• Deceased
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 23, 1997
  • Invested on: May 07, 1998

  Her sustained generosity to arts and culture is legendary. She has supported numerous individuals and groups through a conscious decision to finance the imagination and creativity of artists. Her patronage of the Canadian arts community, particularly during times of decreased funding, has in turn strengthened the national character and inspired others to contribute to the arts sector. Evidence of her ongoing philanthropy is her recent creation and funding of Survivors in Search of a Voice, a travelling exhibit of commissioned works by women artists to raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 30, 1992
  • Invested on: October 21, 1992

  An active patroness of the arts, particularly of the Canadian craft movement and visual arts scene, she has supported various artistic and cultural organizations over the years. She is currently serving in many capacities, including on the Boards of Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, the Glenn Gould Foundation and the M. Joan Chalmers Cultural Centre Foundation in Ottawa. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: June 29, 1987
  • Invested on: October 28, 1987

  This Torontonian has devoted herself to the service of the arts. She has taken an active interest in many cultural organizations and institutions such as the Young People's Theatre, the Canadian Conference of the Arts and the Canadian Crafts Council, serving on the executive and giving considerable financial support to these causes. Many a struggling artist or artists' guild has reason to be grateful for her financing and for her wise and helpful counsel.