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A painting of breast pumps, bottles and milk containers

Caroline Walker: In Conversation

Duration: 90 minutes
Dates: Thu 12 Jun

We’re delighted to welcome artist Caroline Walker, who features in Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, for an in-conversation event. Beth Bate, Director of DCA, will lead a discussion on topics ranging from Walker’s work to portrayals of motherhood, caring, and the often-overlooked labour. 

Based in Fife, Walker’s paintings reveal the diverse social, cultural and economic experiences of women living in contemporary society.

Caroline Walker was born in Dunfermline, Scotland (1982) where she now lives and works. Walker received a BA in Painting from Glasgow School of Art in 2004 and an MA in Painting from The Royal College of Art in 2009. Walker is represented in a number of major public collections, including National Galleries of Scotland, Tate, the British Museum, and The UK Government Art Collection, and has featured in solo and group shows globally, including at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh;  Kunstmuseum, The Hague; Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; and British Art Show 9

A painting of a nursery with a woman painting with a child
Caroline Walker, Painting Session I, 2023, Oil on Board. Credit line: (C) Caroline Walker, Courtesy the Artist; Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York/London; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: Peter Mallet
A painting of a woman holding a baby on a chair in a dark room
Caroline Walker, Night Feed II, Oil on board. Credit line: (C) Caroline Walker, Courtesy the Artist; Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York/London; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: Peter Mallet
A painting of a women in a birthing pool, a man sits looking on as does a women in medical get up
Caroline Walker, Birthing Pool, 2021. Credit line: (C) Caroline Walker, Courtesy the Artist; Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York/London; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo: Peter Mallet

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