Nationality Canadian Website www.joefafard.com | Name Joe Fafard Known for Sculpture | |
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Born September 2, 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-09-02 ) Sainte-Marthe, Saskatchewan Artwork The Pasture, Mon pere, Paskwamostos, Bonnie Buchlyvie Education University of Manitoba, Pennsylvania State University Awards Order of Canada, Saskatchewan Order of Merit | ||
Joe fafard sculptor at mcmichael
Joseph Fafard, (born September 2, 1942) is a Canadian sculptor.
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Joe fafard at winchester galleries
Biography
Born in Sainte-Marthe, Saskatchewan, in 1942 to Leopold Fafard and Julienne Cantin whose families both date back centuries in Canada. Joe is a descendant of Jacques Goulet. He received a B.S.A from the University of Manitoba in 1966 and a M.F.A. from Pennsylvania State University in 1968. From 1968 to 1974, he taught sculpture at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina). He was visiting lecturer at the University of California, Davis in 1980-1981. Recognized for his outstanding contribution to the arts in Canada, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981 and was awarded the Architectural Institute of Canada Allied Arts Award in 1987. He also received an Honorary Degree from the University of Regina in 1989.
Fafard sculpted in plaster and ceramics in the early part of his career, but switched to bronze as his primary medium in the 1980s. In 1985 he opened the Julienne Atelier foundry in Pense, Saskatchewan. His art is heavily influenced by his Saskatchewan surroundings, and includes life-sized bronze cows, horses and pigs.
Fafard's works were featured on a series of postage stamps issued by Canada Post in 2012. The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa installed his colourful Running Horses (2007) in 2011 adjacent to the Sussex Drive entrance.