André Gauthier (sculptor)
| Colonel (Retired) André D. Gauthier OMM, CD | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Monument Sculptor and Designer |
Colonel (Canadian Armed Forces, Retired) André D. Gauthier OMM, CD, is a Canadian monument sculptor and designer in various materials including bronze casting. He is also an artist in oil painting, charcoal, and watercolours. Many of his works are connected with the Profession of Arms in the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force.
The Royal Military College of Canada Gauthier Collection consists of 60 sculptures. His works are found in military and private collections in Canada, the United States, and internationally. Military units have presented his sculptures to cities with which they have had a long association. His works have been presented to a member of the British royal family, the Governor General of Canada, two Canadian prime ministers, Canadian cabinet ministers and dozens of visiting foreign dignitaries. Five of his works are in the permanent art collection of the Canadian War Museum (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
Colonel (Retired) André D. Gauthier was born in 1935 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was educated in Montreal. He studied at the University of Ottawa on the Regular Officer Training Plan. He served as a troop commander with a reserve armoured regiment, the Régiment de Hull. He was commissioned in May 1958 in the Canadian Provost Corps. He served as an infantry platoon commander in the First Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada; No 1 Provost Platoon in Calgary, Alberta; the Kingston Provost Detachment and at Base Valcartier, Que. In 1962-65, Captain Gauthier was posted to Germany with a Military Police staff appointment and No 4 Provost Platoon. In 1965, he served at the Canadian Forces School of Intelligence and Security in Infantry Phase I Officer Training. He attended the Canadian Army Staff College in Kingston, Ont. Promoted to Major in 1967, he served at Mobile Command Headquarters in St. Hubert, Que. In 1969, he became the Senior Staff Officer Security.
In 1970, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel with Regional Civil Emergency Operations Section of Mobile Command, Quebec. In 1973, he served as Vice-Commandant and Director of Cadets at Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean and the Ducros Commission. In 1976-8, Colonel Gauthier was assigned as the Canadian Forces Attaché to Yugoslavia and Greece. He served as Director of Security at National Defence Headquarters 1976-80. He attended the National Defence College in Kingston, Ont in 1980/81. He served as the Chief of Staff for Headquarters Prairie Militia Area in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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