Evelyn McBryan
1911 - 1985
Among her many lifetime accomplishments, Mrs. McBryan worked tirelessly to make the Arts a reality in the country of the Peace, serving on the Provincial Board of Culture and the Visual Arts Board in 1960. In 1964, she became the Arts and Crafts Coordinator for the City of Grande Prairie, a position she held for ten years. She was appointed to the Alberta Art Foundation Board in 1973, where she established a school exhibition program and was responsible for organizing the Peace Region Arts Council that same year. In 1976 Mrs McBryan received the prestigious Alberta Achievement Award for her contributions to the province and on her death in 1985, the Prairie Art Gallery dedicated a room in her honour.