D (August 13, 1933 – January 3, 2013) was the youngest member of the Regina Five, a group of five artists (Ken Lochhead, Art McKay, Ron Bloore and Douglas Morton) all based in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1961 when the group got its name from a show held by the National Gallery of Canada.
He also attended several Emma Lake Artists' Workshops, including those led by Barnett Newman (1959), John Ferren (1960), Jules Olitski (1964), and Lawrence Alloway (1965).
In 1962-1963, he spent the year sketching and painting in Greece on a Canada Council grant.
[4] In 1999, The Nickle Arts Museum of Calgary mounted and toured a major examination of Godwin's Tartans.
[1] In 2008, a show titled Ted Godwin, The Regina Five Years, 1958–1968 was held at the Nickle.