Board of Directors
Miriam Shiell
President
Tien Huang
Vice-President
Pierre-François Ouellette
Treasurer
Ian Muncaster
Secretary
Douglas Maclean
Patricia Feheley
Sandra Ainsley
Jeanette Langmann
Mary Sure Rankin
Powell MacDougall
Biographies...
Past Presidents
Michael Gibson 2007-2009
Patricia Feheley 2004-2007
Jane Corkin 1999-2004
Fela Grunwald 1995-1999
Susan Whitney 1991-1995
Elca London 1989-1991
Olga Korper 1985-1989
Jean-Pierre Valentin 1981-1985
John Robertson 1975-1981
Walter Moos 1973-1975
Jerrold Morris 1970-1973
Mira Goddard 1967-1970
Staff
Johanna Robinson, Manager
Amy Piotrowski
Contact...
Miriam Shiell
President
Tien Huang
Vice-President
Pierre-François Ouellette
Treasurer
Ian Muncaster
Secretary
Douglas Maclean
Patricia Feheley
Sandra Ainsley
Jeanette Langmann
Mary Sure Rankin
Powell MacDougall
Biographies...
Past Presidents
Michael Gibson 2007-2009
Patricia Feheley 2004-2007
Jane Corkin 1999-2004
Fela Grunwald 1995-1999
Susan Whitney 1991-1995
Elca London 1989-1991
Olga Korper 1985-1989
Jean-Pierre Valentin 1981-1985
John Robertson 1975-1981
Walter Moos 1973-1975
Jerrold Morris 1970-1973
Mira Goddard 1967-1970
Staff
Johanna Robinson, Manager
Amy Piotrowski
Contact...
The History of the Art Dealers Association of Canada
In the early 1960's, a group of art dealers in Montreal decided to form an association that would represent the top dealers in Canada who were committed to setting a standard of professionalism based on respect for one another, their artists and the broader arts community.
The association was established to provide a professional platform that would set ethical standards for operating galleries, lobby government on issues affecting the visual arts, and consider the problems of fake, forged and misrepresented art sold in member galleries.
Their efforts were realized in 1966 when the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) invited a group of dealers to Stanley House, New Brunswick, to discuss establishing a closer liason with the visual arts community. The dealers who attended were: Dolores Booth, Mira Godard, Avrom Isaacs, Walter Moos, and John Robertson. David Silcox, the CCA representative, and Jake Moore, CEO of Brascon and a notable collector, were also present. As a result of this meeting, the vision of the national art dealers association was formed.
The association was officially incorporated on September 6, 1966 as the Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada/L'Association professionnelle des galeries d'art du Canada. In 2001, the membership voted to change the name to the Art Dealers Association of Canada / Association des Marchands d'Art du Canada.
circa 1997
circa 2002
circa 2009
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In the early 1960's, a group of art dealers in Montreal decided to form an association that would represent the top dealers in Canada who were committed to setting a standard of professionalism based on respect for one another, their artists and the broader arts community.
The association was established to provide a professional platform that would set ethical standards for operating galleries, lobby government on issues affecting the visual arts, and consider the problems of fake, forged and misrepresented art sold in member galleries.
Their efforts were realized in 1966 when the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) invited a group of dealers to Stanley House, New Brunswick, to discuss establishing a closer liason with the visual arts community. The dealers who attended were: Dolores Booth, Mira Godard, Avrom Isaacs, Walter Moos, and John Robertson. David Silcox, the CCA representative, and Jake Moore, CEO of Brascon and a notable collector, were also present. As a result of this meeting, the vision of the national art dealers association was formed.
The association was officially incorporated on September 6, 1966 as the Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada/L'Association professionnelle des galeries d'art du Canada. In 2001, the membership voted to change the name to the Art Dealers Association of Canada / Association des Marchands d'Art du Canada.
circa 1997
circa 2002
circa 2009
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