This year’s winners of the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Visual and Media Arts – Stephen Andrews, Marlene Creates, Ali Kazimi and Andrew James Paterson – join the 22 other artists whose works are in distribution at Vtape who have received the award since its inception in 2000. The 2019 winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 28, 2019.

Previous Vtape-distributed artists who are GG award winners include: (2018) Midi Onodera, Adrian Stimson; (2017) Mike Hoolboom, Shelagh Keeley, Shelley Niro; (2014) Jayce Salloum; (2013) Gordon Monahan; (2012) Margaret Dragu, Jan Peacock; (2011) Barbara Sternberg; (2010) Tom Sherman; (2009) Nobuo Kubota; (2008) Tanya Mars, Eric Metcalfe; (2006) Vera Frenkel; (2005) Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, Paul Wong; (2004) Eric Cameron, Istvan Kantor, John Oswald; (2001) Tom Dean, Jamelie Hassan.

Image credit: Continuous Journey (2004) Ali Kazimi