Jacqueline Shumiatcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacqueline Shumiatcher

Canadian philanthropist and art collector

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Vendin-le-Vieil, Hauts-de-France, France

Profession: art collector

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jacqueline Clay Shumiatcher, (born April 29, 1923) is a Canadian philanthropist, arts patron, and art collector.
She and her husband Morris C.
Shumiatcher began supporting the arts community in Regina, Saskatchewan, shortly after their marriage in 1955, an endeavor which she has continued since Morris' death in 2004.
The couple were avid collectors of Inuit art and artwork by local artists.
In 2014 she donated 1,310 Inuit sculptures and paintings by the Regina Five, worth an estimated C$3 million, to the University of Regina.
She has received many honours and awards, including the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2001 and the Order of Canada in 2017.