Audie Murray: 2026 Sobey Art Award Finalist: A remarkable national honour recognizing a practice grounded in care, relation, and transformation.

Overview

We are delighted to celebrate Audie Murray's shortlisting for the 2026 Sobey Art Award.

One of Canada's most respected contemporary artists, Murray creates works that ask us to slow down, reflect, and remain attentive to the relationships that shape our lives.

Working across beadwork, sculpture, installation, and drawing, she approaches materials as living carriers of memory, labour, and ancestral knowledge.Through processes that are often intimate and time-intensive, Murray transforms everyday and inherited materials into works that explore continuity, care, and the cyclical nature of time. Her practice offers space for contemplation while addressing the responsibilities and connections that extend across generations.

 

This recognition by the Sobey Art Award affirms the significance of Murray's contribution to contemporary art in Canada. We are pleased to present a selection of available works and welcome all inquiries here. A full list of available works is available upon request.

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