My liberal arts education informs my painting—both disciplines ideally engage both the heart and mind, sparking the imagination and opening up new realms of possibility.
Benjamin Walter is a young landscape artist in Jackson Hole. He started drawing as soon as he could hold a crayon and discovered landscape painting during a summer class at the age of 11. Mentored by a painter in Philadelphia from the ages of 11-18, he learned the fundamentals of classical art. After receiving a masters degree from the University of Oxford in Classical Languages and Literature, Benjamin moved to Jackson, Wyoming in 2015. Since then he has tried to capture the beauty of the mountain ranges of Jackson Hole and the Tetons.
Benjamin captures the stark beauty of the Western landscape with a harmonious palette and careful composition. "As I continue to learn the craft of painting, I continue to search for the sense of wonder that inspired me to paint in the first place." Painting en plein air and in the studio, Benjamin captures the light and atmosphere of the landscape. He seeks to convey both the majesty and calm felt when experiencing the grandeur of creation.
Oil Painters of America
National Oil and Acrylic Painting Society
American Impressionist Society
2023 Principle Gallery, Alexandria. Small Works Group Exhibition
2023 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition
2023 Solo Show at Untitled Architecture, Jackson Hole
2023 NOAPS Best of America International Juried Exhibition
2023 American Impressionist Society, National Juried Exhibition
2023 Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition
2023 American Impressionist Society, Small Works Juried Exhibition
2021 Glacier Plein Air Festival, Hockaday Museum of Art
2019 Solo Show at Twenty Two Home, Jackson Hole
2010 Private Show at Greenwood Farm, Pennsylvania
2009 Fogo Island Young Artists Residency and Show
2023 2nd Place Best in Show, Driggs Plein Air Festival
2023 1st Place Quick Draw, Driggs Plein Air Festival
2023 June Boldbrush Honorable Mention
2023 May Boldbursh Finalist
2023 Best in Show, Jackson Hole Plein Air Festival, National Museum of Wildlife Art
2023 Best in Show, Southwest Artists Small Works National Competition
2020 3rd Place Best in Show, Driggs Plein Air Festival
