The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta . It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park .
10-465: Walter J. Phillips was a printmaker and painter, from the 1930s to the 1950s, who played a seminal role in the development of the visual arts program in The Banff School of Fine Arts . The Walter Phillips Gallery was formally established at Banff Centre on August 3, 1976 with the mandate to collect and exhibit Canadian and International contemporary art. After its conception, it quickly evolved into
20-557: A broad and balanced representation of the different areas of research at the Centre, the Gallery exhibits and collects: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography and new media-based works. The Gallery's substantial collection of video art is housed in the Paul D. Fleck Library at The Banff Centre and is available for public viewing. The Walter Phillips Gallery operates under
30-459: A small but dynamic gallery and became known for a contemporary art program that championed curatorial innovation with a commitment to emerging forms of art including video and performance. For contemporary artists , particularly those engaged in alternative forms of practice, the WPG remains an essential and principal site where art is presented to an audience for critical reception. In an effort to ensure
40-654: A youth, he studied at the Birmingham School of Art . After studying abroad in South Africa and Paris , he worked as a commercial artist in England. In June 1913 he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba , where he lived for more than 28 years. He first traveled to British Columbia in 1927. Phillips died in Victoria, British Columbia , in 1963. Phillips is famous for his woodcuts and watercolour sketches. His artistic career spanned from
50-685: Is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association , Canadian Heritage Information Network , and Virtual Museum of Canada . Walter J. Phillips Walter Joseph Phillips RCA (October 25, 1884 – July 5, 1963) was an English-born Canadian painter and printmaker . He is credited with popularizing the colour woodcut in the style of the Japanese, in Canada. Phillips was born in Barton-upon-Humber , Lincolnshire , England . As
60-593: The National Gallery of Canada . The 90¢ stamps were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited. On May 26, 2010, Phillips' print "Summer Idyll" reached US$ 30,109 at auction by Heffel Fine Art. An exhibition of Phillips’ woodcuts was held at the McMichael Gallery in 2020. Pierre-Yves Pelletier Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
70-526: The 1900s through the 1940s, during which time his work was exhibited throughout North America and Great Britain. Common subjects for Phillips included the lakes of Manitoba— York Boat on Lake Winnipeg (1930) is a well-known print—the prairies , and in his later years, the Rocky Mountains , where his ashes were scattered. In 1940 he was asked to become a resident artist at the Banff Centre , then known as
80-577: The Banff School of Fine Arts, where he played an important role in the development of their visual arts program. Its Walter Phillips Gallery , which focuses on contemporary art , is named after him. The Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta holds an extensive collection of Phillips works and a research archive. In 1933, he was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts . He was a member of
90-742: The Canadian Painters Etchers Society; the Manitoba Society of Artists; the Society of Gravers-Painters in Colour, London, England; and the Society of Print Makers of California. On 17 February 1997 Canada Post issued 'York Boat on Lake Winnipeg, 1930, Walter J. Phillips' in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on a woodcut "York Boat on Lake Winnipeg" (1930) by Walter Joseph Phillips in
100-900: The jurisdiction of the Visual Arts Department at The Banff Centre. The Gallery's publication program presents new ideas for understanding the social, historical, political and aesthetic realms in which many of today's artworks exist. Most of these publications are published as Walter Phillips Gallery Editions by The Banff Centre Press. Recent publications include: Frances Stark: My Best Thing , essay by Mark Godfrey (2012); Anthony Burnham: Even Space Does Not Repeat , essays by Diana Nemiroff, Marie-Ève Charron, and Naomi Potter (2011); Ron Terada : Who I Think I Am , essays by Cliff Lauson, Anne Low, and Tom McDonough (2010); Silke Otto-Knapp : Present time exercise essays by Suzanne Cotter, Jan Verwoert, and Catherine Wood (2009); and The World Upside Down edited by Richard William Hill (2008). The Museum
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