Board of Directors

Meet our Board of Directors for 2025-2026

The Society of Canadian Artists board of directors is made up from volunteer members from across Canada. Our Executive team consists of the President, Vice President, Exhibitions Director & Treasurer. Directors also chair various committees or are representatives for the geographical area in which they reside. 

We are always looking for volunteers to fill various roles.  If you are interested in being part of the board, or a committee, please contact Nancy Overbury, president@societyofcanadianartists.com

Executive officers

Nancy Overbury SCA
Nancy Overbury SCA President
Nancy Overbury is a professional visual artist and designer with over 25 years of experience in the creative industries. A long-time advocate for Canadian artists, she has served on the SCA Board in multiple capacities, including Vice President and Director of Exhibitions. Passionate about fostering artistic excellence, Nancy is committed to building a strong, collaborative board that works together to advance the SCA’s mission.
Kate Taylor SCA
Kate Taylor SCA Vice President
Kate Taylor is an award-winning full time abstract artist born in Cambridge, England, and now works out of her studio in Toronto, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western University. Inspired by nature, Kate is committed to capturing the energy and joy you feel when deeply present in nature. She uses a palette knife to create multi-layered texture and evoke the movement and energy of the word around us.
Manny Schulz SCA
Manny Schulz SCA Past President & Director
Born in Winnipeg, Manny graduated from the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Architecture in 1981 and afterwards worked as a freelance artist. In 1985, Manny took a pause from his artwork to pursue his business career and obtained an MBA and an accounting designation. In 2016, following a 31-year hiatus from painting, Manny returned to his artwork and has exhibited his acrylic paintings in numerous galleries and juried competitions. Since 2020, Manny has had five paintings juried into Open International Juried Exhibitions curated by the SCA and in April 2021 was elected to the SCA.
Shawn Mahoney
Shawn Mahoney Treasurer and Director
​Shawn is a Canadian sculptor from Manitoba. He transforms stone boulders or blocks, and paint, into movement and messages. His work is derived from his process of examining the shape the stone offers, sketching out a form, removing as much of the internal mass as possible while still maintaining the outer shape.

Committee chairs

Wendy Robertson
Wendy Robertson Secretary
Manny Schulz SCA
Manny Schulz SCA Social Media Chair
Born in Winnipeg, Manny graduated from the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Architecture in 1981 and afterwards worked as a freelance artist. In 1985, Manny took a pause from his artwork to pursue his business career and obtained an MBA and an accounting designation. In 2016, following a 31-year hiatus from painting, Manny returned to his artwork and since 2020, Manny has had five paintings juried into Open International Juried Exhibitions curated by the SCA and in April 2021 was elected to the SCA.
Sarah Marie Lacy SCA
Sarah Marie Lacy SCA Website/ IT Support
Mary Gartlan
Mary Gartlan Communications
Nadia Ramnarine
Nadia Ramnarine Exhibitions Director
Robert Potvin SCA
Robert Potvin SCA Nominations
Robert was born in the town of Grimsby, Ontario and presently resides in Whitefish, Ontario. He is a self-taught artist who works primarily in acrylics on board. With his paintings, he seeks to explore themes of individuality, isolation and obsolescence. He can be found working at his studio on the shores of Fairbank Lake.
Josee Tellier SCA
Josee Tellier SCA Quebec Representative
Membership
Membership Vacant
Nominations Open

Regional Representatives

Western Representative
Atlantic Representative
Ontario Representative
Quebec Representative