Nancy Geddes Poole

Born in London, Ontario, Nancy Geddes Poole was interested in art from a young age. She attended public schools in London and, in the eighth grade, sat behind Margot Ariss and watched her draw in the margins of her books. At Central Collegiate, Poole took art classes from Tony Gillies but it was apparent to her she did not have the same talent for creating art as her peers. Later, Poole attended Branksome Hall in Toronto ...

Arlene Kennedy

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Arlene Kennedy has earned a B.A.(Hons.) in Fine Arts from Western University, a Diploma in Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and an M.A. in Art Education from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (today known as NSCAD University) ...

Paddy Gunn O'Brien

Paddy Gunn O’Brien was born in England in 1929. During World War Two she was evacuated to Canada and would spend five years (1940-1945) at Ovenden Ladies College, a boarding school in Barrie, Ontario ...

Judith Rodger

Judith Rodger is a freelance curator and art historian based in London, Ontario. She has worked at what is now Museum London, McIntosh Gallery at Western University and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. She has a BA in English and Psychology from McGill University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education for the University of London (UK) and an MA in the History of Art from the University of Toronto ...

Victoria Stasiuk

Victoria Stasiuk is active in building resilience in the cultural sector through digital strategies and online and onsite experiences linked to the mission and mandate of cultural organizations. Consulting projects and employment in the last twenty years have focused on maximizing existing cultural assets of communities to increase community engagement, audiences, revenue, tourism, and economic development revitalization ...