Ed Drahanchuk (b.1938) is a Canadian ceramic artist who has been creating pieces in his own studio in the tiny hamlet of Bragg Creek since the early 1960s. Born in Calgary, he attended Alberta College of Art and currently resides on Quadra Island.
He has been given a number of public and private, large-scale ceramic mural commissions. They include Rhythm One (1970) at the University of Calgary; Alberta Foothills Morning (1970) for the Municipal District of Rocky View (shown at the top of the montage, above); Fossil Theme (1973) at the University of Calgary; United News Building, Calgary; Hudson Bay Oil & Gas, Calgary and Mercantile Bank of Canada in Edmonton.
Drahanchuk was the recipient of the Canadian Design of Merit Citation, Craft Award given by the National Design Council in 1974.
During the 1980s, Ed Drahanchuk switched from pottery to painting; however, he has recently recommenced working with clay.
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