As St. Catharines Art Association (SCAA) prepare to celebrate its 75th anniversary year, below is the list of our 2025/2026 Board, Volunteers, and Ambassadors:
SCAA BOARD 2025/2026
Chandi Jayawardena - President
Nancy Haskell - Vice President & Exhibition Hospitality
Tamara Sutton - Treasurer
Nina Tosato - Secretary
David Low - Past President (Scholarships, Awards & Exhibition Labels)
Brita Housez - Board Meeting Host
Bev Seddon - Special Projects
Matthias Bork - Exhibition Logistics & Deputy Webmaster
Saleem Rajabalee - Webmaster & Scholarship Coordinator
Susan Horn - Art Tours & Exhibition Hospitality
VOLUNTEERS
Helen Michlik - Membership Communication
Janice Low - 50/50 Draw
Fiona Dunbar - Members Meeting Arrangements
Ron Wilkie, RGD - Graphic Design Projects
AMBASSADORS
Dr. Debra Attenborough, PhD
Professor Amanda Burk, MFA
Bart Gazzola, MFA
We are always looking for more volunteers and people for sub-committees. Please contact any one of the Board members to find out how you can help, or email your desired area of volunteering to info@stcatharinesart.com.
Bart is an arts writer and independent curator based in Niagara. More information on: bartgazzola.com
Bart is co-editor for Curated, an online arts magazine and the primary writer / researcher for AIH Studios' continuing series Artists You Need to Know. He's published with PhotoED Magazine, Canadian Art, Blackfish Magazine, Magenta Magazine and Galleries West, as well as having worked in several galleries and artist-run spaces in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Since late 2022, Bart has hosted the 5 x 2 Visual Conversations (an informal meeting of visual artists to share their art and ideas) and has been the curator and facilitator of exhibitions at Mahtay Café & Lounge in downtown St. Catharines for three years.
Debra has spent a lifetime working and playing in the arts. She is the Executive Director of the Niagara Falls Art Gallery and previously worked at Rodman Hall Arts Centre and the Oakville Galleries.
Debra received a Bachelor of Arts in art history from the University of Toronto, a Masters in Arts Education and a PhD in the Sociology of Education from Brock University, She also attended Medaille University for Teacher Education.
Debra has served on number of regional Boards of Directors and advisory committees and has presented at education conferences throughout North America. Her publications include numerous articles for academic journals and popular culture magazines, in addition to various education manuals.
Amanda Burk is Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Visual Arts, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts at Brock University.
Amanda's studio practice is centred in drawing, and her research interests focus on contemporary Canadian drawing and studio-based pedagogy. Her artwork are in such collections as: the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Cobra to Contemporary (Netherlands), and the City of Toronto. Amanda worked as an Associate Researcher with the NSCAD University Drawing Lab, 2018-2023, and from 2011-2016, she ran Line Gallery in North Bay, producing 25 solo exhibitions.
Amanda received her MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and her BA with studio specialization from the University of Waterloo.