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Marlene Hilton Moore: has been a recipient of many Public Art Commissions over the last twenty years. Significant works include the prestigious Valiants Memorial in Ottawa, Two Freedoms, McMurtry Gardens of Justice in Toronto, Wiidookdaadiwin in Simcoe County, The Volunteers, Halifax and Ad Astra, a monument to the 100th Anniversary of the RCAF, CFB Borden.
Marlene Hilton Moore has an extensive public exhibition schedule of solo and group exhibitions. Her sculptural and photographic work engages the human form, with a focus on the stereotypes that pressure women in today’s society as well as concerns regarding our human relationships as a whole.
In 2014, Hilton Moore received the City of Barrie’s Excellence in Arts Award. In 2010, she retired from teaching at the School of Design and Visual Arts, Georgian College following a distinguished 25-year teaching career.
Sandra Fraser is an independent curator, writer, and researcher specializing in modern and contemporary art. For nearly three decades her curatorial practice has been grounded in careful research and attentive collaboration, and she is known for producing exhibitions that are both timely and resonant, often engaging broader questions of cultural production and place. Deeply invested in how museums create meaning and foster a sense of belonging, Fraser approaches curating as a critical and ethical practice, attentive to context, audience, and lived experience.
Fraser has a Masters in Art History (York University), certificates in Museum Management and Curatorship (Fleming College) and Research Analyst (Georgian College), and a BA in Art History (University of Toronto). She has held senior curatorial roles at Remai Modern, the Mendel Art Gallery and MacLaren Art Centre, and previously taught Art History and Gallery Studies at Georgian College. Fraser currently teaches in the Museum and Gallery Studies program.
