Resume
Lives and works in Bronx, NY.
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SOLO SHOWS
2016
Compass, John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2015
Trees Breeze Green, Freight + Volume, NY, NY
2014
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you, Projekt722, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Four Rooms, John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2006
Lucky October, The Barber Shop, Philadelphia, PA
Between the Houses, MFA Thesis Show, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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TWO- & THREE-PERSON SHOWS
2016
Aurora Concreta: Emily Kiacz + Maria Walker, Cuevas Tilleard Projects, NY, NY
2015
In This Light: Stuart Arends, Heather Hutchinson, Maria Walker, Lesley Heller Workspace, NY, NY
2014
Impossible Atmosphere, Sgorbati Projects, NY, NY
[THERE] Keith J. Varardi & Maria Walker, curated by Gabriel Pionkowski, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2013
Out of Bounds: Katrina Umber and Maria Walker, organized by Samuel Zients, Brooklyn, NY
Timeshares, LVL3 Gallery, Chicago, IL
Anneliese Schrenk, Maria Walker, Vol. One, presented by COUPÉ International, 308at156 Project Artspace, New York, NY
Chuck Miller and Maria Walker, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
2012
Maria Walker, Sun You, Open Space, Long Island City, NY
Floor Routine, Bodega, Philadelphia, PA
2011
001: Ryan Kitson, Matthias Merkel-Hess, Maria Walker, Favorite Goods, Los Angeles, CA
The Shape of Things to Come, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
2008
Maria Walker and Jonathan Allmaier, The Laundromat Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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2015
Love Child, curated by Eleanna Anagnos, Ortega y Gasset, Brooklyn, NY
Static Cling 2, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Implicit Horizon, Mixed Greens, NY, NY
Off the Wall / Fresco Painting, Hudson Guild Gallery, NY, NY
2013
Let’s Get Physical, curated by Rick Briggs, Ventana244, Brooklyn, NY
Saturation Point, Dutton Gallery, New York, NY
Performing Methods– in context, curated by Chris Oatey, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Digital Dye Hard, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Queens, NY
Anarchistic Abstraction, Riderhoff and Dupont Galleries, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2012
The escape from the banal of everyday life to the world of the ideal, curated by Brooke Moyse, Nurture Art, Brooklyn, NY
Temperature, Projekt722, Brooklyn, NY
Upside Downturn, HKJB @ Gallery Laroche/Joncas, Montreal, Canada
Potential Images, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Immaterial Ergonomics, Space 4 Art, San Diego, CA
Domesticities, Bull and Ram, curated by Yevgeniya Baras, NY, NY
Homecoming: First Annual Alumni Exhibition, Brown University, Providence, RI
2011
Out of Practice, ARTBLOG ARTBLOG, curated by Nudashank, NY, NY
FAWC Visual Fellows Invitational, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Control Alt Delete, curated by HKJB, Brooklyn, NY
Abstracted, DNA Gallery, curated by Kevin Rita, Provincetown, MA
Purple Nurple, Pioneers of Inspiration, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Cocktails and Dreams, The Laundromat, Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Shlacht!, Fortress of Solitude, Brooklyn, NY
It’s a Wonderful 10th, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Drawing of the Year, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
thanks.frank., The Elkins Estate, Elkins Park, PA
2009
Soft Edge, curated by Hilary Doyle and Reid Hitt, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Inaugural Exhibition: A Taste of Sugar, Sugar Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Vox V, curated by Larry Mangel and Ryan Trecartin, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Small Works Show, curated by Charles Long, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Big Visions / Small Details, four person show, St. Paul’s Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2007
von Heiner bis Muller, Labor K1, Berlin, Germany
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015
“Maria Walker, 2015.” Gorky’s Granddaughter. May, 2015.
2014
Walker, Maria. “Wise Object.” Chapbook of poems. October 2014.
Fawcett, Kirstin. “This Reversible Painting Flips Your Expectations of Art.” Smithsonian Magazine. May 2014.
“Maria Walker / Know You, Hello You”. La Vague Journal, Issue 3, Pilgrim. July 2014.
Butler, Sharon. “The Casualist Tendency.” Two Coats of Paint. Feb. 18, 2014.
Neil, Patrick. “Contemporary Fresco That’s Off the Wall.” Hyperallergic. Nov. 10, 2014.
2013
Trotta, Julia. “Coupé International: Anneliese Shrenk, Maria Walker, Vol. 1.” Exhibition Catalogue. Oct. 31, 2013.
McMahon, Henry. “Maria Walker and Charles Miller.” Observart. February 11, 2013.
Pagel, David. “Art Review: Chris Oatey at CB1 Gallery.” LA Times. March 14, 2013.
2012
Howard, Chris. “Critic’s Pick: Maria Walker.” Artforum.com. September 4, 2012.
Rooney, Kara L. “Review: The escape of the banal everyday life to the world of the ideal.” The Brooklyn Rail. December, 2012.
Rosati, Lauren, and Mary Anne Staniszewski, eds. “Alternative Histories: New York Art Space 1960 – 2010.” Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012. pp. 368 – 369.
Rutherford, Mike. “Maria Walker: Interview.” Painter’s Bread. October 19, 2012.
LVL3 Gallery. “Artist of the Week: Maria Walker.” LVL3, June 18, 2012.
2011
Smith, Matthew. “The Shape of Things to Come.” New American Paintings Blog. May 5, 2011
Truax, Stephen. “Review: ART BLOG ART BLOG”.” ArtPulse. Winter, 2011.
Walker, Maria. “In Conversation: Maria Walker Interviews Cordy Ryman.” NY Arts Magazine. Fall, 2011.
Amir. “Maria Walker’s Back is the New Front (Of a Painting).” Beautiful Decay. September 26, 2011.
Bromirski, Martin. “NUDASHANK, at ArtBlog ArtBlog.” Anaba. June 14, 2011.
2010
Bromirski, Martin. “Favorites ‘10.” Anaba. December 31, 2010.
Bromirski, Martin. “Maria Walker at NYU’s Rosenberg Gallery.” Anaba. December 8, 2010.
2006
Hill, Lori. “First Friday Focus.” City Paper, Philadelphia, PA. April 6, 2006.
2005
Fallon, Roberta. “Tyler Skates at the Ice Box.” Fallon and Rosof Art Blog, June 6, 2005.
Clerestory, Brown/ RISD Journal of the Arts. Paintings and poems published. 1998-2002.
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HONORS, AWARDS, LECTURES
Visiting Artist, MICA Hoffberger School of Painting, 2015
Belle Foundation Grant Recipient, 2013
Visiting Artist, Brown University, 2012
Visiting Artist, Rutgers University, 2012
The Rome Art & Culture Fellowship, Temple University, 2006
Project Completion Grant, Temple University, 2006
Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, 2004, 2005
Weston Fine Art Award for Excellence in Painting, Brown University, 2002
Gilbert Stewart Prize in Art, Brown University, 2002
Starr Fellowship for Community Service, Brown University
Robert Joslin Award for Painting, Brown University, 2001
Odyssey Research Fellowship in Creative Writing, Brown University, 2001
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EDUCATION
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Summer 2011
MFA Painting, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA, 2006
BA Visual Art (honors), Brown University, Providence, RI, 2002
Capstone Project in Poetry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2002
