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The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan is
pleased to welcome Katie Brennan as the new
Executive Director. Brennan is a professional
artist who has served the last four years as
the Curator of the Lake Country Art Gallery.
She holds an MFA in studio art from the University
of Guelph and a BFA, also in studio art,
from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
She has taught in UBC Okanagan’s visual art
department and maintains strong ties to UBC
Okanagan -- in 2013 she co-curated an off-campus
showcase of student work in downtown
Kelowna. Brennan is also the Founder and Editor
in Chief of the Okanagan Art Review, an
online magazine and hub for visual arts in the
area.
Catherine Ouellet-
Martin has joined UBC’s
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
as the Administrative
Manager.
Catherine, a BCMA
Councillor, brings over
20 years of experience in the museum field.
Most recently as the Executive Director at the
Fraser River Discovery Centre for over 7 years,
Catherine played a leading role in establishing
the interpretive centre as an educational
and tourist destination. Catherine is excited
to guide the administration, financial management,
and strategic direction of Vancouver’s
natural history museum.
Ingrid Kolt has retired after 37 years of service
as Curator of Education for the Surrey Art Gallery.
Ingrid was hired in 1978 as the Gallery’s
first coordinator of education, events and volunteers,
a role that evolved to recognize her as
the Gallery’s Curator of Education and Public
Programs when, by the 1990s her area was expanded
to supervise additional specialists responsible
for visual art courses, interpretive
programming and volunteer programs. She
held this leadership position for most of the
Gallery’s 40 year history. She also founded the
Canadian Art Gallery/Museum Educators organization
in the 1980’s and served as a Canadian
representative to the National Art Education
Association.
Paul Ferguson joined
the team of the Royal
BC Museum in the
position of Registrar.
Prior to joining the
RBCM, Ferguson was
the Curator of the Chilliwack Museum and
Archives for 21 years.
Carol Brynjolfson, Conservator with the Museum
of Vancouver, will be retiring at the end
of 2015. She will be greatly missed as a voice of
conservation and care.
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