Member Recognition
The Society of Canadian Artists would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to those members, past and present, who have dedicated their time and commitment to the advancement of our society.
Here we honor our Founding Members, Life Members and Honorary Members. We also recognize those members who have volunteered to run our organization, our Past Presidents.
We also pay respect to those members who are no longer with us.
Founding Members
GEOFFREY ARMSTRONG, SCA
PAT FAIRHEAD, SCA
INA GILBERT, SCA
GEORGE SHANE, SCA
AL HASLETT, SCA
LIFE MEMBERS
Life members have the distinction of being an active member in good standing for 30 or more years. That is quite the achievement!
Janet Baker, SCA
Janet Basmadjian, SCA
Susan Blackadar, SCA
Ron Bolt, SCA
Zora Buchanan, SCA
Paul Chester, SCA
Deborah Colvin, SCA
Barbara Cooper, SCA
Les Dewar, SCA
Sally Durie, SCA
Elizabeth Elliot, SCA
Shirley Erskine, SCA
Linda Finn, SCA
Barbara Fostka, SCA
Collee Foster, SCA
Justine Giuliani, SCA
Heather Grindley, SCA
Linda Kemp, SCA
Brent Laycock, SCA
Ken Mamchure, SCA
Carolyn Megill, SCA
Margaret Nurse, SCA
Carol Schieffeger, SCA
Arthur Steven, SCA
Yoshiko Sunahara, SCA
Janine Tardif-Hebert, SCA
Johanna Van Kempen, SCA
Michael Walker, SCA
Donna Wise, SCA
Mary Wright, SCA
Laurie-Ann Zachar Copple, SCA
Donna Jo Massie, SCA
honorary members
Elected honorary members
These Elected members have received Honorary membership for their continuous and exemplary contributions to the Society of Canadian Artists.
Janet Basmadjian, SCA
Ron Bolt, SCA
Josy Britton, SCA
Dorothy Chisholm, SCA
Elizabeth Crammond, SCA
Sue Ericsson, SCA
Pat Fairhead, SCA
Kathy Hildebrandt, SCA
Peggy Johnston, SCA
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA
Carolyn Megill, SCA
Joan Nicol, SCA
Kjell Orrling, SCA
Karin Richter, SCA
George Sanders, SCA
Andrew Sookrah, SCA
honorary members
The Society of Canadian Artists also bestows Honorary members to those outside of the society who have made significant contributions to either the society itself or the arts community in general.
Judy Bolt
Bill Buchanan
Ina Gilbert
Neil Patterson
Mary Pratt
The Honorable Senator, Patricia Bovey
Past Presidents
The SCA owes a debt of gratitude to those members who have generously volunteered their time to guide the society over the decades.
George Shane, SCA
(1957-60)
Al Haslett, SCA
(1960-62)
Pat Fairhead, SCA
(1962-68)
Ina Gilbert, SCA
(1968, 1970)
Ron Bolt, SCA
(1969-70, 1972-74)
Janet Basmadjian,
SCA (1978-80)
Carolyn Megill, SCA (1983)
Peggy Johnston, SCA (1986)
Elizabeth Crammond, SCA (1991-93)
George Sanders, SCA
(1993-96)
Sue Ericsson, SCA
(1996-98)
Kjell Orrling, SCA
(1998-2000)
Peter Large, SCA
(2000-02)
Zora Buchanan, SCA
(2002-04)
Lynn Soehner, SCA
(2004-06)
Gerald St. Maur, SCA
(2011–12)
Josy Britton, SCA
(2012–15)
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA (2015–16)
Ortansa Moraru, SCA
(2016–19)
Kathy Hildebrandt, SCA
(2019-2021)
Marissa sweet, SCA
(2021-2023)
Office of the President
From 2007 to 2011, the SCA operated without one person assuming the President position. The following members stepped up to work together to fulfill the role.
Bill Buchanan, FCA
(2007)
Eva Gerold, SCA
(2007)
Linda Hobley, SCA
(2007)
Karin Richter, SCA
(2006-2008)
Dorothy Chisholm, SCA
(2008-11)
Andrew Sookrah, SCA (2008-11)
Gilbert Strudwick,
SCA (2008)
Ed Yaghdjian, SCA
(2008)
Stuart Arnett, SCA
(2009–11)
Josy Britton, SCA
(2009–11)
In Memoriam
The Society of Canadian Artists extends their condolences to the family and friends of members who have passed on. This is a partial list since 2013, of those members who are no longer with us.
Ina Gilbert, SCA (Hon) Founder (2023)
Shernya Vininsky, SCA (2022)
Gerald Lock, SCA (St. Maur) (2022)
Lucie Simons, SCA (2021)
David Bircher, SCA (2021)
Gil Caldwell SCA (2021)
Chris Katzeil SCA (2021)
Anthony J Batten SCA Hon. (2020)
Elizabeth Myles Elliot (2020)
Peter Gough SCA (2020)
Ann Kelly Walsh (2020)
Joanne Lucas Warren (2019)
Mary Pratt, Hon (2018)
Geoffrey Armstrong, SCA (2018)
Janet Basmadjian, SCA (2018)
Shelley Beach, SCA (2018)
Mary Anne Ludlam, SCA (2016)
Elizabeth Gibson, SCA
George Minard Sanders, SCA Hon. (2015)
Aliasghar Massoumi, SCA (2016)
Jeanette Labelle, SCA (2015)
Pierrette Dulude-Bohay, SCA (2015)
Darlean Morris, SCA (2014)
John Mlacak, SCA (2014)
Paul Rupert, SCA (2013)