Alex Colville

Biography

David Alexander Colville PC CC ONS (August 24, 1920 – July 16, 2013) was one of Canada's most renown painters. He first gained recognition as an Officer and official war artist with the Canadian Army in Europe during World War Two. He later became an art teacher at Mount Allison University for several decades, but also produced many famous painting in the realist oeuvre. His work, noted for his love and respect for animals, and often using his wife Rhoda as a subject, is world famous.