Thaddeus Holownia
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Thaddeus Holownia is a British-born Canadian artist and professor. He currently teaches photography at Mount Allison University
and is the Head of the Department of Fine Arts.
in 1949 and his family emigrated to Canada in 1954.
studying printmaking and communications and graduated in 1972. He served with the National Film Board of Canada and then joined the faculty of the Mount Allison University Fine Arts Department in 1977. In 2000, Holownia was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and in 2001, he received a Fulbright Fellowship.
, the American Institute of Graphic Arts
, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
.
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Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
and is the Head of the Department of Fine Arts.
Early life
He was born in Bury St Edmunds, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1949 and his family emigrated to Canada in 1954.
Education and teaching career
He attended the University of WindsorUniversity of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
studying printmaking and communications and graduated in 1972. He served with the National Film Board of Canada and then joined the faculty of the Mount Allison University Fine Arts Department in 1977. In 2000, Holownia was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and in 2001, he received a Fulbright Fellowship.
Awards
Holownia has been the recipient of grants and awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts CouncilOntario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
, the American Institute of Graphic Arts
American Institute of Graphic Arts
AIGA is an American professional organization for design. Organized in 1914, AIGA currently has more than 22,000 members throughout 66 chapters and more than 200 student groups nationwide...
, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is an arm of the Canadian federal funding agency. SSHRC supports a wide range of research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. The current president of the Council is Chad Gaffield.- History :SSHRC was formally...
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Personal life
Holownia and his wife Gay Hansen have four children, Joseph, Inga, Theo and Julian. They live on a farm in Jolicure, New BrunswickJolicure, New Brunswick
Jolicure is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Located in the Sackville Parish approximately 9 kilometres northeast of Sackville...
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