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

Karl Struss (1886 - 1981)
Karl Struss
1886 - 1981
Fritz Bultman (1919 - 1985)
Fritz Bultman
1919 - 1985
 Cedric Hartman (1929)
Cedric Hartman
1929
Paul Strand (1890 - 1976)
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
Coosje van Bruggen (1942 - 2009)
Coosje van Bruggen
1942 - 2009
Clarence John Laughlin (1905 - 1985)
Clarence John Laughlin
1905 - 1985
Will McBride (1931 - 2015)
Will McBride
1931 - 2015
Achille Peretti (1857 - 1923)
Achille Peretti
1857 - 1923
Sam Gilliam (1933 - 2022)
Sam Gilliam
1933 - 2022
George Cochran Lambdin (1830 - 1896)
George Cochran Lambdin
1830 - 1896
John Balossi (1931 - 2007)
John Balossi
1931 - 2007
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865 - 1937)
Grace Carpenter Hudson
1865 - 1937
Fernand Fonssagrives (1910 - 2003)
Fernand Fonssagrives
1910 - 2003
Betty Beaumont (1946)
Betty Beaumont
1946
John Raymond Henry (1948)
John Raymond Henry
1948
Eugene James Martin (1938 - 2005)
Eugene James Martin
1938 - 2005

Creators Contemporary art

Jindrich Zeithammel (1949)
Jindrich Zeithammel
1949
Judith Joy Ross (1946)
Judith Joy Ross
1946
Mauro Bergonzoli (1965)
Mauro Bergonzoli
1965
Chen Zhen (1955 - 2000)
Chen Zhen
1955 - 2000
Pedro Calapez (1953)
Pedro Calapez
1953
John Angus Chamberlain (1927 - 2011)
John Angus Chamberlain
1927 - 2011
Samuel Granovsky (1882 - 1942)
Samuel Granovsky
1882 - 1942
Loet Vanderveen (1921 - 2015)
Loet Vanderveen
1921 - 2015
Micha Brendel (1959)
Micha Brendel
1959
Victor Burtas (1963)
Victor Burtas
1963
Heinrich Faltermeier (1909 - 1999)
Heinrich Faltermeier
1909 - 1999
Alain Jacquet (1939 - 2008)
Alain Jacquet
1939 - 2008
John Spooner (1946)
John Spooner
1946
Bernard Matemera (1946 - 2002)
Bernard Matemera
1946 - 2002
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova (1934)
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova
1934
Herbert Meißner (1944)
Herbert Meißner
1944