Annette Hurtig
Individual
Roles
Curator, Educator, WriterBiography
Annette Hurtig was born in Edmonton, Alberta and died peacefully in 2012 in Victoria, British Columbia. After earning her MA at the University of Saskatchewan and trying her hand at farming in Nova Scotia, Annette moved to Hornby Island in 1977. There she influenced generations as a schoolteacher before embarking on a 25-year career as a celebrated curator, arts administrator, and writer. From her base on Hornby, with occasional residencies in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Regina, and Kamloops, she mounted dozens of exhibitions and mentored many young curators. Those who knew her loved her gift for conversation, her critical mind, her feminism, her love of nature, and her passion for justice and art.Adapted from Legacy, 2012