Kara Walker

Kara Walker

printmaker
architectural draftsperson
installation artist
video artist
🇺🇸United States
contemporary art
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Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, printmaker, installation artist, filmmaker, and college art teacher who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She was first 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.

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Lifespan
1969 – Present
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Background

Born in
Stockton
Educated at
Q4816044Rhode Island School of Design
Awards
🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 MacArthur Fellows Program

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Information about Kara Walker is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.

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