Ian Dejardin

Ian Dejardin
Born
Ian A. C. Dejardin

(1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69)
Alma mater
Known forDulwich Picture Gallery, Former director
Scientific career
FieldsArt history
Institutions
  • Dulwich Picture Gallery, Director (2005–2017)
  • McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Chief executive (2017–2023)

Ian A. C. Dejardin (born 26 August 1955)[1] is an art historian who was director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Dulwich, England.[2] In August 2016 Dulwich Picture Gallery announced that he would be leaving to become chief executive of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Ontario in April 2017.[3] He is married to Eric Pearson, his partner since 1987, and lives in Toronto, Canada.[4]

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian Media & News. 26 August 2014. p. 31.
  2. ^ Ingrid Beazley (editor), What Are YOU Like, Ian Dejardin, Director of DPG? Dulwich OnView, 25 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Ian A C Dejardin, Sackler Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, to join McMichael Canadian Art Collection". Dulwich Picture Gallery. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ James Adams, "McMichael taps British arts administrator Ian Dejardin as next executive director". The Globe and Mail, August 2, 2016.