Kara Walker (1969) - photo 1

Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes. Walker was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 1997, at the age of 28, becoming one of the youngest ever recipients of the award. She has been the Tepper Chair in Visual Arts at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University since 2015.

Walker is regarded as among the most prominent and acclaimed Black American artists working today.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:26 november 1969, Stockton, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Filmmaker, Sculptor
Art style:Video art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Jan Julianovich Kryzhevsky (1948)
Jan Julianovich Kryzhevsky
1948
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819 - 1905)
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
1819 - 1905
John Miller (1954)
John Miller
1954
Saint Clair Cemin (1951)
Saint Clair Cemin
1951
Cady Noland (1956)
Cady Noland
1956
Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835 - 1907)
Thomas Satterwhite Noble
1835 - 1907
Nick Mauss (1980)
Nick Mauss
1980
Conrad Marca-Relli (1913 - 2000)
Conrad Marca-Relli
1913 - 2000
Roark Gourley (1949)
Roark Gourley
1949
Michael Malpass (1946 - 1991)
Michael Malpass
1946 - 1991
Edward Willis Redfield (1869 - 1965)
Edward Willis Redfield
1869 - 1965
Kehinde Wiley (1977)
Kehinde Wiley
1977
John Axel (Jack) Prip (1922 - 2009)
John Axel (Jack) Prip
1922 - 2009
William Anastasi (1933 - 2023)
William Anastasi
1933 - 2023
Knox Martin (1923 - 2022)
Knox Martin
1923 - 2022
James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901)
James McDougal Hart
1828 - 1901

Creators Contemporary art

Jennifer Guidi (1972)
Jennifer Guidi
1972
Walasse Ting (1929 - 2010)
Walasse Ting
1929 - 2010
Peter Kampehl (1947 - 2021)
Peter Kampehl
1947 - 2021
Juan Garaizabal (1971)
Juan Garaizabal
1971
Horst Linn (1936)
Horst Linn
1936
Kilian Leonard Dax (1954)
Kilian Leonard Dax
1954
Paco Knoller (1950)
Paco Knoller
1950
Manfred Garstka (1937)
Manfred Garstka
1937
Zenon Aniszewski (1948)
Zenon Aniszewski
1948
Maureen Gallace (1960)
Maureen Gallace
1960
Axel Heil (1965)
Axel Heil
1965
Peter Gersina (1962)
Peter Gersina
1962
Vratislav Nehleba (1885 - 1965)
Vratislav Nehleba
1885 - 1965
Willy Rizzo (1928 - 2013)
Willy Rizzo
1928 - 2013
Salman Toor (1983)
Salman Toor
1983
Paul Duchein (1930 - 2024)
Paul Duchein
1930 - 2024
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