Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Farmer has won the 2013 Gershon Iskowitz Prize, reports Andrew Russeth of GalleristNY. The award, which is given annually to one artist who has made a significant contribution to the visual arts in Canada, was established to assist other artists by Canadian painter Gershon Iskowitz, who lived from 1921 to 1988. Farmer will receive a $50,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.