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Mavis Ehlert, the sculptor was born in England in 1921 and lived in Ontario, Canada from 1952 until 2007. Mavis specialized in commercial art and sculpture at St. Martin's School of Art and Chelsea School of Art in England. Her brother, John Sander, a painter, introduced her to the art world.

Mavis Ehlert's sculpture known as Dianne sits on a boulder outside the Hamilton Public Library in Ancaster, Ontario. The statue was bought and donated by Ancaster and Hilltop Garden Clubs for the Ancaster Centennial in 1967.

Mavis made a terra cotta sculpture called Reflections of a little boy that is on display in a glass box at the Central branch of the Hamilton Public Library in downtown Hamilton,Ontario. Hamilton-Wentworth Creative Arts and CKOC radio nominated Mavis Ehlert for her Sculpture in the Excellence to the Arts search. She was noted for her contribution to the community at the First Awards Banquet in 1980. Mavis was presented with a plaque for her Contribution to the Artistic Community by CJJD radio, now known as CHAM, CKOC and CREATIVE ARTS. Mavis Ehlert was also nominated for women of the year awards presented by the Hamilton Status of Women Sub-Committee. That award honours outstanding contributions to the arts, for 1994. There would have been a head of former hockey coach Reginald Hennesy, at the Burlington Central Arena in Burlington, Ontario but it was stolen.

Mavis taught sculpture and ceramics at the Jewish Community Centre and Central Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. Artist Emy Singer was one of Mavis Ehlert's sculpture students at the Jewish Community Centre.