Which artists salvaged your 2022?
We're celebrating the artists who helped us survive this year — and we want to hear who you would add
The end of 2022 can only mean one thing: it's time for a giant CBC Arts special project eulogizing the year that was.
With essays from some of Canada's most prominent voices and portraits by Natalie Very B, The 22 Artists Who Salvaged 2022 is a celebration of the artists who helped us survive another turbulent twelve months. But of course, we know that number isn't possibly high enough to honour everyone who deserves to be thanked for their contributions to art and culture this year.
So now, we want to hear from you. Which artists salvaged your 2022?
Let us know in the comments, and read all of the essays below!
Ann Pornel & Alan Shane Lewis by Anne T. Donahue
Bilal Baig by Luis De Filippis
Billy-Ray Belcourt by Alicia Elliot
Carly Rae Jepsen by Sydney Urbanek
Devery Jacobs by V.T. Nayani
Divya Mehra by Chris Hampton
Domee Shi by Leah Collins
Fatuma Adar by Catherine Hernandez
Gurdeep Pandher by Chris Dart
Hannah Traore by Leah Collins
Iman Vellani by Rukhsar Ali
Joni Mitchell by Andrea Warner
Kent Monkman by Kelly Boutsalis
Lido Pimienta by Michelle Mama
Martin Short by Peter Knegt
maxine bailey by Radheyan Simonpillai
Nathan Fielder by Leah Collins
Pierre Kwenders by Huda Hassan
Sarah Polley by Radheyan Simonpillai
Shamier Anderson & Stephan James by Amanda Parris
Simu Liu by Romeo Candido
Tegan and Sara by Peter Knegt
CBC Arts presents The 22 Artists Who Salvaged 2022. cbc.ca/22artists
