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John Hooper (sculptor) is a Canadian sculptor born in 1926. He is best known for his large-scale public sculptures, which often feature abstract forms and are made from a variety of materials, including bronze, steel, and stone. Hooper studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, and later at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He has exhibited his work in galleries and museums across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Hooper has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the Order of Canada in 2002. He has also been awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, and the Prix de Rome. Hooper is currently living in Toronto, Canada. He is 80 years old.

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Date of death 26 January 2006
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2006

John Hooper, OC RCA (1926 – 26 January 2006) was an English-born Canadian sculptor known for his colourful polychromed wood carvings. His works can be found on public display in many locations throughout Canada and worldwide.

2000

In 1991, Hooper was the first recipient of the Strathbutler Award For Fine Craft And Visual Arts, a $10,000 annual award given by the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation for New Brunswick artists. In 2000, he won the Miller Brittain Award for Excellence in Visual Arts from the New Brunswick Art Board. He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. On 27 April 2000, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

1994

Hooper was married to Kathy, an artist from South Africa who herself won the Strathbutler Award in 1994. With her he had four children and founded Hooper Studios, a centre for art and art education in Hampton, New Brunswick.

1944

Born in England, Hooper also spent time in his youth in China, and served as a captain in the British Army in India in 1944. Hooper was educated at the Royal College of Art and Bournemouth College of Art (now The Arts Institute at Bournemouth), and studied with sculptor Jacob Epstein. After teaching at the University of Natal in South Africa from 1956 to 1962, he moved to New Brunswick, Canada, where he lived for the rest of his life, for many years working as a school teacher and administrator before devoting himself full-time to art in 1974.