Günther Haidenthaller

Günther Johannes Haidenthaller emigrated with his family from Austria as a child, and grew up drawing and painting. His interest in art blossomed in junior high and high school, and he majored in illustration and advertising design at Utah State University. He spent 27 years as a designer and art director, with occasional illustration projects to keep things interesting. Günther left full time employment in 2016 to pursue his passion for painting.

Günther works primarily in oils, watercolor, occasionally in oil pastels, pencil, pen and ink, and yes–crayons! He has studied with a number of prominent, well-known artists including Randall Sexton, Joshua Clare, Carl Purcell, Kathryn Stats, Stephen Stauffer, Colley Whisson, Lyn Boyer, Dave Santillanes, and Doug Braithwaite. He also counts Frank Frazetta, Bernie Fuchs, Bart Forbes, and John Harris as artistic heroes.

Günther has won numerous awards for his work in local, regional, and national exhibitions and in plein air competitions throughout the western United States. He has taught many classes and workshops all around Utah, and his art can be found in private collections in the United States and in Europe. He is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), American Impressionist Society (AIS), Vice President of the Intermountain Society of Artists, President of the Utah Watercolor Society, and Board member of the Midway Art Association. He makes his home in Alpine, Utah.