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David Hamilton Clendining
Artist David Clendining, by Photographer Roberta Gal, 2018
Born	July 4, 1954 Calgary Alberta Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Ontario College of Art
Alma mater	OCAD University
Known for	Bronze Monuments
Notable work	Animals at War Memorial Charles Darwin statue Canadian Merchant Marines Memorial; WWI Flying Ace Roy Brown Memorial
Spouse	Heather Lauder (m. 1979; div. 1992)
Partner	Kerry Stothers

David Clendining (b. July 4, 1954) is a Canadian artist and educator who accomplished significant works of art displayed in Canada and internationally. A professional artist since 1978, he is known for his bronze and stone monuments and statues, notably among these are the Animals in War Memorial Ottawa Ontario, the Charles Darwin bronze figure for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the Merchant Marine Memorial in Sydney Nova Scotia, and the memorial of the Canadian WW1 Flying Ace Roy Brown in Carleton Place Ontario.

Clendining produced museum and zoological displays for organizations across Canada and in parts of the United States, Europe and Asia. His illustration and graphics work was included in film industry sets and special effects, and he served the Canadian news industry in providing court room illustrations.

Clendining has taught at numerous learning institutions including Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ontario; North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill, British Columbia, and Algonquin College and University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. Up until the COVID19 pandemic, Clendining most recently taught at the Ottawa School of Art, as well as his Summit Art Centre. His rural property near Ottawa Ontario includes the Summit Studio and Summit Art Centre where Clendining designed and produced much of his work since 1994 with the help and support of his partner, fine artist Kerry Stothers, and a small hand-picked crew of artisans.

• Bronze Statues and Memorials
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  Charles Darwin Bronze at Smithsonian
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  Merchant Marine Monument
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  WW1 RAF Flying Ace Roy Brown Monument

Clendining's notable primary focus has been the design, creation, fabrication and production of national monuments, museum displays, architectural details, historical restoration/conservation.

Bronze Monuments and Plaques

Clendining's monuments can be found in the Garden of the Provinces and Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Quebec. Bronze monuments and plaques of the Animals in War Memorial are located in Confederation Park Ottawa.

• Animals in War Memorial, Bronze Statues and Plaques by Artist
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  Image of 'Lucky'
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  Plaques of Memorial
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  Memorial Plaque

As an example of the dedication to the production of government supported works, Clendining's creation of 32 bronze interpretation panels and seven large "way-finding scale bronze models" of downtown Ottawa along the ceremonial route called Confederation Boulevard required several years to complete.

• Confederation Blvd Way-Finding Maps and Interpretive Panels
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  Bronze Maps
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  In-ground Interpretive Display
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  Interpretive Plaque

Clendining was commissioned by Pubic Works Canada to refurbish the existing bronze shields, make a new Nunavut shield, and re-build all the bronze and stainless steel elements of the iconic Canadian Centennial Flame monument in Ottawa on the grounds of the parliament buildings in 2017. Working with three other artists he rebuilt the bronze plaques when the territory of Nunavut was added, changing the layout from 12 to 13 plaques.

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  Centennial Flame being reworked
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  Centennial Flame in Ottawa

The commission to create a life-size bronze statue of Charles Darwin in his early Cambridge University years for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, completed in 2018, is on permanent display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

• Artist with Master Cast, and Charles Darwin Bronze at Smithsonian
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  Clendining with Darwin Cast
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  Smithsonian Display

The initial design of the Merchant Marine Memorial in Sydney, Nova Scotia by Don Smith (Owner/Principal Consultant at The Phoenix Consultancy) of White Point, NS, led to Clendining's sculpting and production of the work of art.

• Merchant Marine Monument Sydney Nova Scotia
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  Merchant Marine Memorial
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  Memorial Detail