Walter J. Phillips was born in Lincolnshire England.
He studied at the Birmingham School of Art and in South Africa as well as Paris.
After working as a commercial artist in England he moved to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1913.
He was a resident artist at the Banff Centre (Banff School of Fine Arts)
in 1940 when he played an important role in the development of their visual arts program.
He was a member of the Royal Canadian Society of Artists (1933),
the Canadian Painters and Etchers Society, the Manitoba Society of Artists, the Society of
Gravers-Painters in Colour in England and the Society of Print Makers of California.
He studied at the Birmingham School of Art and in South Africa as well as Paris.
After working as a commercial artist in England he moved to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1913.
He was a resident artist at the Banff Centre (Banff School of Fine Arts)
in 1940 when he played an important role in the development of their visual arts program.
He was a member of the Royal Canadian Society of Artists (1933),
the Canadian Painters and Etchers Society, the Manitoba Society of Artists, the Society of
Gravers-Painters in Colour in England and the Society of Print Makers of California.
john a. libby fine art
463 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 1L6 Telephone (416) 364-3730
© Copyright 2020 John A. Libby Fine Art. Individual Artists Retain Copyright.
© Copyright 2020 John A. Libby Fine Art. Individual Artists Retain Copyright.