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John Walker Biographie
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1993 - - |
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Professor of Graduate Painting, Director of The Graduate Painting Program, Boston University.
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1939 |
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Born, November 12, Birmingham, England
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1956 - 1960 |
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Studied at Birmingham School of Art
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1960 |
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Arts Council Drawing Prize
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1960 - 1961 |
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Edwin Abbey Travel Scholarship
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1960 - 1961 |
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First Prize: National Young Artists Drawing Competition
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1961 - 1963 |
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Studied at Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris
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1965 |
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Third Prize: John Moores Liverpool Exhibition
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1966 |
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Arts Council Drawing Prize
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1962 - 1969 |
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Taught at Stourbridge College of Art, West Midlands.
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1962 - 1969 |
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Taught at Birmingham College of Art.
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1962 - 1969 |
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Taught at St. Martin's School of Art, London
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1962 - 1969 |
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Taught at Royal College of Art, London.
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1967 - 1969 |
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Arts Council Purchase Award
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1967 - 1969 |
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Gregory Fellow in Painting, University of Leeds.
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1969 - 1971 |
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Resided in New York as recipient of Harkness Fellowship
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1974 |
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Second Prize, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition
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1974 |
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First Prize, Bradford International Print Biennale, Yorkshire
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1974 - 1975 |
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Professor of Painting and Drawing, The Cooper Union, New York
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1974 - 1975 |
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Professor of Painting and Drawing, New York Studio School.
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1975 |
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Visiting Artist, Columbia University, New York.
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1975 |
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Visiting Professor, Yale University Graduate School of Art and Architecture, New Haven.
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1976 |
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First Prize John Moores Liverpool Exhibition
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1972 - 1978 |
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Tutor, Royal College of Art, London.
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1977 - 1978 |
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Artist–in–Residence, St. Catherine's College, Oxford University.
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1979 |
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Visiting Artist, Monash University, Melbourne.
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1980 |
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Artist–in–Residence, Prahran College of Advanced Education, Melbourne.
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1981 |
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Guggenheim Fellowship
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1985 |
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Shortlisted for The Turner Prize
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1982 - 1986 |
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Dean, School of Art, Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne.
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1989 |
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Visiting Professor, Yale University Graduate School of Art and Architecture, New Haven.
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2001 |
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The Benjamin Altman Prize for Excellence in Painting, The 177th Annual, National Academy of Design, New York
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2003 |
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Kahn Award, Boston University
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2004 |
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Academy Award in Art, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
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2007 |
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Artist-in-Residence, Brookhaven College, Dallas, Texas, July
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2004 - 2008 |
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Member, Guggenheim Foundation’s Education Advisory Board, 2004–2008.
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Resides and works in Boston and near Walpole, Maine
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| Expositions sélectionnées |
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2011
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Modern Masters: New Paintings by Sean Scully and John Walker, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
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2011
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John Walker Seal Point & Harrington Road, Knoedler & Company at The Armory Show, New York, March 3–6. (solo)
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2010 - 2011
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The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art from the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie.
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2010
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Counterpoint: The Voices of John Walker and African Art, Hamill Gallery of Tribal Art, Boston, Massachusetts.
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2010
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This Could Happen to You: Ikon in the 1970s, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, England.
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2010
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Seal Point by John Walker, Visual Art Center, The Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, March 2–19. Catalogue. Traveled to The Yuan Art Museum, Beijing, China, March 21–April 21; Inside-Out Art Center, Beijing China, May 30–June 30. (solo)
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2009
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John Walker: Drawing 1973–1975. Knoedler & Company, New York, January 15–March 7. Catalogue with text by William Corbett. (solo)
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2009
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John Walker, The Dock Arts Center, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. June 26 –September 5.(solo)
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2009
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John Walker, Center for Recent Drawing (C4RD), London, England, September 9–October 30.(solo)
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2009
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John Walker: Incoming Tide—Small Paintings fro Seal Point, Maine, Offer Waterman & Co., London, England, October 16–November 14. Catalogue with essay by Christopher Riopelle. (solo)
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2006
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John Walker: Seal Point Series. Knoedler & Company, New York and Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.(solo)
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2006
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Against the Grain: Contemporary Art from the Edward R. Broida Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 3–July 10, 2006.
