Rudolf Stussi is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

-born artist who came to Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 in 1967 to attend Carlton University.

Biography

Stussi studied and taught at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1978. From 1988 to 1991 he was president of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour

Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour

The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour , founded in 1925 is considered to be Canada’s official national water colour Society. Since the 1980s the Society has enjoyed Vice-regal Patronage from the incumbent Governor-General of Canada...

 (CSPWC).

Rudolf was involved in animation with Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

-based Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

. He illustrated the award- winning series Little Bear

Little Bear

Little Bear may refer to:* Little Bear , a children's book series written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak** Little Bear , a children's TV series based upon the books...

and Rolie-Polie-Olie and the film Heidi. He has illustrated several books. In 1998, Stussi was the subject of a monograph

Monograph

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 by Canadian art critic Paul Duval. He is represented by galleries in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Israel.