Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 20, 2014
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For her contributions to both the arts community and to mental health advocacy as the president and artistic executive director of Workman Arts.

Lisa Brown is driven by the conviction that artistic expression can have a positive impact on people living with mental illness or addictions. Over 28 years ago, she founded Workman Arts, an innovative and unique organization that provides artists with mental health or addiction challenges with professional training, performance space and exhibition opportunities. She also founded the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, the Being Scene Art Exhibition, the Madness and Arts World Festival and the Mad Couture Catwalk to help break down stereotypes about mental illness and increase our understanding of the connection between arts and healing.