Established in 1976, Walter Phillips Gallery is exclusively committed to the production, presentation, collection and analysis of contemporary art and curatorial practice. For contemporary artists, particularly those engaged in alternative forms of practice, the gallery remains an essential and principal site where art is presented to an audience for critical reception. In an effort to ensure a broad and balanced representation of the different areas of research at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the gallery displays and collects: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, and new media-based works. Wed to Sun 12:30 pm - 5 pm.
Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5
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Installation view from left to right: Kahty Chenoweth, 'Two Jack Lake View (Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada)," 2002
Jin-Me Yoon, "Souvenirs of the Self (Lake Louise), "1996; Les Manning, "Cascade," 1995; and Les Manning, "Castle Winter," 1995. All works collection of Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, 2022. (photo by Rita Taylor)
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Installation view from left to right: Rebecca Belmore, "Ayum-ee-aawach Oomama-mowan: Speaking to their Mother," 1991
purchased with the support of the York Wilson Endowment Award, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts; George D. Pepper, "Laryx Lake Canadian Rockies," n.d.; and Duncan Darroch, "Lake O’Hara," 1928. All works collection of Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The Shape of an Echo: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, 2022. (photo by Rita Taylor)
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Installation view: Young Joon Kwak and Kim Ye, "Maternal River of No Return," 2018
courtesy the artists. Commissioned by Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. (photo by Jessica Wittman)
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Installation view: Caroline Monnet, "Proximal I, II, III, IV, V (2018); Transatlantic," 2018
courtesy the artist. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Rita Taylor.
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Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser, Piña, "Why is the Sky Blue?," 2020, production still,
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5
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