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

Jedd Novatt (1958)
Jedd Novatt
1958
Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969)
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
Douglas Tilden (1860 - 1935)
Douglas Tilden
1860 - 1935
Romulo Maccio (1931 - 2016)
Romulo Maccio
1931 - 2016
Henry Speller (1900 - 1997)
Henry Speller
1900 - 1997
James Jebusa Shannon (1862 - 1923)
James Jebusa Shannon
1862 - 1923
Will McBride (1931 - 2015)
Will McBride
1931 - 2015
Edward Volkert (1871 - 1935)
Edward Volkert
1871 - 1935
Richard Mock (1944 - 2006)
Richard Mock
1944 - 2006
Massimo Agostinelli (1987)
Massimo Agostinelli
1987
George Deem (1932 - 2008)
George Deem
1932 - 2008
Edward Meneeley (1927 - 2012)
Edward Meneeley
1927 - 2012
Richmond Burton (1960)
Richmond Burton
1960
Lee Friedlander (1934)
Lee Friedlander
1934
Thomas Burt Allen (1928 - 2004)
Thomas Burt Allen
1928 - 2004
Milton Resnick (1917 - 2004)
Milton Resnick
1917 - 2004

Creators Contemporary art

Antonio Recalcati (1938 - 2022)
Antonio Recalcati
1938 - 2022
Bénédicte Peyrat (1967)
Bénédicte Peyrat
1967
Rüdiger Barharn (1955)
Rüdiger Barharn
1955
Max Schwimmer (1895 - 1960)
Max Schwimmer
1895 - 1960
Wang Youshen (1964)
Wang Youshen
1964
Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1934 - 2021)
Jean-Michel Sanejouand
1934 - 2021
Karl Stirner (1882 - 1943)
Karl Stirner
1882 - 1943
Karoly Lengyel (1942 - 2016)
Karoly Lengyel
1942 - 2016
Pavel Yakovlevich Zaltsman (1912 - 1985)
Pavel Yakovlevich Zaltsman
1912 - 1985
Rodolpho Parigi (1977)
Rodolpho Parigi
1977
Stephan Kern (1955)
Stephan Kern
1955
Donald Stanley Vogel (1917 - 2004)
Donald Stanley Vogel
1917 - 2004
Zhao Zhimin (1946)
Zhao Zhimin
1946
Pravoslav Sovák (1926 - 2022)
Pravoslav Sovák
1926 - 2022
Thierry Bal (1975)
Thierry Bal
1975
Refik Anadol (1985)
Refik Anadol
1985