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Ann Mortimer (born 1934, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada ) is a Canadian ceramic artist. In 2000 Mortimer was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.

Early life
Ann graduated from Georgian College of Applied Arts and Design, Barrie, Ontario in 1972, completing the three year program in two years. Ann had no art training in high school and in her early years she was more involved with music, playing the French horn, flute and piccolo. Before starting her career as a ceramic artist, she was once a nurse and a flight attendant. As the wife of a surgeon during the 1960s, Mortimer found herself casting about for hobbies of her own. She joined a smocking group that was part of the ‘Kingcrafts’ local arts society. After the birth of her second son, Mortimer stumbled upon the Hockley Valley School of Arts summer programs and she settled on a clay class, where she ignited a passion that would last a life time.