Landon Mackenzie and Glenn Lewis receive their national awards at Rideau Hall awards ceremony

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      Major figures in the Vancouver visual-arts scene, Landon Mackenzie and Glenn Lewis were in Ottawa yesterday to receive their Governor-General's awards.

      Both were among eight Canadian talents to receive medallions from Gov. Gen. David Johnston at the Rideau Hall ceremony on March 1.

      As previously reported in the Straight, both were recognized with prizes in visual and media arts that recognized their lifetime contribution to the form.

      Mackenzie's work has been exhibited in over 100 exhibitions across Canada and internationally, and is collected by museums including the National Gallery of Canada, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Vancouver Art Gallery. She is also an instructor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

      One of the cofounders of the Western Front, Lewis in the 1970s administered its video and performance art and was a key figure in Intermedia. He's had solo exhibitions at places including the Douglas Gallery, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Belkin Satellite. Lewis also happened to be one of three people who gathered at the late Cecil Hotel in 1967 over beers in the bar (with Dan McLeod and artist Michael Morris) when they came up with the name of the Georgia Straight.

       

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