Alex Colville

David Alexander Colville, PC CC ONS LL. D. (24 August 1920 – 16 July 2013) was a Canadian painter and printmaker.

"Alexander Colville" redirects here. For the 18th-century English vice-admiral, see Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross.

The Honourable

David Alexander Colville

PC CC ONS
Alex Colville in 1945
Born
David Alexander Colville

(1920-08-24)24 August 1920
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died16 July 2013(2013-07-16) (aged 92)
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
EducationMount Allison University
Known forPainter
SpouseRhoda Wright (m. 1942–2012; her death)
Children
  • Graham Alexander Colville (1944-)
  • Charles Wright Colville (1949-)
  • Ann Christian Colville (1949-)
  • John Harrower Colville (1946–2012)
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Canada (1982); Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (2003)
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