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2006
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Against the Grain: Contemporary Art from the Edward R. Broida Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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2006
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Reverence: Awe, Admiration, Love, Devotion, Honor, Respect, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
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2006
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Landscaping, Lohin Geduld Gallery, New York
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2006
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John Walker: Selected Work, Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York (solo)
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2006
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John Walker: Seal Point Series, Knoedler & Company, New York (solo)
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2006
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John Walker: Passing Bells, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts (solo)
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2006
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John Walker: Seal Point Series, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts (solo)
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2005
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John Walker: Collage. Knoedler & Company, New York, Catalogue with text by Dore Ashton (solo)
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2005
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John Walker: Works on Paper 1990–2004, Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Traveled to Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Catalogue with text by Ruth Fine. (solo)
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2005
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John Walker: New Work, The Pierrepont Gallery, Bridport, West Dorset, England (solo)
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2005
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The Continuous Mark: 40 Years of the New York Studio School. The New York Studio School, New York, Jennifer Samet, guest curator.
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2004
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American Academy Invitational Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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2004
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March Heat, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA
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2004
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Art & The 60s: This Was Tomorrow. Tate Britain, London. Catalogue with text by Chris Stephens and Katharine Stout.
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2004
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John Walker: A Winter in Maine, 2003–2004. Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, July 29–August 29. Traveled to University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, Catalogue with text by Bruce Brown (solo)
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2004
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Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts: John Walker: New Paintings (solo)
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2003
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John Walker: Changing Light. Knoedler & Company, New York, Catalogue with text by Eliza Rathbone (solo)
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2002 - 2003
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Painting in Boston: 1950–2000. De Cordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln. Catalogue with text by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, John Stomberg, Nicholas Capasso, Carl Belz, and Ann Wilson Lloyd.
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2002
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Special (untitled) installation of works selected from the permanent collection by John Walker, curator. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
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2002
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The 177th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition, National Academy Museum, New York
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2002
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John Walker. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Catalogue with text by Eliza Rathbone. (solo)
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2002
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John Walker: Oceans, Tidepools and Plein Air Paintings. Wiegand Art Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California, Catalogue with text by Bruce Brown. (solo)
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2002
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John Walker: Paintings and Prints. DAAP Galleries at the University of Cincinnati (solo)
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2001
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John Walker: Time and Tides. Knoedler & Company, New York, Catalogue with text by Jack Flam. (solo)
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2001
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A Maine Tidal Cove: Paintings by John Walker. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Catalogue with text by Katy Kline (solo)
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2001
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John Walker: Maine Landscapes. Nielsen Gallery, Boston (solo)
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2001
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A Master Class: British Class—John Hoyland, John Walker, Basil Beattie, John Edwards. Stephen Lacey Gallery, London
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1999
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John Walker: Passing Bells. Nielsen Gallery, Boston/Knoedler & Company, New York (solo)
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1999
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The Anthony and Madeleine Carter Gift of Paintings and Drawings by John Walker. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Brochure with text by Patrick McCaughey. (solo)
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1999
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40 Years of American Drawings. Raab Galerie, Berlin
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1997 - 1999
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A Theater of Recollection: Paintings and Prints by John Walker. Boston University Art Gallery. Traveled to Knoedler & Company, New York, (variation); Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie; Lee Scarfone Gallery, University of Tampa; Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. (solo)
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1997
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Recent Works by John Walker. Weatherspoon Art Gallery, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (solo)
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1997
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Founders and Heirs of the New York School (organized: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy of The United States of America in Japan). Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan and The Yomiuri Shimbun Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo/The Yomiuri Shimbun. Traveled to Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki.
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1994 - 1995
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An American Passion: The Susan Kasen Summer and Robert D. Summer Collection of Contemporary British Painting. McLellan Galleries, Glasgow. Traveled to Royal College of Art, London.
