Joseph Rumi, President![]() Joseph Rumi is the President of the Art Dealers Association of Canada (2019 – Present) and member of the Board of Directors (2015 – Present). He is also the Founder and President of Rumi Galleries, based in Oakville, Ontario (2007 – Present). Joseph has enjoyed a plus-20 year career in the Fine Arts Industry where he has excelled at leadership roles that combined conservation, curatorial and management positions. He is an accomplished specialist in Post-War Canadian, American and British Art, a seasoned gallery owner, and experienced business leader. He has applied his skill and effort to expand Rumi Galleries’ growth throughout Canada with a focus on the galleries’ three core collecting criteria of exceptional quality, condition and provenance. In doing so, Joseph has helped build many important collections and become an advisor to numerous clients in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Joseph takes a keen interest in the development and mentoring of young arts professionals and is known as a motivational leader in the Fine Arts community. He is a great supporter of Fine Arts education at all levels, providing guidance to university applicants and young professionals, as well as talks and tours for public and private educational institutions. He is a member of the Art and Art History Professional Advisory Council for Sheridan College (2014 – Present) and is the former Program Ambassador to Canada for Sotheby’s Institute of Art. In 2012, Joseph was invited to join the Art Dealers Association of Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Victoria (2005) and a Master’s in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and the University of Manchester (2007). He is a former Executive member of the Board of Directors of Oakville Galleries (2009-2016) and the Founder and Past Chair of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Art Council. Joseph also served on the Town of Oakville’s first ever Public Art Selection Committee and is an advisor to numerous artists and their estates. |
Deborah Herringer Kiss, Vice President
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Shelli Cassidy-McIntosh, DirectorShelli Cassidy-McIntosh is the Director of Olga Korper Gallery and Board Executive of the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC) and Foundation. With over 20 years in the industry, Shelli has become a noteworthy leader in the Toronto gallery network; specializing in curating Olga Korper Gallery's exhibitions and art fairs and conducting key art market research. Shelli began her career as the Assistant Curator of the London Life Insurance Company from 1996-1998 before moving to Toronto to expand her career in the commercial gallery sector. Shelli has over a 20 year history with the ADAC, as she managed the ADAC office from 1998-2002 before joining the Olga Korper Gallery in 2002. Shelli holds an Honours degree in Art History and Criticism from the University of Western Ontario and is an experienced fine art appraiser and accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) from 1999-2019. Shelli is a past President of the Board of Directors for Oakville Galleries from 2013-2016 and a vital board member from 2009-2016. She continues to lead special projects and initiatives with the ADAC Foundation and ADAC Board of Directors, promoting development, advocacy and communications within the organization. |
Colette Hubner, Director
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Jonathan Klinkhoff, Director
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Taiga Lipson, Treasurer![]() Taiga joined the Olga Korper Gallery staff in 2011 with a degree from Carleton University in art history and curatorial studies. As the third generation to enter the business, Taiga was trained to understand and cultivate the ethos of OKG. Taiga curates the exhibitions and art fairs, writes the essays for gallery press and catalogues, manages the gallery website and social media, and gives regular tours and talks inside the gallery and out. In some of her most recent art community roles, Taiga acted as a speaker at the AGO for ALAS “Art, Business and the Law: A Roundtable Discussion for Visual Artists”; a jury member for the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2017 and The Artist Project 2019; a panelist for CHANNEL No. 2, “Raised on Art”; a guest-curator at Propeller Gallery, "Live Longer, Piss Off Your Heirs", and episode #6 of The Lucky Few podcast — “Taiga Lipson on the Business of Art”. She is on the committees for Art/TO and MOCA Gala 2018. Taiga is deeply passionate about art literacy, aiming to bridge the often-intimidating gap between art and viewer, to encourage engaging and meaningful experiences with conceptual contemporary art. |
Mark London, Director
Originally selling Contemporary Canadian art, since the late 1980’s the gallery has specialized in art of the North. Mark is considered one of the leading specialists in Inuit Art. For the last number of years, Mark has been on the ADAC Artist Resale Rights Committee bringing his understanding of the Inuit art market to the table. He has been a crucial part of ADAC’s efforts to educate the Government on this issue. |
Stephen Bulger, Director
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Sarah Massie, DirectorBio coming soon. |