David Thauberger

David Thauberger, CM SOM RCA (born 1948) is a Canadian painter and sculptor.

David Thauberger
Born1948 (age 72–73)
Holdfast, Saskatchewan
AwardsOrder of Canada
Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Born in Holdfast, Saskatchewan, Thauberger received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's degree in Art in 1972 from California State University, Sacramento. He also received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Montana in 1973.[1]

Honours

In 2008, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a pillar of prairie folk art".[2] In 2012, he was made a member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in recognition for being "an advocate of prairie folk art, a knowledgeable collector and volunteer." He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, the Lieutenant Governor's Saskatchewan Artist Award in 2009 and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3]

References
  1. "David Thaugerger". University of Regina. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
  2. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada.
  3. "2012 Recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit".


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