Prix Louis-Comtois
The Prix Louis-Comtois was created in 1991 by the Contemporary Art Galleries Association to recognize excellence in visual arts and craft. The award, which is overseen jointly by AGAC and the Ville de Montréal, supports and promotes the work of an artist who has distinguished himself or herself in Montreal’s contemporary art scene throughout the past 15 years.
The award includes a $ 7,500 grant and a budget of $ 2,500 for the promotion and organization of an solo exhibition in Montréal. The City of Montréal also acquires a work by the winner for its municipal art collection.
Call for submissions will open in August 2024
2023
Sylvie Cotton
Finalist
Finalist
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Dawit L. Petros
Finalist
Finalist
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Nelson Henricks
Finalist
Finalist
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Winner
2022
karen elaine spencer
Winner
Winner
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Nelson Henricks
Finalist
Finalist
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Mathieu Beauséjour
Finalist
Finalist
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2021
Skawennati
Finalist
Finalist
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Nadia Myre
Winner
Winner
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Janet Werner
Finalist
Finalist
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2020
Chih-Chien Wang
Winner
Winner
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Green is our Shadow, 2013
Abbas Akhavan
Finalist
Finalist
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Beacon, 2012
Marie-Claire Blais
Finalist
Finalist
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Une trame de fond, 2019
2019
Milutin Gubash
Winner
Winner
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Birds (centre), 2005
David Armstrong Six
Finalist
Finalist
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Bracelets, 2017
karen elaine spencer
Finalist
Finalist
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Bread bed, 2006
2018
Cynthia Girard-Renard
Winner
Winner
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Nail Salon, 2015
2017
Sophie Jodoin
Recipient
Recipient
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Dominique Pétrin
Finalist
Finalist
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Karen Tam
Finalist
Finalist
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2016
Aude Moreau
Recipient
Recipient
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La ligne bleue, 2014
Mathieu Beauséjour
Finalist
Finalist
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Les formes politiques, 2016
Nelson Henricks
Finalist
Finalist
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A Lecture on Art, 2015
2015
Nicolas Baier
Recipient
Recipient
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Éternité, 2014
Nelson Henricks
Finalist
Finalist
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Unwriting (Les mots retranchés), 2010
Milutin Gubash
Finalist
Finalist
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Consolation (détail), 2008
2014
Patrick Bernatchez
Recipient
Recipient
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À la recherche du jour d'après (ensemble Lost in Time), 2012
Nelson Henricks
Finalist
Finalist
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Unwriting, 2010
Emmanuelle Léonard
Finalist
Finalist
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Le beau, le laid et la photographie, 2011
2013
Manon LaBrecque
Recipient
Recipient
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Projections, 2012
Stéphane La Rue
Finalist
Finalist
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Variations pour mouvement No 5, 2012
Milutin Gubash
Finalist
Finalist
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A Doll, 2013
2012
Jean-Pierre Gauthier
Recipient
Recipient
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Hypoxia, 2010
Mathieu Beauséjour
Finalist
Finalist
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Icarus, La récolte, 2010
Stéphane La Rue
Finalist
Finalist
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Re-moved, 2012
2011
Marie-Claude Bouthillier
Recipient
Recipient
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Faire écran, 2010
David Armstrong Six
Finalist
Finalist
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L'esprit de l'escalier III, 2011
Stéphane La Rue
Finalist
Finalist
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Projections No 1, 2007
1996 – 2010 Recipients
2010
Valérie Blass
Valérie Blass
2009
Daniel Olson
Daniel Olson
2008
Massimo Guerrera
Massimo Guerrera
2007
François Morelli
François Morelli
2006
Alexandre David
Alexandre David
2005
Claire Savoie
Claire Savoie
2004
Stephen Schofield
Stephen Schofield
2003
Richard-Max Tremblay
Richard-Max Tremblay
2002
Alain Paiement
Alain Paiement
2001
Roberto Pellegrinuzzi
Roberto Pellegrinuzzi
2000
Guy Pellerin
Guy Pellerin
1999
Sylvie Laliberté
Sylvie Laliberté
1998
Rober Racine
Rober Racine
1997
Pierre Dorion
Pierre Dorion
1996
Marie-France Brière
Marie-France Brière