AWARDS AND HONOURS

        The Royal Geographical Society together with the Institute of British Geographers conferred the
        Cherry Kearton Medal and Award to Pat and Rosemarie Keough for outstanding photography
        of the Natural World. This honour commemorates British photographer Cherry Kearton, 1871-1940.
       The Keoughs are the first Canadians to be receive this honour. Previous recipients include
        Sir David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill, and Des and Jen Bartlett.

In 2010 Rosemarie Keough was inducted as a WINGS WorldQuest Fellow, in recognition of her photography and environmental work. WINGS WorldQuest is the foremost international organization dedicated to supporting visionary women who are advancing field research, scientific inquiry, and environmental conservation.

2007 Rosemarie Keough was bestowed the Stefansson Medal and Certificate by The Explorers Club, Canadian Chapter. “Not only was this award richly deserved for her tremendous contribution to the club, but also for her stunning achievement with her photographic art book on Antarctica. The committee felt, especially in light of the International Polar Year, that no more fitting recipient could be found.” In 2001 Pat and Rosemarie Keough were both elected as Fellows of The Explorers Club. Rosemarie has held office since 2004, 7 years as Chair: British Columbia and Yukon and 2 as Director-at-Large Canadian Chapter. The Explorers Club is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to scientific exploration and field research, founded 1904.

Pat and Rosemarie Keough were awarded the AFC Conservation Artist Award, March 2007. The Artists for Conservation Foundation is a non-profit juried association of international artists dedicated to celebrating and protecting natural heritage. The AFC Conservation Artist Award gives recognition for outstanding artistic talent and extraordinary contribution to the conservation cause.

The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen honoured ANTARCTICA with Gold for Fine Press Books; and then at the 2002 Best of the Best Awards Ceremony, with the Craft, Art, Science Award. The judges, who created this new international award to adequately acknowledge ANTARCTICA, wrote:
                    An all-star team of Craftsmen from across North America were given a golden chance      
                    to show their amazing artistry, their consummate craftsmanship and their superlative science.  
                    We honor this team for their towering achievement and are humbled to present the first ever
                    IAPHC Craft, Art, Science Award to Pat and Rosemarie Keough, Nahanni Productions,   
                    Hemlock Printers, and Felton Bookbinding for the production of ANTARCTICA.        

North America’s premier publishing honor Gold – Fine Edition Books in the Gold Ink Awards 2003
was awarded to ANTARCTICA at GraphExpo 2003. Gold Ink Award winners become members
of an elite group of the most respected and influential creators of print media this continent has to offer
now including Pat and Rosemarie Keough.

In Canada, the country in which ANTARCTICA was published, ANTARCTICA won a Rock Award 2003 from the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada; a citation from The Alcuin Society for Excellence in Book Design; declared a Finalist at the the 2003 Banff Mountain Book Festival, and an Honorable Mention at the Roloff Beny 2004 Photography Book Competition. At the Canadian Gallery of Superb Printing 2002 competition ANTARCTICA  won the Gold, the Best of Show and the People's Choice awards. ANTARCTICA was the First prize winner at Canada's Applied Arts Award 2002, for outstanding technical execution. Hemlock Printers Ltd., the firm which printed ANTARCTICA, awarded this tome the Job the Year 2001 and the Job of the Month, December 2001 for exquisite printing and creative design.

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