Jeffrey Spalding
About
Jeffrey John Spalding was a Scottish-born Canadian artist, curator, author, and educator. Spalding earned his BA in 1973 from the University of Guelph, a master's degree in art education from Ohio State University and an MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. For more than forty years, Spalding taught at various education institutions and was actively involved as a museum professional. Over the course of his career he worked as a curator and director at various visual arts institutions including the University of Lethbridge, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, the Glenbow Museum, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Between 1999 and 2002 Spalding served as the director of the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida. He served as the 30th president of the RCA from 2007 to 2009. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Chief Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
