Grey Nuns Hospital robbed of paintings [Video]

The Grey Nuns Community Hospital is the unsuspected scene of an art heist.

Jeanette Spencer, a local artist, recently learned that two of her works were stolen from the hospital after receiving a call from Volunteer Services at the hospital.

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“They called to tell me that they noticed that some pieces were missing,” Spencer told CTV News Edmonton on Friday. “They asked if I had come to pick up a couple pieces … we let them know. So after that, I was like ‘Oh, they’re gone.'”

The volunteer services department told her that surveillance footage showed someone stealing her paintings; however, this wouldn’t be the first time that Spencer had her art stolen from different facilities, saying the thefts left her “feeling gross.”

“I worked so hard on those pieces. You know, you work on something for two weeks and you’ve got it priced at $550 or $650,” she said.…