British artist Jo Longhurst Wins 2012 Grange Prize

British artist Jo Longhurst Wins 2012 Grange Prize PR Newswire LONDON, November 2, 2012 LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Public vote awards UK artist £32,000 prize for contemporary photography The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan, an Aimia company, are pleased to announce that the public has chosen British photographer Jo Longhurst as the winner of The Grange Prize 2012. Longhurst was selected over fellow contenders Emmanuelle Léonard (Montreal), Annie MacDonell (Toronto) and Jason Evans (UK). Voting began 10 weeks ago at http://www.thegrangeprize.com. Members of the public also had the opportunity to vote in person at Canada House in London, where the nominees' work is being exhibited until 6 January 2013. The Grange Prize is one of the world's largest photography prizes and one of the few art prizes determined by public vote. Longhurst received her prize at a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Ontario on the evening of 1 November. The prize was awarded by Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, a London-based artist duo who served on The Grange Prize jury this year. Born in Essex, Longhurst has gained international recognition for her work, having exhibited in London, Paris and Berlin, as well as at this year's Documenta (13).