Teapots: Makers and Collectors, 2005, also by Dona Z. Mailach.
The exhibition Saidye Bronfman Award 2005: Michael Hosluk will be on display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from September 30, 2005 to April 2, 2006. It will feature works drawn from various stages of Michael Hosaluk’s 30-year career. An additional highlight will be an exquisite video produced by the Canadian Museum of Civilization that profiles Mr. Hosaluk’s at work in his studio.
Celebrating its 29th anniversary this year, the Saidye Bronfman Award was established by the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation to provide leadership in recognizing and honouring the high levels of excellence achieved by Canadian craft artists. The Canada Council for the Arts administers the nomination and adjudication processes. The $25,000 annual award is one of the largest individual visual art prizes in Canada.
In addition to the cash prize awarded to the recipient, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, through a further grant from the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, acquires works by the Saidye Bronfman Award recipient for its permanent collection. In recent years, the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation has contributed over $270,000 for the purchase of works by previous Award recipients. The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s fine craft collection is the largest public contemporary craft collection in Canada, with over 2,000 works by artists from across the country.
For further information on the Saidye Bronfman Award and profiles of previous recipients, visit http://www.civilization.ca/arts/bronfman/brint01e.html
Media Information:
Heather A. Hatch
The Haley Group
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Media Relations Officer
Canadian Museum of Civilization
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Fax: (819) 776-7187
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