Günther Haidenthaller
Instructor
Günther Johannes Haidenthaller emigrated with his family from Austria as a child, and grew up drawing and painting. He studied illustration and advertising design at Utah State University, and spent 27 years as a designer and art director. Günther left full time employment in 2015 to pursue his passion for painting. He says:
“Being Austrian, I am haunted by the ethereal, dreamlike quality of light in the moisture-laden European atmosphere. I strive to express that longing in every image I create, and hope that the viewer will feel my vision. Art is all about passion, and this is mine.”
Günther has won numerous awards for his work both locally and nationally, and his work hangs in collections in the United States and in Europe. He is a member of Oil Painters of America (OPA), American Impressionist Society (AIS), president of the Utah Watercolor Society, vice president of Intermountain Society of Artists, and board member of the Midway Art Association. He makes his home in Alpine, Utah.