The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts presented the Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medals at a celebration reception for RCA recipients in Toronto at the Gardiner Museum in late November 2012.
The Diamond Jubilee Medal recipients honoured by the RCA represent a range of individuals including RCA Members, RCA Past Presidents, as well as those who have given significant support and continued contribution to the RCA. Through their longstanding commitment and by their clear understanding of the importance of creating vibrant communities through the arts, these recipients have in turn fostered and celebrated the arts in Canada.
During this event, two distinguished Canadian artists, Landon Mackenzie RCA, painter, and Michel Dallaire RCA, industrial designer (BIXI Bike), each received the medal, and each delivered a talk that presented their work, discussing the importance of the arts in Canada.
The British Consul General Mr. Jonathan Dart presented the Jubilee Medals to the following recipients:
Debbie Adams RCA, Graphic Design
Douglas Bentham RCA, Sculpture
Ron Bolt RCA, Past President, Painting
Warren Carther RCA, Glass Art
Johnson Chou RCA, Vice President, Architecture/Design
George Cuthbertson RCA, Industrial Design
Michel Dallaire RCA, Industrial Design
Jerry Grey RCA, Painting
Stephen Hogbin RCA, Sculpture
J. Alison Hymas RCA, Past President, Interior Design
Tadeusz Jaworski RCA, Filmmaking
Gene Kinoshita RCA, Past President, Architecture
Doug Kirton RCA, Painting
Landon Mackenzie RCA, Painting
Ann McCall RCA, Past President, Printmaking
Helga Plumb RCA, Architecture
John A. Reeves RCA, Photography
Leslie Reid RCA, Painting
Milly Ristvedt RCA, Painting
Ann Roberts RCA, Ceramics
Carole Sabiston RCA, Textile Art
Ron Shuebrook RCA, Past President, Painting
Rebecca Sisler RCA, Sculpture
Jeremy Sturgess RCA, Architecture
Ernestine Tahedl RCA, Stained Glass Design
Stephen Teeple RCA, Architecture
Yves Trudeau RCA, Sculpture
Joseph-Richard Veilleux RCA, Vice President, Painting
Barbara Vogel RCA, President, Architecure
Jacek Vogel RCA, Architecture
Gesta Abols, Legal Advisor
John F. Bankes, Financial Advisor
Kelsey Blackwell, Strategy Advisor
Robin Higham, Supporter
John McColl, Portfolio Manager
Klaus Nienkämper, Benefactor
Steven Rosenberg, Accounting Services
Ross Walker, Supporter