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Vancouver Institute Lectures

Shaman of Suburbia : The conflicted personality and art of Jack Shadbolt Mertens, Susan M.

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Ms. Mertens is a respected arts critic, cultural commentator, and educator with an extensive career in both Canadian and international arts media. Her insightful art commentary has appeared in numerous publications and has been featured on radio and television broadcasts. As a senior art critic for the Vancouver Sun, she was introduced to the work of Jack Shadbolt, leading to a professional friendship that spanned twenty-five years. During her tenure as a Shadbolt Fellow at Simon Fraser University, she authored Jack Shadbolt: In His Words (2024), an edited collection of his poems, letters, and journals. Ms. Mertens was born in Toronto and educated at the universities of Carleton, Guelph and UBC in Canada, and the University of Cambridge, England, in philosophy.

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