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Ms. Shirley L. Thomson

  • Deceased

    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1993-10-27
      Invested on: 1994-04-13
      She has always been a devoted champion of the humanities, whether as an editor for NATO, an executive for UNESCO, or a museum director and curator. As Director of the National Gallery of Canada, she has exemplified imagination, leadership and scholarship in offering Canadians some of this country's most cherished and historically important works of art.

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 2001-05-30
      Invested on: 2001-12-04
      Displaying extraordinary vision and determination, she succeeds in bringing art to people and people to art. Both the National Gallery and the Canada Council for the Arts have been enriched by her leadership and ability to blend art with entrepreneurship. Demonstrating a lifelong commitment to uphold the highest principles of artistic integrity, she continues to sculpt Canada's artistic milieu and to encourage an increased awareness of, and appreciation for, our rich and diverse community of visual and performing artists. This is a promotion within the Order.