King West Magazine Feature

Karen von Hahn is a widely published writer in Toronto. She wrote a weekly column in the Globe & Mail's Style section for almost ten years, and now keeps up a faboulous blog she's called Noticed: trends in the art of consumption, which I highly recommend. She currently writes a weekly column in The Toronto Star called Style Czar, and has been a regular contributor to More, Fashion, En Route, and House and Home magazines.

Karen has been brought in as the editor of King West magazine, and for the second issue she's included an article that highlights my work and also my time here on Duncan Street. (I've been in my studio for twenty-five years now, which is pretty unusual for downtown Toronto. I've been lucky.) The article was given a nice two-page spread and was well laid out, and was really well-written by Kateri Lantheir.

TO Live with Culture

Christopher Jones is a cultural development officer with the city of Toronto, as well as a journalist, graphic designer and owner of the blog StyleNorth. He recently wrote about me and my work for a Toronto blog called TO Live with Culture.

It's a well written and enthusiastic article. I was surprised and impressed at the scope of Chris' piece. He was quite interested in my log books of the formulas and systems I work with in my paintings, which is something that is not too frequently considered.

Click here to read the full article.

House & Home

The Toronto style writer and collector Karen Von Hahn recently finished a stunning renovation to her home, which was featured in the Stylemaker issue of House & Home Magazine in August of 2010, in an article called "Her Look: Curated Cool." I was excited to have two of my paintings appear in the images. The folded paper painting on the fourth page of the article is one of my favourites from that series, which was distinctly influenced by the work of the French landscape painter Corot. I think it comes across beautifully in the picture. Karen has an exceptional eye for design and detail, which really comes across through her home. She's made some fabulous choices. The screen that divides the living and dining rooms is a remarkable piece.

You are Here — Exhibition in Denver, Colorado

Ivar Zielle at Plus Galllery in Denver very nicely asked if I would contribute a piece to You are Here, which was his contribution to Denver's Biennial of the Americas. I was greatly honoured to be asked, especially because I'm a big fan of the other artists in the show: Brendan Tang, Alex McLeod, Andrew Rucklidge, and Luke Painter. 
So during the summer I got busy making a large folded paper painting. My assistant Filip was a great help in figuring out how to handle and assemble a painting this size. It installed to floater blocks with velcro. 

Here's a shot of Filip attaching the velcro to the back of the painting. 

Here's what it looks like all folded up.

The finished piece - A-601. Here's a shot of the finished piece.

I was quite happy with it, and feel that the border turned out well. 

Here's how it looked installed at Plus gallery.

Here's an article about the show in ICOSA Magazine from July-September 2010 written by Emily Haggstrom 

"Painting only in blue and white, Walker creates each piece on a diverse medium and uses atypical elements to apply each effect to that specific painting. No pattern is alike and each thin stroke invokes the artist to splash, trace and meander his brush across the piece. Visitors to his traveling museum will be surprised just how much an artist can do with what is typically considered "less."  – Emily Haggstrom

Click here to read the full article.

Style at Home

Vancouver collectors Amir and Laura Neyestani had their home featured in the March 2010 issue of Style at Home magazine. The article featured an image showing one of my paintings displayed in their living room.

This article received a lot of attention and generated a lot of recent press for me.

Here is the image of the Neyestanis' home featuring my work. They have a beautiful home, and the work looks great over the mantelpiece.

Here's an image of the piece, Untitled #792