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David Clancy
Sculptor
Toronto, Canada
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Born in 1950, Toronto, Canada
He attributed his love of nature and inspiration for his early works to the summers spent in Northern Ontario on Lake Nippissing.
By the age of 13, he was painting in oils and at 16 he had received his first commission. At 19, David entered the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr College of Art), where he studied painting, lithography and sculpture. Since graduating in 1972, he has concentrated on carving jade, marble, soapstone and other rough natural materials, as well as casting originals in bronze. Jade is extremely hard, some pieces take David up to 6 months to complete.
His sculptures have been commissioned by corporations and sought by collectors around the world. One of his pieces is now owned by the President of Korea, while another was given as gift to the King and Queen of Sweden.
A highlight of his career was in 1988, when he led a workshop for Inuit artists on Baffin Island, in the Northwest Territories. He still teaches sculpture periodically through local school or municipal programs as a resident artist.
David Clancy lives with his wife and three children.
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