Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2012-11-19
Invested on: 2013-12-13
Roald Nasgaard is a champion of contemporary Canadian art. His long and distinguished museum career includes 15 years as chief curator of the Art Gallery of Ontario. In this role, he thoughtfully oversaw the expansion of the gallery’s permanent collection and curated landmark exhibitions, notably The Mystic North. He is a professor of art history at universities in Canada and the United States, and a promoter of Canadian artists. His book Abstract Painting in Canada is considered to be the definitive work on this 20th-century movement.