Governor General’s Awards celebrate 2 Concordians in visual and media arts

Through photography, video and performance, Korean-born Yoon explores themes of tourism, militarism and colonialism. Her work has been exhibited internationally for more than 30 years. She is based in Vancouver, B.C., and is a professor of visual art at Simon Fraser University.

Yoon received the prestigious Scotiabank Photography Award in 2022 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018. She holds an MFA from Concordia as well as a BA from the University of British Columbia and a BFA from what is now known as the Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Clive Robertson is a performance and media artist, critic, curator, publisher and professor based in Kingston, Ont. In 1976, he co-founded the groundbreaking interdisciplinary arts magazine Centerfold, which became Fuse: A magazine on art, media and politics. Later in his career, Roberston taught art history and cultural studies at Queen’s University until his retirement in 2016. 

He earned a PhD in communication studies from Concordia and an MFA in sculpture and performance from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts are Canada’s most prestigious distinctions for artistic merit and outstanding contribution to the visual and media arts in Canada. 

Winners receive a cash prize of $25,000 each.