Sylvia Hahn (2 May 1911 – 2 January 2001) was a Canadian artist and head of the art department which is at the Royal Ontario Museum.
[2] She was the recipient of the Governor-General's Medal for Achievement (1932) and she spent most of her life working at the Royal Ontario Museum as head of the art department (1934 to 1976).
Her education at the OCA resulted in a series of awards and honours, which led to her being appointed an associate of the institution upon graduation.
[3] She was then offered a job sketching artifacts for the catalogue records of the Royal Ontario Museum by its director, Charles Trick Currelly, which she accepted.
[4] When not producing art, she taught metalwork, was a judge for several craft competitions, and published books about nature studies and the cats she owned.>[3] Hahn worked in various media and was especially known for her murals[5] and wood engravings.