Pat at work - making a rug for the China Terrace!

Born in Baltimore, MD, raised in Richmond, VA and a Canadian citizen since 1969, Pat Webster has traveled and studied art around the world.

She holds a BA degree in philosophy from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, VA and a MA in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. 

She is married to journalist Norman Webster and has five children and four grandchildren (so far!). She studied at the University of London in the 1960s. She and her family lived in China during the Cultural Revolution (1969-71) and in England during the Thatcher years (1978-81).

An advocate of bilingualism with honourary doctorates from Laurentian University and the University of Prince Edward Island, Pat has been recognized by the governments of Canada and France for her promotion of bilingual education and parent activism.  She was a founding member of Blue Metropolis, Montreal's international literary festival, and a director of the Stratford Festival of Canada.