The Drahanchuks - Biography - Quadra Island, BC, Canada
About The Drahanchuks

- Ed & Ethel are recipients of many prestigious Art and Design Awards, with participation in over ninety government and gallery exhibitions in fifteen countries.
- They are represented in Canadian Embassies, Government Buildings and Private, Corporate and Museum Collections.
- ALBERTA COMES OF AGE acknowledges: "Drahanchuk sets up the most successful production studio in Canada."
- ALBERTA CULTURE AND VISUAL ARTS comments, "the one person shining nationally was Ed, setting a standard for other potters."
- CANADIAN GOVERNMENT EXHIBITION COMMISSION: participation in shows touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands
and Canada.
- DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA: Permanent exhibition in Europe, cultural exhibition touring France. Many pieces purchased for the offices of Canadian Embassies.
- Received CANADA COUNCIL GRANT, to further design concepts of art to architecture.
- Presented with the ALLIED ARTS MEDAL awarded by the ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA, for achievements in art to architecture.
- Achievement award "EXCELLENCE IN ART" presented by the Alberta Government.
- DESIGN OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS, NATIONAL DESIGN COUNCIL, CANADA.
- Received CANADIAN DESIGN OF MERIT CITATION, presented by the Canadian Government.
- Drahanchuk Studios is represented in the permanent collection of the MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION, Hull, Quebec.
- Numerous mural commissions for Banks, Universities, Hospitals, Libraries and Government Buildings.
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