Representative work by Barbara Walker
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Artist

Barbara Walker

b. 1964, Birmingham, England · British

  • Birmingham City University
  • University of Central England in Birmingham

Barbara Walker creates large drawings and installations that examine Black visibility, family, policing and art history. She often works from archival photographs, official documents and old-master images, selectively erasing or emphasizing figures to expose structures of absence.

Drawing; painting; installation

Major Works

  • 2017Burden of Proof
  • 2018Vanishing Point
  • 2015Shock and Awe
  • 2023Marking the Moment
  • 2010sLouges
  • 2000sPrivate Face
  • 2008Show and Tell
  • 2000sPolicing Series
  • 2010sOld Master Revisions
  • 2000sFamily Drawings

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