Mary Walker is a painter and printmaker. Born in New York and raised in Tryon, NC, she exhibits regularly in the South and the Northeast. She lives on Johns Island outside of Charleston SC and is the winner of numerous regional grants and residencies. Walker has worked in several print studios including King Snake Press in Greenville, SC, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in NYC, Print Studio South in Charleston SC, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice Italy, Santa Reparta in Florence Italy, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Spirit Square in Charlotte NC, Castle Hill in Truro MA, New Grounds Print Studio in Albuquerque NM, and Studio Due on Johns Island SC. Through BIG INK, she has printed at the Maryland Art Center, Riverspace in Lynchburg, VA, and Artspace in Raleigh, NC.  She is a member of the Contemporary Print Cooperative in Greenville,SC.

Walker is represented by the Corrigan Gallery in Charleston, SC and the Julie Heller Gallery in Provincetown, MA.

A MAGICAL CHILDHOOD MOMENT

My trip down the rabbit hole

Children often have magical moments of discovery and wonder which usually fade with time and distraction, but a few may linger to become an inspiration later in life. When I was five, we were living on Long Island renting from wealthy friends. Our section of the house was the old servants quarters connected to the main house through a door at the bottom of the stairs. One day my mother led me through that door. On the other side was a beautiful dining room with a gleaming mahogany table and standing next to the table was Alice in Wonderland… actually a neighbor girl dressed up for Halloween. But to a five year old, she was a vision that stepped right out of my story book. That was a moment I have never forgotten. It has tumbled around in my mind for years looking for a creative outlet through my work as an artist. However, I was always stalled by my preconceived notion of what she looked like, what the rabbit looked like, what colors were involved. When I finally decided to push past the boundaries of my own preconceived notions (and use only black and white), I was able to begin. These prints are the result.

*Register now for Mary’s Stencil Monoprint Workshop on 11/09/24 here