Kempton DexterKempton Dexter, aka Hi-rise Dex, is a compulsive creative. Song-writing, sculpture, public art, painting, musicals, plays and short stories have seduced his attention. His first solo show of paintings was in 1973 while a student at Acadia University. In 1978 in Toronto, besides becoming a father, he trained to eventually become a journeyman wood patternmaker. Arriving in Vancouver in 1984, he helped found Grunt Gallery that same year. Many art shows in the Lower Mainland followed. Since the mid-1990's his focus has been on theatre, music, and writing. Cafes, bars, fringe festivals, and back-yards have been venues for his plays, musicals and songs. His first short story collection, Mrs. Ceperly's Garden and Other Plots was published in 2011. His fifth collection of original songs, Springtime in Vancouver was released in 2017. Paris of the Pacific Northwest is his second book. Read More Read Less