Obituary
May 6, 1947 - June 17, 2025
On June 4, 2025, after another happy morning painting in his Toronto studio, Alex was badly injured when he tripped and fell at a nearby intersection. Rushed to hospital, he received excellent care but the large painting he was working on that morning, Big Dipper, will never be finished. Alex breathed his last on June 17 with his beloved wife, Lorna Hawrysh, holding his hand and family by his side.
Alex Cameron is celebrated in Canada as one of our most distinguished contemporary painters. His oils, watercolours, and early acrylics are in many Canadian museums and hundreds of corporate and private collections, including those of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Office of the Prime Minister. People who knew him say that his richly worked canvases with swatches of brilliant colour left a lasting impression, not only in memory but in their hearts.
Between 1975 and 1987 Alex was also mechanic and tuner for Miles Baldwin, a top North American Formula 1 and 2 motorcycle road racer. Alex and Miles shared an intensity of purpose and warrior spirit that drove them to be the best. Team Milo put Miles on the podium many times.
When not racing or travelling with good friend artist David Bolduc, Alex was dedicated to painting every day. Through changing seasons and despite times of illness, he remained faithful to his daily trip to the studio. When a stroke in 2012 rendered his right arm useless, he used his time lying on the hospital bed to figure out how to paint with just one hand. Though speech became challenging for him then too, he never stopped being himself. Alex's smile was the most illuminating we have known. How we will miss him.
A celebration of Alex Cameron’s life will be held at a later date.
