Concordia professor wins Governor General's Award

Concordia Fine Arts professor Geneviève Cadieux has won the 2011 Governor General’s Award in Visual & Media Arts. The eight winners were announced on Tuesday in Toronto.

Cadieux is a Montreal photographer and the only Quebec recipient of the award this year.

Concordia President Fred Lowy praised Cadieux and said the recognition of her work is well deserved. Lowy also mentioned Cadieux’s instrumental role in developing the University’s highly regarded photography program.

Geneviève Cadieux’s photography has been exhibited internationally, as well as in Montreal’s Contemporary and Fine Arts museums. One of her most recent works titled La Voix Lactée is expected to be recreated in a Paris metro station. This work is presently found perched atop the Montreal contemporary art museum's roof.