Larry Walker

(American, born 1935)

other voices - other spaces: urban spirits, wall series by larry walker

Larry Walker

Other Voices - Other Spaces: Urban Spirits, Wall Series, 2007

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Biography

Timeline

1935
Born in Franklin, Georgia
1953
Family moves to N.Y.C. when he is 6 years old. Graduates from the famedHigh School of Music and Art. Relocates to Detroit, Michigan, 1953.
1958
Marries Gwendolyn Howell. Together they have three children (Dana L. 1959-B.A., B.F.A.; Larry M. 1960-B.A., CTA; Kara E. 1969-B.F.A.,M.F.A.)
BS Art Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
1963
MA Drawing/Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Exhibitions

2007
Larry Walker – Wall Series in Transition – Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA – September 7 – October 4
Larry Walker: 10 Years of Painting – Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA – March 31 - May 12 (solo)
2005
Larry Walker – Cross Cultural Dialogue - Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA -September 9 – October (solo)
2004
Visual Legacies Series, An art exhibit by Larry Walker (also includes one work each from 5 former students), Georgia College & State University, Blackbridge Hall Gallery, Milledgeville, GA – September 27 – October 29 (solo)
Diptychs: Pathways in the Garden - Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta, GA – Barkin-Leeds Ltd. With cooperation from the Fay Gold Gallery – July 22 – October 7 (solo)
“Gatherings”, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
2003
Encounters: Larry Walker, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama (solo)
2002
Black Romantic, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
2001
Marking Time-Historic and Contemporary Drawings, Brenau University Galleries at Simmons Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia
Larry Walker: Four Decades, Masters Series, City Gallery East, Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs and Georgia State University School of Art and Design Galleries, Atlanta, Georgia (solo)