October 13, 2011—HALIFAX, NS—The Curatorial Panel for the 2011 Sobey Art Award announced today that Young & Giroux representing Ontario are the recipients of the $50,000 top prize. The announcement was made during a Gala event held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. The Award was presented to the winning artists by the 2010 Sobey winner, Daniel Barrow and award-winning author and famed New Yorker contributor and art critic Adam Gopnik.

On a personal note I would like to congratulate Christian & Daniel. Had a great time getting to know them both over the course of the Sobey. They are a blast to hang out with, absolutely hilarious and not bad dancers either. Congrats, you guys deserve it!