Victoria Cook is a rising second-year Juris Doctor student at Queen's University Faculty of Law in Kingston, Canada. She previously earned her Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Philosophy from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. During her undergraduate degree, she developed a deep passion for art history which has shaped her path toward art law. She served as a Student Advocate with the St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union, advising peers navigating disciplinary processes and acting as a liaison between students and university administration. She also worked as an Administrative Assistant with Antigonight Art Festival, a large-scale annual arts festival drawing thousands of attendees, where she coordinated logistics and communications.
Through her first year of her Juris Doctor, she worked with Pro Bono Students Canada to develop legal education materials on contract law and artists' rights and worked directly with artists who lacked access to legal support. She also served as Vice President of Marketing for Queen's Law Elizabeth Fry, supporting advocacy for women in the justice system.
Her passion for art history and her commitment to access to justice together drive her interest in art law, particularly in the areas of cultural heritage, restitution, authentication, and copyright. She is dedicated to making legal support more accessible to artists and creative communities who are largely overlooked by traditional legal services.