Rich Thistle

RICH THISTLE is a multi-disciplined, Canadian visual artist respected for his aviation art as well as watercolor and acrylic landscape paintings of Ontario's lake country. His work extends to abstract and other subjects including horses, cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, sailboats, canoes and erotic art.

His original paintings are in the collections of the Canadian War Museum, Jersey Museum Channel Islands, HRH Prince Charles, 431 (AD) Squadron Snowbirds, Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, Bombardier / Canadair, Penn West Energy and numerous other corporate, military, public, museum and private collections worldwide.

His images have been published as limited-edition litho prints, posters and collector plates. Over his career Rich has also designed and created original stained glass, furniture, pottery, whips, knives and works in leather, as well as designing and building two homes.

Rich has been profiled on national television and radio and his images appear on the covers of Canadian, American and British books, magazines and in television documentaries. One of his aviation paintings is depicted in bronze in the Royal Canadian Mint's Canada Remembers medallion set commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day in World War...

Rich studied at the Ontario College of Art (& Design), earned a BA (Visual Art Major) from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate of Stratford Teachers' College.

2001 (June) Recent Work, Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, annual juried studio tour weekend

1999 (Oct) Solo Exhibition Recent Work, Gallery 164, Stratford ON (1997,1994, 1993,1992, 1991)

1998 (Nov - Mar.1999) Group Exhibition, The Sporting Life, Gallery Stratford, Stratford ON

1998 (Oct) Juried Art Exhibition & Auction, Kids Get Cancer Too, John Labatt Gallery UWO, London ON

1995 (Sept) Solo Exhibition, Aviation Art, Jersey Museum, St. Helier, Jersey Island, Channel Islands

1995 (June) Solo Exhibition, Aviation Art, Stratford and District Remembers World War II event

1994 (Sept) Solo Exhibition, Guest Artist, Canadian Mental Health Assoc. Art Auction, Stratford ON

1993 (May) Juried Exhibition, Artflight, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa ON

1992 (Aug) Invitational Exhibition, Bayfield Marine Art Show, Bayfield ON

1991 (Sept) Invitational Exhibition, Ontario Place Toronto Dockside Show, Toronto ON

1991 (Aug) Juried Exhibition, Artflight, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa ON

1991 (June) Solo Exhibition, Aviation Art, Traditions Gallery, Alliston ON

1990 (May) Invitational Exhibition, 11th Anniversary Show, Artisan's Alley, London ON

1989 (Nov) Solo Exhibition, Aviation Art, Decher Art Galler...