Ian Thom

Ian M. Thom graduated from the University of British Columbia with an MA in Art History.   He worked at the Vancouver Art Gallery, as a cataloguer and then registrar, before leaving for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.  There he worked as Registrar, Curator and then Chief Curator.  He then moved to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, where he served as the first Curator of Collections.  Following this he moved to the Vancouver Art Gallery, where he served as Senior Curator for some thirty years.  He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2009.