Walter Gibson Dexter RCA (October 3, 1931 – June 2, 2015) was a Canadian ceramist, potter and teacher.
His efforts in seeking to enter a Masters program or find a position teaching pottery did not come to fruition.
However, he was offered a scholarship by the University of Manitoba to attend the Swedish School of Arts and Crafts in Stockholm where he continued his studies of ceramics.
His former teacher and mentor, Luke Lindoe offered Dexter a studio position so he was convinced to return to Calgary.
[4] Dexter's work falls into three main categories that correspond to the phases of his artistic development, Raku, Stoneware, and Figurative vases.
His most common subject matter depicts running or leaping nude female figures displaying various gestures.
[15] The other positions that he held were; Murray, Rona and Dexter, Walter; The Art of the Earth, an historical, literary and philosophical compilation of extracts and illustrations on clay-working,Sono Nis Press, December 1979, ISBN 0919462863 and ISBN 978-0919462861, Paperback, 116 pages.
[12] Walter Dexter has had a considerable number of exhibitions and shows across Canada as well as in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, England, Finland, Italy, Japan and, the United States.
After his first marriage ended in divorce Dexter moved to British Columbia to take up a teaching position in Nelson.
Walter Dexter RCA died on June 2, 2015, at the age of 83 in Victoria, British Columbia.