Art Gallery of Ontario and Violet Loo

museum staff: One, Violet Loo, the board chair, noticed Jost and beelined for him, according to Toronto Star. You’re stealing him from us, she said to me, addressing the then-fresh announcement that Jost would be leaving the museum after five years to assume the leadership of the Art Gallery of Ontario, which he begins Monday. Nearby, up a small flight of stairs across the museum central courtyard, which is anchored by a reflecting pool, VIPs — board members, donors — were squired by senior museum staff through a small side door, slipping quietly inside in the midday sun. How could you He stood and gave her a long, heartfelt hug before she continued on her way. The donor was in the market to acquire a Roy Lichtenstein painting; Jensen was counselling her on what to buy so that the piece, which she would eventually donate, would be complementary to the museum own. After entertaining Loo, Jost shook hands and made animated, friendly chit chat with a prospective donor being squired through the very same door by the museum contemporary art curator, Jay Jensen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.