A. J. Casson Award

The A. J. Casson Award is given to an artist whose work is considered the best submission to the annual "Open Water" competition organized by the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC). It is named after Alfred Joseph Casson (1898–1992), painter.[1] and a member of Canada's "Group of Seven".[2] It is officially given "for outstanding achievement in watercolour painting" and is considered Canada's most significant award in this most challenging medium.[3]

"Open Water" is as implied open to any artist working in watercolour. The juried exhibitions have over the years been held in a number of notable exhibition venues including The National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario), The Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Ontario), The Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, New Brunswick), The University of Alberta [Edmonton], The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax), The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (British Columbia), The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (Brampton, Ontario) and the John B. Aird Gallery (Toronto, Ontario).

The competition has attracted a distinguished series of jurors and entries from not only Canada but from many other countries.

The award consists of a bronze medal created by Dora de Pedery-Hunt which carries an image inspired by one of Casson's most iconic landscapes. The naming of the award in honour of a beloved CSPWC member and the longest surviving founder of the Society was approved by Casson himself shortly before his death. He was actively involved in the selection of the image and in approving the first sculpted maquette.[3]

Accompanied by a cash award the medal was first presented in 1991 when it replaced the CSPWC's Honour Award, a diploma, which had been presented annually from 1956 onwards to the "outstanding watercolour of the year".[4] During a transition period 1991 to 1997 the medal was accompanied by the Honour Award diploma but the latter was phased out in 1998.

Winners
1956-1990Honour Award Recipients1991-2011A. J. Casson Award Winners
1956Tom Hodgson1991Michael Dobson[5]
1957Maxwell Bates1992Sam Black[6]
1958Ethel Raicus1993June Selznick Drutz
1959Marion Greenstone1994John Inglis[7][8]
1960William Roberts1995Neville Clarke [9]
1961Bobs Cogill Haworth[10] 1996Anthony J. Batten[9][11]
1962Peter Kolisnyk1997June Selznick Drutz
1963Herbert Ariss[12] 1998David Ladmore[13][14]
1964Goodridge Roberts1999Neville Clarke[3][9]
1965Ray Cattell[9] 2000Daniel Barklay[15]
1966D. Mackay Houston[16] 2001Marilyn Blumer Cochrane
1967John Henry Martin2002Vivian Thierfelder[9]
1968Bobs Cogill Haworth2003Chow Jian Sheng[17]
1969Harriet Manore Carter2004Karen Wilson[18]
1970Eric Freifeld2005David McEown[19]
1971Ray Cattell[9]2006Jennifer Annesley[20]
1972Tom LaPierre2007Joanne Lucas Warren[21][22]
1973John Newman2008Linda Kemp[5][9]
1974Dainis Miezajs2009William Rogers[23]
1975Ray Cattell[9]2010Josy Britton[24]
1976June Selznick Drutz2011Pat Fairhead[25][26]
1977Les Tait2012Daniel Barkley
1978recipient unknown2013Andrew Kish III
1979Janet Mitchell[27]2014Lisa O'Regan
1980Tom LaPierre[28]2015Jansen Chow
1981Osvald Timmas[29]2016Fan Zhang
1982Sam Black2017Inge Kjeldgaard Tajik
1983Dainis Miezajs
1984Ann MacIntosh Duff[9]
1985Sam Black
1986Bobs Cogill Haworth
1987Vivian Thierfelder[9]
1988Pat Clemes[30]
1989June Selznick Drutz
1990Susan Leopold

References
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  2. "A.J. Casson. My favourite watercolours 1919-1957" by Paul Duval, Published by Cerebrus/Prentice Hall, 1982, ISBN 978-0-920016-13-8
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  30. Pat Clemes Biography Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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