Brian McArthur, Red Deer
Brian studied ceramics at University of Regina and Ohio State University. He deliberately and creatively reinvents the folklore of western Canada; early explorers, fur traders, historic politicians and even famous hockey players. His public commissions include mythical beaver paddling an impossible canoe, busts of local heroes, a comfy red brick couch for a Calgary main street, and supersized commuter legs standing on an Edmonton transit platform. Brian received the Alberta Craft Council’s Award of Achievement in 2005. Last year his work was included in Unity & Diversity, an exhibition at the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, South Korea. In January 2010, his work and other elements of the exhibition returned to Canada to appear at the Museum of Vancouver as part of the Cultural Olympiad activities for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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