DAVID THAUBERGER
David Thauberger was born in Holdfast, Saskatchewan in 1948. He studied ceramics at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, where ceramic sculptor David Gilhooly served as an early mentor, inspiring Thauberger and others to create art that was rooted in their own life experience and their own geographical region. David earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1971, and his Masters of Arts in 1972 from California State University (Sacramento). He then studied with Rudy Autio at the University of Montana in Missoula, earning his Masters of Fine Arts in 1973. He was nominated as a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1997.
David is known for his paintings of the vernacular architecture and cultural icons of Saskatchewan including legion halls, quonset huts, false-fronted shops and inner-city bungalows. His many awards and grants include his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008, and in 2009 being awarded the Llieutenant Governors Saskatchewan Artist Award. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
He currently lives and works in Regina, Saskatchewan.
David is known for his paintings of the vernacular architecture and cultural icons of Saskatchewan including legion halls, quonset huts, false-fronted shops and inner-city bungalows. His many awards and grants include his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008, and in 2009 being awarded the Llieutenant Governors Saskatchewan Artist Award. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
He currently lives and works in Regina, Saskatchewan.
