HAMMOCK, Virgil, B.F.A., M.F.A., A.I.C.A.; professor emeritus; b. Long Beach, Calif., USA 5 Aug. 1938; s. Elisha Virgil and Jean A. (Beatty) Hammock; children: Päivi L.A. Klausing, Claudette V. Hammock, Demian V. Hammock; e. San Francisco Art Inst. B.F.A. 1965; Indiana Univ. M.F.A. 1967; PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF FINE ARTS, MOUNT ALLISON UNIV. 2005– ; Prof. of Fine Arts, Mount Allison Univ., Sackville, N.B. 1975–2004 (Head, Dept. of Fine Arts 1975–84, 1987–90, 1993–99); US Army 1956–59; immigrated to Canada 1967; Instr., Univ. of Alta. 1967–68, Asst. Prof. of Art 1968–70; Assoc. Prof. of Art, Univ. of Manitoba 1970–75; Dir., Univ. of Alta. Art Gall. and Museum 1968–70; Dir. of Exbns., Gallery 1.1.1., Univ. of Manitoba 1970–73; Acting Dir., Owens Art Gall., Mount Allison Univ. 1988–89; Pres., Universities Art Assn. of Canada 1973–79; Pres., Cdn. Section, Internat. Assn. of Art Critics (AICA) 1976–80, 1987–91, Mem., Internat. Council of Admin., AICA 1975– , Vice-Pres., Internat., AICA 1987–90; mem. Ed. Bd. Vie des Art 1973–80; Artfocus 1990– ; Artsatlantic 1999–2004; Pres., Mount Allison Fac. Assn. 1979–80, 1982–84; Pres., Sackville Co-op 1995–99; Bd. Mem., N.B. Arts Bd. 1996–2002; mem., N.B. Fdn. for the Arts 1999; Renaissance Sackville 1998– ; Councillor, Town of Sackville 1999–2012; Pres., Rotary Club of Sackville 2001–02; Bd., South East Economic Comn. 2000–02; Pres., Tantramar Civic Centre 2002–07; Bd. Mem., South-East Regional Health Authority 2004–08; Commissioner, Tantramar Planning District Comn. 2005–12; Adjunct Curator, Beaverbrook Art Gallery 2013– ; co-author: 16 Quebec Painters in their Milieu 1978; Pol Mara 1990; Herman Muys en Monique Maylart 1992; Jacky DeMaeyer 1993; Edward Leibovitz 1994; Paul Smolder 1994; Juan Kiti 1995; Cesar Bailleux 1996; Liberal Education and the Small University in Canada 1996; Daisy Wilford 1997; Guy Van den Bulcke 1997; Silvain 1997; Hélèn Jacubowicz 1998; Marijan Kolesar 1999; Guy Van den Bulcke: His Presence in the United States 2003; author of num. articles in Cdn. and internat. journals and magazines; honours: Hon. Rotarian, Rotary Club of Sackville 2005– ; Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Sackville 2008