Awarded for the exhibition I'm Feeling Lucky.

Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators

Research-based "Critical Art Writing Ensemble" thematic residency at the Banff Centre

Banff International Curatorial Institute Residency

Canada's Galleries Fall Short: The Not-So Great White North

Sarah Anne Johnson and the Public Lives of Private Images

Tatiana Grigorenko and Zoë Heyn-Jones: The Disappeared

Nature-Culture Dialogue Dominates MOCCA's Neo-Baroque Show

In its sixth year, the Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators was set up to challenge and encourage young curators by offering entrants a chance to create an innovative exhibition. A unique prize in the Canadian art world, the Middlebrook Prize celebrates social connectedness and a shared sense of community. The winner is a curator under 30 and receives a space for their exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph.

Middlebrook Prize Winners

Alison Cooley is a critic, curator, and educator currently based in Toronto. She holds a BA in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Saskatchewan, and an MA in Art History from York University. She was the 2014 recipient of the Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators, and a 2015 resident in the Banff International Curatorial Institute’s Critical Art Writing Ensemble. Her writing has appeared in FUSE, Canadian Art, Blackflash, and the Journal of Curatorial Studies, among other publications.

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