ARTIST

Ralph Temple has been working in the arts and receiving recognition from an early age. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alberta, Ralph settled in the Bow Valley where he served as Technician at the Walter Phillips Gallery in the Banff Centre.

Ralph developed the Bow Valley Visual Arts portion of the Olympic Arts Festival for the 1988 Winter Olympics; has produced several large scale murals; and exhibited many times locally and in Toronto. Ralph Temple was also featured in a CTV documentary about artists in Canada.

Most recently, Ralph and his daughter Breanna Temple, were honored with a Mayor’s Award from the Town of Canmore for their contribution to the arts in Canmore and the Bow Valley.

PHILOSOPHY

"My artwork reflects the way I experience my surroundings: I need to see context, placing myself and the viewer's perspective in scale with the subject matter.

The paintings provide an entry into, and a route through, the spaces they represent. The most important feature of my work, however, is the impression of atmosphere and qualities of light.

While all landscapes change with the changing light of day, the mountains offer constantly changing and limitless nuance in atmosphere. I love to capture moments in this display, to save and savour the feeling of that instant."

 - RALPH TEMPLE

ASSOCIATIONS

Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild

Member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour

Kensington Art Supplies & Instruction