Other Worlds review in The Cadre

A nice review by Olivia Robinson in the University of Prince Edward Islands student newsblog. It's nice to know that the work is appreciated and is having the intended effect. 

The Installing at the Confederation Center Art Gallery in Charlottetown

Shipping day! I'm always relieved when the work gets there safely. 

Lots of work to do to get the paintings sized for the new walls.

The room was huge, really big walls. 

The gallery very generously brought my assistant Sarah down to resize all the paintings in the show. Couldn't have done it without her. She knows the work and how it goes together so well, she made it as easy as it could be. 

We received great support from everyone at the gallery, especially from Ben Dickerson, the preparator for the gallery. Careful, smart and steady; Ben was great to work with, a real pleasure. 

That's Ben and I on the siccsor lift. Because the gallery has a mezzanine opening the lift was actually down on the floor below. It was 15 feet up to the bottom of the wall. When we working at the top of the wall we were 35 feet above the floor. On the first trip up it seemed so high and the thing was swaying and making creaking noises which was a little unnerving but we soon got used to it. 

Sarah and I working on the East wall. 

Sarah quickly got used to the lift and did the final checkover on her own. 

The opening went very well. We had a huge crowd (not many in this shot but this was at the start). 

We were lucky to have some extra help. Sophie Routhier LeBlanc and Yulia Dea Nesty are volunteers with the gallery. They were a godsend, lending a hand when we needed it most. Many thanks to them. 

Here we are. The curators of the show Peter Dykhuis and Corinna Ghaznavi, myself, and Sarah. Many thanks to all. 

Review in Canadian Art magazine

I was fortunate to receive a review in the Fall 2012 issue of Canadian Art magazine.
I was quite pleased with Ashley Johnson's take on the work, it's very accurate as to how I see things.
"Walker delves into visual incident like a surrealist Automatiste, but emerges as a unique visionary. He is at once meticulous and deferential, like a mariner navigating uncertainty to allow free passage of the universal subconscious."

Installation shots from Other Worlds at the Barnicke

In the east gallery we wrapped the whale around a corner.

Many thanks to Toni Hafkenscheid for the excellent documentation photography.

The wave and moon were positioned opposite the whale. 

The wave fit nicely on the wall. 

Heres a view of the moon' and text paintings. 

There were some nice views through the hallway. 

This is a view of the west gallery. 

The bridge was wrapped around 3 walls.

Tomb and mask. 

The gallery was immersed in blue tile.

Installing at the Barnicke

Some photos from today's install at the Barnicke.

We've wrapped the walls in blue tiles.

The works are floor to ceiling and corner to corner.

Almost all of the paintings from the Other Worlds show are up at the Barnicke.

Christopher Regimbal is the Exhibition Project Coordinator at the Barnicke. Fabulous support, all that was needed was there. Many thanks.

What a fantastic install crew. They were a godsend for someone (me!) who had underestimated how much work there was to be done. Many many thanks. It gone done in time because of them. Left to right Corrie Jackson, Jessica Valentin, Alana Leprich, and my super-assistant Sarah Elizabeth McCaw.

Visual Arts News Cover and Review

I'm thrilled to see that my work has been featured on the cover of Visual Arts News! Below, you can find a great article written by Alison Saunders reviewing the show. A big thanks to Alison and to everyone else who has been a part of bringing 'Other Worlds' to Dalhousie. 

The cover and article have been digitally reproduced with the permission of Visual Arts News. This is copyright material. Copyright belongs to Visual Arts News: www.visualartsnews.ca. Any reproductions of the material without permission are strictly forbid

House and Home Magazine

My work was recently featured in House & Home magazine. Many thanks to Stacey Smithers for making it look good.

'Other Worlds' installation in Halifax

I'm in Halifax installing the 'Other Worlds' exhibition at Dalhousie Art Gallery.

We just finished thanks to the great help from the team here. Peter Dykuis and Corinna Ghaznavi are the curators of the show, and Peter is also the director of the gallery here. He's been a real support during the final days when the crunch was on.

Peter checking out the install. These are the 'text' walls with the figure in the far background.

Fionnuala Reynolds finishing the building.

 Wes Johnston adjusting the lighting on the figure. Its a tricky job because of the size of the works and the glare but he handled it nicely. Besides gallery assistant, Wes also handles communication and outreach at the gallery.

Robin Metcalf, director of the St. Marys University gallery dropped by to chat and preview the show.

Talking with Sym Corrigan who handles communication and design for the gallery. Sym will design the catalog for the show, I'm looking forwards to it.

Thats Michele Gallant, prepator and registar for the gallery. There was a lot to do and a tight schedule for the install, but we finished with time to spare and it looks fantastic. Many thanks to Michele.

Doyle and myself finishing off the wave.

Lighting the bridge.

The bridge installed.

A view of the text wall and the two smaller architectural pieces.

Another view of the text walls.

A general view of figure, whale and moon.

Wes and Peter discussing the lighting.

These windows look into the gallery and show off the whale nicely.

Another shot from the windows.