Walter Dexter was born in Alberta, and received his diploma in ceramics from the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, after which he continued his studies at the Swedish School of Arts and Crafts, and with Hal Reigger. He has taught ceramics in many Art Schools and Colleges in British Columbia, and his work has been recognized internationally. He has exhibited in England, Italy, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and the United States as well as Canada, and has been represented in many international exhibitions. In 1962 he received a silver medal at the International Ceramics Exhibition in Prague, and the Outstanding Stoneware Award in the Canadian Ceramics Biennial. From 1976 to 1978 he was President of the B.C. Craftsmen's Association and Provincial Director of the Canadian Crafts Council. He lives in Victoria, B.C.

The Art of Earth
co-authored with Rona Murray

This beautifully produced book contains photographs of ceramics from all over the world and from all periods. It ranges from ancient Greece to contemporary Canada, from the work of the Navaho to that of the Etruscans, and includes photographs of many important pieces never before gathered together in one book. The prose and verse extracts are equally wide-ranging in both place and date, and some of them have never previously appeared in English. This is a book for all lovers of pottery, both makers and collectors.