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Siegfried "Siggy" Puchta BIOGRAPHY
1933 - 2015. Known for: Realist style figures on horseback, bird and wild animal bronze sculpture.
Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015.... Read full biography
Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015. Siggy was a woodcarver by trade when he arrived in Canada at the age of 19 from Germany. In 1957 he... Read full biography
Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015. Siggy was a woodcarver by trade when he arrived in Canada at the age of 19 from Germany. In 1957 he was an accredited teacher of woodcarving at a respected college. He exhibited with the Sculpture Society of Canada and with the Ontario Society of Artists at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Quebec. By... Read full biography
Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015. Siggy was a woodcarver by trade when he arrived in Canada at the age of 19 from Germany. In 1957 he was an accredited teacher of woodcarving at a respected college. He exhibited with the Sculpture Society of Canada and with the Ontario Society of Artists at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Quebec. By 1967, he held his first one man show at the Canadian Handicraft Guild. In 1977, he was invited by the Ontario Government to participate in an international medal design competition in Krakow Poland. 1972 was his first exhibit in New York City. In 1976,... Read full biography
Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015. Siggy was a woodcarver by trade when he arrived in Canada at the age of 19 from Germany. In 1957 he was an accredited teacher of woodcarving at a respected college. He exhibited with the Sculpture Society of Canada and with the Ontario Society of Artists at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Quebec. By 1967, he held his first one man show at the Canadian Handicraft Guild. In 1977, he was invited by the Ontario Government to participate in an international medal design competition in Krakow Poland. 1972 was his first exhibit in New York City. In 1976, his Olympic Coin Sport Art work toured 35 North American cities until the opening of the 21st Olympiad.... Read full biography
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Siggy Puchta aka Siegfried Puchta was a prolific artist whose career spanned over 50 years. Below is a brief overview to give you some insight into the breadth of his work. Siggy passed away in 2015.
Siggy was a woodcarver by trade when he arrived in Canada at the age of 19 from Germany. In 1957 he was an accredited teacher of woodcarving at a respected college. He exhibited with the Sculpture Society of Canada and with the Ontario Society of Artists at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Quebec.
By 1967, he held his first one man show at the Canadian Handicraft Guild. In 1977, he was invited by the Ontario Government to participate in an international medal design competition in Krakow Poland. 1972 was his fir...But wait, there's more...
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