Awards and Commissions

Christopher Gorey has received several awards throughout his career as a fine artist, and has been commissioned in the past by the Royal Canadian Mint. Several of these awards and commissions are listed below:

Awards

• Richard Mitton Memorial Medal
• Juror's Award, Boston, MA, 1971
• Maritime Artists Association, 1978
• Second Prize, Juan de Fuca Art Festival, Port Angeles, WA, 1997
• Juror's Award, Watercolor Art Society of Houston, TX, 1999
• Brodock Award, Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor, Old Forge, NY, 2001
• 2nd Prize, La Societe canadienne de l'aquarelle, Montreal, QC
• Ambience Award, La Societe canadienne de l'aquarelle, Montreal, QC

Commissions

• Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, ON
• Designer of the 1981 and 1987 Commemorative Silver Dollars