Charitable art donations
Over the years, I have made charitable and cultural property donations to several Canadian art galleries and museums. It is with great pleasure that I can look back and take pride in these philanthropic donations. Please take some time to visit these institutions and consider supporting Canadian arts and culture. In particular, family art donations over the years to Western University in my hometown of London, Ontario, have granted me membership on the university's prestigious donor list of its 1876 Societies.
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Year of Donation: 2017
Institution: Western University Donation: Nur art work by my mother, Canadian visual artist Jamelie Hassan donated to Western Libraries in memory of my grandparents Ayshi and Alex Hassan. The work depicts what is known as the Verse of Light from the Qur’an. The donated artwork is a reproduction of an intricate work of calligraphy, forming a circle across four panels on the ceiling of the library at the Great Mosque of Xi’an in China. The four-panel piece was installed near the Archives and Research Collections Centre at Weldon. MEDIA
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Jamelie Hassan, Canadian, b. 1948, Light Upon Light (in memory of Emina Hadzic Hassan),
1997, Watercolour on paper
46 x 61 cm
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Year of Donation: 2016
Institution: Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario Donation: Watercolour Light Upon Light (in memory of Emina Hadzic Hassan), May 20, 1997, by my mother, Canadian visual artist Jamelie Hassan. This watercolour was painted in memory of my cousin Ali's wife, Emina, who passed away in 1997. The work's title comes from the 35th verse of the 24th Sura of the Koran, known as the "Verse of Light." Plants, oriental tiles, ceramics, and lanterns are common motifs in Hassan's work. Often she links these personal objects to broader political concerns, but here the objects create a more personal statement. The juxtaposition of the plant and tiles in her studio space spoke to Hassan as she mourned the loss of her niece and the act of painting these objects became a way of expressing her grief. The work is currently on exhibit until January 23, 2021, at the Woodstock Art Gallery: Dance Me to the End of Love: A Virtual Exhibition |
My mom in her library.
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Year of Donation: 2017
Institution: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Ontario Donation: Collection of 150 books from our family library in London, Ontario. This donation was made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Canada. |
Prove It, 1990, Mixed Media
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Year of Donation: 2014
Institution: Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia Donation: Prove It, (1990), mixed media installation by my mother, Canadian visual artist Jamelie Hassan. Prove It was certified in 2015 as an object of outstanding significance and national importance by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. This donation was made in memory of my grandmother Ayshi Shousher Hassan, who passed away in London, Ontario, in February 2014. |
Curfew, 2007, Watercolour on paper
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Year of Donation: 2013
Institution: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Donation: Curfew (2007), a series of four watercolours on paper by my mother, Canadian visual artist Jamelie Hassan |
Bowering Westmount #3, 1967
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Year of Donation: 2013
Institution: Museum London, London, Ontario Donation: Bowering Westmount #3, collage and stamp-pad ink by Canadian visual artist Greg Curnoe (1967). This artwork was a gift to my mother, Jamelie Hassan, from the Canadian artist Greg Curnoe in 1973. |
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Year of Donation: 2011
Institution: University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta Donation: Hong Kong Seller Series, (1993) Colour Photography. |
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Year of Donation: 2011
Institution: Museum London, London, Ontario Donation: two artworks, one by kerry ferris and another by Gerard Pas. kerry ferris, from Gris Ford, Arctic Series, (1980). Watercolour on paper. The work was acquired through a trade of artworks between Jamelie Hassan and kerry ferris. Gerard Pas, “study for miracle at Lourdes installation” (1986), with an inscription to Ron & Jamelie & Tariq. Watercolour on paper. The painting was received from Gerard Pas as a housewarming gift in 1986. |
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Year of Donation: 2009
Institution: Museum London, London, Ontario Donation: Two artworks by Canadian visual artist Shelagh Keeley and one by Canadian visual artist Fern Helfand. Shelagh Keeley, My Father's Death - Mass Grave Piece, El Salvador (1982). Oil stick. The Butcher Shop in Tunisia… (1983). Chalk pastel and graphite Fern Helfand, Atomic Bomb Dome (1983). Gelatin silver print collage |
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Year of Donation: 2009
Institution: McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London, Ontario Donation: Five artworks by my mother, Canadian visual artist Jamelie Hassan.
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Year of Donation: 2008
Institution: McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London, Ontario Donation: Artwork by my father, Canadian visual artist Dave Gordon, "Don't Carp London, Ontario, 1975". |
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Year of Donation: 2006
Institution: Museum London, London, Ontario Donation: Two paintings by my father, Canadian artist Dave Gordon, Brown Bullhead 1986, and 3lbs, 17" bass, 1988 |
