Distinguished Artist Award
The Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art is presented annually to an artist who has created a substantial and important body of work that significantly advances aesthetic content in the field of digital art.
Current Recipient
Tamiko Thiel
For her innovations in virtual and augmented reality art used to explore place, space, the body, and cultural memory.
Previous Recipients
- 2022 Vera Molnár
- 2021 William Seaman
- 2020 Jeffrey Shaw
- 2019 Donna Cox
- 2018 Monika Fleischmann
- 2017 Ernest A. Edmonds
- 2016 Steina Vasulka
- 2015 Lillian Schwartz
- 2014 Harold Cohen
- 2013 Manfred Mohr
- 2012 Jean-Pierre Hébert
- 2011 Charles Csuri
- 2010 Yoichiro Kawaguchi
- 2009 Lynn Hershman Leeson
- 2009 Roman Verostko
Criteria
- The artist has been contributing internationally to the digital arts for more than 20 years.
- The artist has produced important work(s) referenced in digital art history/theory papers/books.
- The artist has established an unexplored area in the field of digital art/media art.
- The artist has been advancing the use of digital technologies in creative expression.
- The artist has contributed to the history and/or theory and/or practice of digital art through writing and presentations at conferences and symposia.
Nomination Procedure
ACM SIGGRAPH members are invited to nominate individuals for the Distinguished Artist Award by contacting the Artist Award Chair by January 31 each year. Nominations for the Distinguished Artist Award are evaluated by the Art Award Committee, and should include as much information about the nominee as possible.
Requirements
- Name(s) of the individual(s) being nominated (address and/or phone number and/or email address are also appreciated).
- References to web sites showing the artist’s works and texts when applicable (multiple references are welcome).
- Nominator’s name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement describing the significance of the artist’s contributions according to the criteria for this award.