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Cumming, Glen Edward was born on July 2, 1936 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Son of Alexander Edward Brown and Johanna Maria Christina (Van Der Doorn)Cumming.
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Glen Edward Cumming
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Glen Edward Cumming, Canadian Art gallery director. Member Canada Society Decorative Arts (national county 1986-1988), Canada Art Museum Dirs. Orgns. (president 1981-1982), Ontario Association Art Galleries (president 1974), International Association Art Critics, International Council Museum, Canada Club.
Education
Diploma fine arts, Alberta College Art, 1963.
Career
Assistant to director, Edmonton (Alberta) Art Gallery, 1963-1964;
director expressive arts, City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department, 1965-1967;
curator, Regina (Saskatchewan) Public Library Art Gallery, 1967-1969;
director, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario, 1969-1972;
director, Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, 1972-1973;
director, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, 1973-1989;
director, 49th Parallel Gallery for Contemporary Canada Art, New York City, 1989-1992;
director, Art Gallery of North York, Ontario, Canada, since 1993. Board directors Hamilton and Region Arts Council, 1987-1989, Art Magazine, Toronto, 1977-1980. Chairman art advising committee Mohawk College Applied Arts and Technology, 1979-1989.
Advisory Ontario College Art, 1979-1983. Member of advisory board Sir Sandford Fleming College, 1973.
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Membership
Member Canada Society Decorative Arts (national county 1986-1988), Canada Art Museum Dirs. Orgns. (president 1981-1982), Ontario Association Art Galleries (president 1974), International Association Art Critics, International Council Museum, Canada Club.
