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Gershon Iskowitz Foundation
Gershon Iskowitz

It’s very important to give something so the next generation can really believe in something. I think the artist works for himself for the most part. Every artist goes through stages of fear and love or whatever it is and has to fight day after day to survive like everyone else. Art is a form of satisfying yourself and satisfying others. We want to be good and belong. That goes through history; we’re striving for it.

Gershon Iskowitz Foundation

GERSHON ISKOWITZ FOUNDATION

The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation is a private, charitable foundation dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts in Canada.

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Gershon Iskowitz Prize

GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE AT THE AGO

The Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO is to be given to a professional Canadian visual artist who has achieved maturity and a measure of success as an artist, and who is on the verge of using his or her creative energy to produce a significant body of work, or to continue his or her research.

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Rita McKeough

RITA McKEOUGH, WINNER OF THE 2024 GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE AT THE AGO

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TORONTO (PENDING) — The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation is pleased to announce RITA MCKEOUGH as the recipient of the 2024 GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE. The $75,000 award is presented annually to an artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada. In addition to the prize, the Foundation will support a…
Allison Katz

ALLISON KATZ, WINNER OF THE 2023 GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE AT THE AGO, DEBUTS NEW PAINTINGS JULY 18

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TORONTO (JUNE 19, 2025) — Winner of the 2023 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO award for outstanding contribution to Canadian art, acclaimed Montreal-born, UK-based artist Allison Katz makes her Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) debut this summer. Opening July 18, Inner Momentum is a focused presentation of new and…
Tim Whiten

TIM WHITEN AWARDED THE 2022 GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE

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TORONTO (February 22, 2023)—The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is pleased to announce Tim Whiten as the recipient of the 2022 GERSHON ISKOWITZ PRIZE AT THE AGO. The award, which includes a $75,000 cash award and a solo exhibition at the AGO is presented annually to an…