Artist Statement
Biography
Barbara Walker is an artist based in Birmingham, England. Her practice is inspired by the social, political and cultural realities that inform her life and the lives of those around her. Working primarily in drawing and painting, her work addresses issues such as class, representation, power, and belonging.
She has undertaken several residencies and has had a significant number of solo exhibitions of her drawings and paintings, in the UK. Her work has also been included in international exhibitions.
CV & Education
Qualifications and training
2004 - PGCE (Post Grad/Education-Art and Design), Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton
1996 - BA, Art and Design (First class Hons), University Central England, Birmingham
Solo exhibitions
2009 - Louder Than Words, Vane Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne
2007 - Louder Than Words, Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
2007 - Louder Than Words, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
2006 - Louder Than Words, UNIT 2 Gallery, London
2005 - Testimony, Queens Hall, Gallery, Hexham
2005 - Testimony, Suffolk College, Ipswich
2002 - Private Face, 198 Gallery, London
2002 - Private Face, EMACA, Nottingham
2002 - Private Face, Midland Art Centre, Birmingham
2000 - Communication, The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Group exhibitions
2012 - BERLIN / BIRMINGHAM / BEYOND, BERLIN / BIRMINGHAM / BEYOND, Birmingham
2012 - Deptford X Fringe Festival, Deptford , London
2010 - The Meaning of Style , The New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK
2009 - Birmingham Seen , Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham UK
2009 - East International 09, Norwich University College of the Arts , Norwich
2009 - Feminist At practices: rewind,remix and pump up Volume!, Axis Online Curated Selection. Curated by Katy Deepwell, UK, Axis Online Curated Selection, Curated by Katy Deepwell
2008 - Art of Birmingham II, 1940 -2008, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
2008 - Hair : Community Stories from Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
2008 - Newcastle Gateshead Arts Fair, Newcastle upon Tyne, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne
2008 - Open West Midlands, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
2008 - Say it as it is, Signal Galley, London
2006 - Artfest 06, Birmingham , Birmingham
2006 - Families, Oxford House Gallery, London
2004 - Human Condition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
2004 - True Stories, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
2004 - True Stories, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2003 - True Stories, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
2002 - Front of House, Winson Green, Birmingham
2002 - Intervention , Handsworth, Birmingham
2000 - Black Artists Exhibition, Q-arts , Derby
1999 - Central Collective, Roundhouse Gallery, Birmingham
1999 - Ingoldby Estate Community Arts Project, Northfield, Birmingham
1998 - Group Show, Woodbridge Gallery, Birmingham
1996 - Group Show, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
1995 - Women's Festival, University Central England, Birmingham
Residencies
2008 - Triangle Art Trust International Residency (Sept - Dec), The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa,
2006 - Mentoring/artist residency, Witwaterstand University, Johannesburg, South Africa
2005 - Painting and Drawing course , Accademia Italianna, Florence, Italy
2000 - Communication/Collection, The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
