GERSHON ISKOWITZ FOUNDATION

The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation was established in 1985 and was granted its charitable status one year later. Its terms were established by Walter Moos and Jeanette Hlinka, who became the first directors together with Gershon Iskowitz. Nancy Hushion was appointed Executive Director in 1989 and managed the foundation until her retirement in 2025, when Sarah Robayo Sheridan assumed the role.

Since its inception, the foundation has focused on supporting the Gershon Iskowitz Prize. It also has the responsibility to preserve, promote and exhibit Gershon Iskowitz’s work. In celebration of the foundation’s 10th Anniversary in 1996, 148 paintings and works on paper from the estate were gifted to over thirty public art galleries across Canada.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sarah Robayo Sheridan

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Peggy Gale, President
Jay Smith, Treasurer
Catherine Crowston
Michelle Jacques
Stephan Jost
Sarah Milroy
Gerald McMaster
Liza Murrell

PAST MEMBERS

Richard Balfour
David Birkenshaw
Tom Bjarnason, President 2013–2018
Jessica Bradley
Garth Drabinsky
Julia Foster
George Gilmour
Jeanette Hlinka, President 1986–2013
Ihor Holubizky
Nancy Hushion, Executive Director 1989–2025
Geoffrey James
John Massey
Bruce Mau
David Moos
Walter Moos
Roald Nasgaard
Margaret Priest
Luke Rombout
Stephen Smart
Matthew Teitelbaum
David Townley
Marvin Yontef
Boris Zerafa