Introduction
David Thauberger, CM SOM (born 1948) is a Canadian painter and sculptor.
Born in Holdfast, Saskatchewan, Thauberger received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's\s degree in Art in 1972 from California State University, Sacramento. He received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Montana in 1973.
Honours
In 2008, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "a pillar of prairie folk art". 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.