Gemey Kelly, a PhD student in Cultural Mediations, has been awarded the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation (SHMF) Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating Gemey on this honour!
The 2020 Sheila Mackay Advanced Studies Scholarship is awarded to a prominent member of the New Brunswick arts community.
Kelly is preparing a dissertation on the New Brunswick painter, Jack Humphrey
Jurors had high praise for Kelly’s extensive career achievements including leadership at Owens Art Gallery and her extensive history of definitive scholarly publications. They described Kelly as a strong New Brunswick voice with a national presence. She is engaged in scholarly research that promises to shine light on Jack Humphrey and address the issue of regionalism as an obstacle faced by artists throughout the history of Canadian art.
The adjudication committee consisted of the following arts professionals: Amy Ash, Jim Boyd, Elizabeth Grant, Christiana Myers, Maggie Rose, and Jennifer Stead.