Walker's images come to us from very far away. It is as though they took an infinite time to reach us. What we see is at once clear and utterly mysterious. Here, clarity is the mode in which enigma or a mystery comes into view. We see things, to be sure. We see them as though for the first time because none of them has been stripped of (their) unique strangeness. There is a sense in Deborah Walker's images that things abide in a space of their own.
Prof. Kevin Hart, University of Virginia, U.S.A. - Catalogue essay
Studio 120 X 90 cm oil on linen
Deborah Walker lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne.
She has been awarded various fine art degrees including Post Graduate (V.C.A) a PhD and an M.A (Monash). She is the recipient of numerous scholarships including a full doctoral scholarship. Widely exhibited in Australia and internationally she and been regularly short-listed in national art prizes, (Moran Art Prize); (John Glover Prize) (Geelong Art Award). She has completed various commissions and received numerous grants, prizes and residences in the visual arts, (Bundanon; Queensland College of Art) . She is represented in public and private collections in Australia, Europe and USA.
UPCOMING
Portia Geach Prize
S.H. Ervin Gallery
Sydney
15 September - 28 November, 2024
Len Fox Painting Prize
Castlemaine Art Gallery
27 Sept - 2 March 2025
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize
Bayside Gallery Brighton
May - 6 July 2023