Kara Walker (1969)
1969-11-26Stockton, USAUSA
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.
Date and place of birt: | 26 november 1969, Stockton, USA |
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Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Filmmaker, Sculptor |
Art style: | Video art, Contemporary art |