Doris Shadbolt

Doris Shadbolt, née Meisel LL. D. D.F.A. (November 28, 1918 – December 22, 2003) was an art historian, author, curator, cultural bureaucrat, educator and philanthropist who had an important impact on the development of Canadian art and culture.

Early life and education Doris (née Meisel) on November 28, 1918, in Preston, Ontario, Canada. Doris grew up and was educated with her two sisters, Grace and Ruth, in Ontario. She later attended the University of Toronto where she received an Honours Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, specializing in Fine Arts under the direction of both Charles Comfort and John Alford. It was during this time she met her future husband, Jack Shadbolt. Although offered a Fellowship at Columbia University in New York, she chose to marry Jack Shadbolt in 1945. In 1963, she was moved into the role of Curator. From 1967 to 1975, Shadbolt served as the senior curator, then associate director, and was responsible for the Vancouver Art Gallery's collections and exhibition program. This book was followed in 1986 by her biography Bill Reid which won the 1987 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. In 1990, an additional book was published by Shadbolt called Emily Carr. At 84 years of age, Doris Shadboldt published her final book on Emily Carr, called Seven Journeys: the sketchbooks of Emily Carr (2002). Shadbolt's books are considered important reference material for these British Columbian artists.

Awards Doris Shadbolt won several awards for her non-fiction as well as honorary doctorate degrees from Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In addition to becoming an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1976, she received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 1990. Doris Shadbolt received numerous additional awards for her contributions to literature and the arts: Officer of the Order of Canada, 1973 recognizes two local Vancouver artists each year with an award of $10,000, and awards an outstanding contributor to British Columbia culture with $50,000 every five years. located in Burnaby, British Columbia, is named after Jack and Doris Shadbolt.

Selected works The Art of Emily Carr . Published by Douglas & McIntyre & Clarke Irwin, 1979 (book); reprinted as paper-back 1988 Bill Reid. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 1986 (book); re-printed in soft cover 1988 Emily Carr. Douglas & McIntyre, 1990 Seven Journeys: The Sketchbooks of Emily Carr. Douglas & McIntyre, 2002 Shadbolt, Doris and Boulet, Roger. Watercolours and Drawings of Emily Carr. Victoria: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1977. Nancy Riley and Doris Shadbolt, Wayne Ngan: Island Potter, DVD, Directed by Nancy Riley. CBC, 1980, DVD.

Board member and committee representations First Canadian Film Development Corporation, Board Member Canadian Craft Museum, Board Member Canada Council, Board Member Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, Member São Paulo Biennale International Jury, 1968 Canadian Massey Awards Jury, 1970 Canada Council Periodicals Committee, 1971-1973 First Canadian Postage Stamp Design Committee, 1969-1972 Canadian Eskimo Art Council, Affiliate, 1967-1973 Canadian Film Development Corporation, board member, 197-1975 National Museums of Canada, Museums Assistance Program, Grants Committee, 1980-84 Society for Critical Art Publications, board member, 1985-1988 Canada Council Arts Advisory Committee, 1985-1988 Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisitions Committee Art for Public Places Sub-Committee (City of Vancouver)

Honorary degrees Simon Fraser University, 1994 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 1995 University of British Columbia