Tania Willard is the winner of the 2025 Sobey Art Award. The $100,000 prize is the largest purse in Canada for contemporary art.

The honour was handed out in Ottawa Saturday evening at the National Gallery of Canada, which presents the award in partnership with the Sobey Art Foundation.

Competing against artists from across the country, Willard was the finalist from the Pacific region. The Secwépemc artist lives on the Neskonlith reserve in the B.C. Interior.

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“It is an incredible feeling to be acknowledged alongside all the long and shortlisted artists for this award,” Willard said in a statement. “I want to thank my husband and two sons and all my family — my practice and my life are richer because of you. I want t

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