Water Dexter was born in Calgary, Alberta, in
1931, and received his Diploma in Ceramics from the Alberta College
of Art in 1954. He later went on to study at the Swedish School of
Art in Stockholm and then to teach at the Kootenay School of Arts
in Nelson, British Columbia; the Vancouver Community College; the
Emily Carr College of Art; the University of Saskatoon, and the University
of Victoria.
He has exhibited across Canada and internationally. In 1962, he
received a silver medal at the International Ceramics Exhibition
in Prague, and the following year was presented with the outstanding
Stoneware Award at the Canadian Ceramics Biennial.
In 1978, he was the President of the Craftsmen’s Association
of British Columbia and a Director of the Canadian Crafts Council.
He has also served as President and Vice-President of Ceramists
Canada. He continues to live and work in Metchosin, where he co-edited
The Art of Earth with the late Rona Murray. He is also a faculty
member in the Art Education department at the University of Victoria.
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