2024 Craft Award Recipients

About The Annual Craft Awards

The Craft Awards recognize excellence and celebrate accomplished and dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design. This year we are thrilled to announce the 2024 recipients, and hope you will join us in celebrating their achievements as we share their work with you in the upcoming months!

Special thanks to this year's jurors: Ana Galindo, Annie Tung, Habiba El-Sayed, Heidi Earnshaw, Jean Marshall, and Rob Raeside!

The Craft Awards program is able to take place on an annual basis through the valued support of many generous donors and sponsors. Our thanks go to the following organizations, businesses and people:

Chan Fraser Design, FUSION: the Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Gladstone House, JJStudio, Lacy West Supplies. Ltd., Leisa Rich and the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op, The Pottery Supply House, Tuckers Pottery Supplies Ltd., as well as members and friends of the Copeland, Corcoran, Farndale, Gregor, Mather, Mayhall, McPherson, Shanks, Walker and Yung families.

This year we are grateful for two new awards that support and celebrate our members! Our deepest thanks go to Chan Fraser Design Jewellery Award, and the Rich Foundation Residency.

Image above by Shao-Chi Lin

Learn About This Year's Recipients

John and Barbara Mather Award for Lifetime Achievement: Gord Thompson

Melinda Mayhall Memorial Award in Indigenous Craft: Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona

Dorothy Elaine McPherson Memorial Award in Mixed Media: Shao-Chi Lin

Gladstone House Award: Judith E. Martin

James H. McPherson Award in Woodworking: Alison Postma

Helen Copeland Memorial Award in Ceramics: Marina Van Raay

Pattie Walker Memorial Award in Architectural Glass: Sydni Weatherson

William and Mary Corcoran Award for Excellence in Functional Craft: Naomi Clement

Helen Frances Gregor Award: Don Kwan

Shanks Memorial Award in Textiles: Tonya Corkey

Rich Foundation Residency: Alisa McRonald

Leisa Rich Fibre Arts Residency Award at the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op: Lizz Aston, Mary McKenzie, and Natalie Leung

Lily Yung Memorial Award: Nathalie Bertin

FUSION Ontario Clay and Glass Design Award: Charlie Larouche-Potvin

The Pottery Supply House Clay or Glass Supply Grant: Mariana Bolanos Inclan

Tuckers Pottery Supplies Ltd. Clay Supply Grant: Darlene Pratt

Chan Fraser Design Jewellery Award: Alex Kinsley

JJ Studio Award for Emerging Jewellery Artists: Chu Cheung

Lacy West Supplies: Sarah Dobranowski

Congratulations to all of the 2024 Craft Awards Recipients