Ron Shuebrook

Ron Shuebrook is a senior Canadian artist, educator, administrator, curator, writer, and cultural advocate who is Professor Emeritus at OCAD University in Toronto where he served as President from 2000 to 2005 and as Vice-President, Academic, from 1998 to 2002. In 2008, he was awarded a Doctor of Fine Art, Honoris Causa, for his contributions to art and education in Canada. In June 2005, the Ron Shuebrook Award in painting and drawing was endowed by faculty, staff, and friends of OCAD University. He is also former President of the Universities Art Association of Canada and former President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Shuebrook holds a B.Sc. in Art Education, an M.Ed. in Art Education from Kutztown University, PA, and an MFA in visual art from Kent State University, OH. He also studied on scholarship at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, and received a Fellowship in painting from the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA, from 1969-70. He has taught and been an administrator at seven Canadian universities and art schools including the University of Guelph (1988-98), where he was the Chair of Fine Art, founding Coordinator of the MFA Program in Studio Art in 1992, and led the renovation of the department’s facilities. In addition, his former colleagues established the Shuebrook Graduate Scholarship to recognize his commitment to the art and art history programs at the University of Guelph.

He has served as an external consultant and assessor in visual arts and design for more than twenty-five Canadian universities, colleges, and art school programs, as well as government agencies across Canada, including the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Nova Scotia Department of Culture, Recreation and Fitness.

Photo: George Steeves