CCCA Canadian Art Database

David Thauberger

David Thauberger RCA is a Canadian painter known for work that is influenced by popular culture, postcard imagery, folk art, and utopian urban planning concepts. Thauberger received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Saskatchewan (Regina campus) where he studied with David Gilhooly in ceramics. Gilhooly served as an early mentor to him as well as other artists of the region. In 1972, Thauberger received a master's degree in Art from California State University, Sacramento. He also received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Montana in 1973. He actually had no formal training as a painter, but turned an interest in folk art (he curated exhibitions and contributing to documentaries and art books about folk art) into an influence when he began painting in the late seventies, creating iconic images of the prairies. The approach in his deadpan images of local architecture and landscape appropriated from sources like postcards, television or magazines is satirical. In 1988, the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina surveyed his work of the last decade. In 2015, the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon and MacKenzie Art Gallery collaborated in organizing a comprehensive overview of his work curated by Sandra Fraser for the Mendel, and Timothy Long for the MacKenzie, titled "David Thauberger: Road Trips and Other Diversions". The show had an extensive tour across Canada. In 2023, Thauberger exhibited Endless Summer at Slate Fine Art Gallery in Regina. Among his major commissions are postage stamp designs for Canada Post (1982, 1992), a mural for a Cineplex Odeon theatre (Richmond, Virginia, 1987), and a mural for Via Rail Canada (for inside a train which criss-crossed the country in 1988). Thauberger's work is in major public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and others. His papers are in the Library of the University of Regina.
Creator Id: 601
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Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: Saskatchewan
Year of Birth: 1948
City: Regina
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Male
Mediums: painting
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Work by David Thauberger

Salmon Run

Work ID: 18345

Measurements: 182.88 x 251.46 cm

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Budgies in Space

Work ID: 18346

Measurements: 152.4 x 121.92 cm

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Ghost Barred Rocks in the Sky

Work ID: 18348

Measurements: 55.88 1/2 x 73.66 3/4 cm

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Barn Swallows

Work ID: 18347

Measurements: 56.388 x 74.93 cm

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Grandfather’s Painting

Work ID: 18349

Measurements: 139.7 1/4 x 154.94 3/4 cm

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Green & White Painting

Work ID: 18357

Measurements: 114.3 x 175.26 1/4 cm

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Crystal Palace – Night Version

Work ID: 18353

Measurements: 121.92 x 198.12 cm

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Harvest Painting

Work ID: 18356

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Lily Pond

Work ID: 18354

Measurements: 172.72 1/2 x 243.84 cm

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Slough

Work ID: 18355

Measurements: 172.72 1/2 x 243.84 cm

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All That Glitter

Work ID: 18385

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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W.W.II Painting

Work ID: 18359

Measurements: 114.3 1/4 x 172.72 cm

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Bread & Butter

Work ID: 18350

Measurements: 114.3 x 172.72 cm

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Dance Hall

Work ID: 18358

Measurements: 114.3 1/4 x 172.72 cm

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Light Shower

Work ID: 18351

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Grey House

Work ID: 18377

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Space Auger

Work ID: 18392

Measurements: 111.76 x 172.72 cm

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Travel & Transport

Work ID: 18391

Measurements: 177.8 x 116.84 cm

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Thorough Bred

Work ID: 18352

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Xmas Painting

Work ID: 18378

Measurements: 53.34 x 71.12 1/4 cm

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Little Red

Work ID: 18379

Measurements: 48.26 1/2 x 60.96 cm

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Manhattan Island

Work ID: 18390

Measurements: 172.72 x 109.22 cm

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Easter Painting

Work ID: 18373

Measurements: 111.76 1/4 x 172.72 1/4 cm

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Bungalow ‘B’

Work ID: 18380

Measurements: 109.22 x 172.72 cm

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City of Light (6)

Work ID: 18386

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Manhattan Island (5 sections)

Work ID: 18389

Measurements: 172.72 x 863.6 cm

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Municipal Office

Work ID: 18363

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Town Hall

Work ID: 18361

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 1/4 cm

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Great Communicator

Work ID: 18388

Measurements: 228.6 x 228.6 cm

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Barbershop

Work ID: 18362

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 1/4 cm

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Not Exactly Manhattan

Work ID: 18387

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Owner Operated

Work ID: 18364

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Pretty (Blue)

Work ID: 18394

Measurements: 109.22 x 109.22 cm

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Lobster Boy

Work ID: 18393

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Rainbow Revisited

Work ID: 18360

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Island Christmas

Work ID: 18374

Measurements: 101.6 3/4 x 137.16 cm

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Main Street Cinema

Work ID: 18365

Measurements: 60.96 x 76.2 cm

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Lyric Theatre

Work ID: 18366

Measurements: 60.96 x 76.2 cm

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Corner Store

Work ID: 18367

Measurements: 60.96 x 76.2 cm

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Ideal City (Spring)

Work ID: 18381

Measurements: 165.1 x 109.22 cm

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Ideal City (Easter)

Work ID: 18382

Measurements: 165.1 x 109.22 cm

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Ideal City (with Toddler)

Work ID: 18383

Measurements: 165.1 x 109.22 cm

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Ideal City (Pacific)

Work ID: 18384

Measurements: 165.1 x 109.22 cm

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Klondike Railroad

Work ID: 18395

Measurements: 106.68 x 142.24 cm

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Food Shoppe

Work ID: 18369

Measurements: 106.68 x 142.24 cm

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The Golden North

Work ID: 18396

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Processional

Work ID: 18370

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Blue Canadian Rockies

Work ID: 18397

Measurements: 142.24 x 109.22 cm

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Steeple Chaser

Work ID: 18375

Measurements: 109.22 x 109.22 cm

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Corner Barber

Work ID: 18368

Measurements: 60.96 x 76.2 cm

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Chinese Café

Work ID: 18372

Measurements: 101.6 x 134.62 1/2 cm

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Watering Hole

Work ID: 18371

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Long Hair

Work ID: 18399

Measurements: 162.56 1/4 x 177.8 1/4 cm

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Alberta Skyline

Work ID: 18401

Measurements: 60.96 x 91.44 cm

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Spurline

Work ID: 18398

Measurements: 109.22 x 142.24 cm

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Ground Drift

Work ID: 18400

Measurements: 167.64 x 228.6 cm

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Golden Harvest

Work ID: 18376

Measurements: 109.22 x 104.14 1/2 cm

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