Haydn Llewellyn Davies

Haydn Llewellyn Davies RCA (11 November 1921 – 24 March 2008)[1] was a Welsh-born Canadian artist known for his large constructivist sculptures which stand outside many public buildings across Canada.

Haydn Llewellyn Davies
Algoma Blue, Art Gallery of Algoma sculpture park
Born	(1921-11-11)November 11, 1921 Rhymney, Wales
Died	March 24, 2008(2008-03-24) (aged 86) Toronto, Canada

Davies was born on 11 November 1921 in Rhymney, Wales, his father was called Emrys and his mother was called Rosina, her maiden name being Gallop.[2] The Davies family emigrated to Canada when he was around nine years old.[1] He studied art at the Central Technical School from where he graduated in 1939. In the Second World War he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served overseas from 1941 -1945 with Bomber Command, attaining the rank of sergeant and being mentioned in despatches.[2] While serving in the RCAF Davies designed a poster which is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[1]

After he finished his war service he completed his education at The Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1947.[2] After graduating, Davies commenced work in graphic design and advertising, eventually rising to become a senior vice-president and director of McCann-Erickson Advertising of Canada, from where he resigned in 1976 when he was 55 to start work as a full-time sculptor.[1] Me married Eva Koller in 1948 and the couple had two sons.[2]

His work has been exhibited in a galleries including the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in New York City.[3][4] In 2004 the Canadian government designated his sculpture Algoma Blue, located outside the Art Gallery of Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie, a heritage piece.[1]

Davies was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[5]