2024 APEX EXHIBITION
SPAO created APEX (formerly A+) in 2007 as a way to celebrate the work of its diverse part-time photographic studies community.
APEX is a critical opportunity for emerging and seasoned artists to showcase their work in a respected and accessible gallery setting, enhance their visual arts resumés, receive honours and awards for their work, and have their work seen and considered by important visual arts community leaders.
The SPAO Centre Gallery produces multiple exhibitions every year celebrating the work of regional, national and international artists working in lens-based media. SPAO ensures that artists are paid CARFAC artist fees for all professional, curated exhibitions in the gallery, as well as guaranteeing that critical exhibition space is made available for non-professional educational exhibition opportunities.
2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS
DIGITAL PRINT FINALISTS
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ANALOGUE/ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES FINALISTS
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PHOTO BOOK FINALISTS
Mallrat
by Eric Reid
I Want to SEE You
by Ann Ellis
Wandering trees
by Chantal Fortier
The Boneyard
by Adel Manji
The Blue Series
by Jeanne Laux
Sahara
by Abigail Gossage
APEX SLIDESHOW
The APEX slideshow contains APEX submissions that were long-listed. Although these submissions are not part of the juried finalists, the slideshow can be viewed at the APEX Exhibition at the SPAO Centre Gallery.
2024 PRIZES
This year's APEX prizes include generous contributions from the National Arts Centre, Patrick Gordon Framing Studio, National Gallery of Canada, Wallack's Art Supplies, PhotoED Magazine, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Photo Service [Créer L'histoire], Mann Lawyers, and Ritchie Feed & Seed Inc.
2024 JURY
YANAMINAH THULLAH
Yanaminah Thullah is a multidisciplinary creative who aims to amplify the liberation of marginalized peoples within arts and culture spaces. She’s a host, spoken word artist, and recently, had her curatorial debut “We do not dream of labour” at the OAG. Yanaminah grounds her art in storytelling in digital and physical spaces.
ERICA CHI
Erica Chi, Public Art Officer with the City of Ottawa Art Collection, is passionate about art and its ability to tell stories, build resilient communities, and create conversation around equity and inclusion. She holds a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Guelph in Art History.
BRENDAN DE MONTIGNY
Brendan is an art dealer, communications strategist, and cultural worker. He is the owner and director of Studio Sixty Six Contemporary and founded PDA Projects Art Gallery in 2014. As an artist, his work has been exhibited at the Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Todmorden Mills Museum. His artwork is in the City of Ottawa collection and he was a finalist for the 2019 RBC Emerging Artist Award.