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PETER SAWATzkY FIRST LESSON, COUGAR FAMILY BRONzE, 41" x 63" x 26" EDITION OF 15
PETER SAWATzkY SEAL RIvER CROSSING BRONzE, 96" x 84" x 348" ONE CAST REMAINING IN THE EDITION
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DAvID THAUBERGER
David Thauberger, born in Holdfast, Saskatchewan in 1948 is well known across Canada for his paintings of vernacular architecture and cultural icons. These works of popular culture and postcard images involve an articulate debate on art, culture, and how we view our world. His paintings transcend regionalism while still capturing the heart of what it means to be from Saskatchewan.
Studying ceramics at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, Thauberger earned his BA in 1971, and his MA in 1972 from California State University (Sacramento). These studies during the early 1970s helped to inspire him to create art that was rooted in his own life experience and his own geographical location. David Thauberger is represented by major museums throughout our country including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Burnaby Art Gallery. A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) Thauberger has been widely recognized for his achievements. In 2008 Thauberger was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, he was a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Saskatchewan Artist Award in 2009 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Thauberger was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2012 and in 2017 he received a Canada 150 Award. In 2015 a major retrospective and exhibition of Thauberger’s artwork titled “Road Trips & Other Diversions” was organized by the Mendel Art Gallery, subsequently traveled across Canada.