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1991 - 1992
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John Walker: Paintings and Drawings. The Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois. (solo)
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1987 - 1988
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Viewpoint: An Exhibition of British Contemporary Art (organized by The British Council). Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels.
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1986 - 1988
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After Matisse (organized: Independent Curators Incorporated, New York). Traveled to Queens Museum of Art, Flushing; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine; Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; Dayton Art Institute; Worcester Art Museum.
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1987
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British Art in the 20th Century. Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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1987
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British Art 1900–1980: The Modern Movement. Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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1986 - 1987
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The Window in Twentieth–Century Art. Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Traveled to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.
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1985
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John Walker: Paintings from the Alba and Oceania Series 1979–84. Organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain. Hayward Gallery, London. Traveled to Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. (solo)
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1984 - 1985
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The British Art Show 2; Old Allegiances and New Directions 79–84 (organized: Arts Council of Great Britain). Traveled to City Art Gallery/Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield; Southampton Art Gallery.
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1984
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The Critical Eye, The Yale British Art Center, Yale Center for British Art.
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1982
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Aspects of British Art Today. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Traveled to Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya; National Museum of Art, Osaka; Fukuoka Art Museum; Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo.
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1982
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John Walker. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Traveled to The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville.(solo)
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1979
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John Walker. University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Traveled to The David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence; Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham. (solo)
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1978 - 1979
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John Walker: Drawings 1978. Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London. (solo)
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1978
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John Walker. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. (solo)
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1977
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25 Years of British Painting. Royal Academy of Art, London.
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1976
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John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition — 10. Walker Art Center, Liverpool.
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1975
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Traveled to Bogota; São Paulo; Montevideo; Caracas; and Mexico City.
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1975
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Painting Endures. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts.
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1975
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Color as Language. The Museum of Modern Art (International Council), New York.
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1974
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Critics Choice. Nigel Greenwood Inc., Ltd., London.
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1974
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John Moore’s Liverpool Exhibition. Walker Art Center, Liverpool.
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1972
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Venice Biennale XXXVI: British Section. (solo)
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1970
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British Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
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1970
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Contemporary Art in Britain (organized: The British Council). The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
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1969
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Theodoran Foundation Exhibition. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
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1969
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Marks on Canvas. Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund. Traveled to Hanover and Vienna.
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1969
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Gregory Fellows Exhibition. Leeds City Art Gallery. (solo)
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1965
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John Moores Liverpool Exhibition. Walker Art Center, Liverpool.
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
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The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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Durham University Museum, Durham, UK
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The Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center, Rockland, ME
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Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
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Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Middlesbrough City Art Gallery, Middlesbrough, UK
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Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
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The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Arts Council of Great Britain, London, UK
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Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
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British Council, London, UK
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The British Museum, London, UK
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Camden Library, London, England
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Carnegie Library, Portsmouth, UK
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City Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, England
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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
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The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
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Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, UK
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| Littérature |
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2009
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William Corbett. John Walker: Drawings 1973–1975, Exh. Cat. (New York: Knoedler & Company, 2009).
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2009
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Christopher Riopelle. John Walker: Incoming Tide—Small Paintings from Seal Point, Maine, Exh. Cat. (London: Offer Waterman & Co., London, England, 2009).
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2005
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Ruth Fine. John Walker: Works on Paper 1990–2004, Exh. Cat. (Portland, Maie: Portland Museum of Art, Maine, 2005).
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2005
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Dore Ashton. John Walker: Collage, Exh. Cat. (New York: Knoedler & Company, 2005).
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2002
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Carl Belz. John Walker: Oceans, Tidepools and Plein Air Paintings, Exh. Cat. (Belmont, California: Wiegand Art Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University, 2002).
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2002
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Eliza Rathbone. John Walker, Exh. Cat. (Washington, D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 2002).
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2001
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Jack Flam. John Walker: Time and Tides, Exh. Cat. (New York: Knoedler & Company, 2001).
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2001
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Katy Kline. A Maine Tidal Cove: Paintings by John Walker, Exh. Cat. (Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 2001).
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1997
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John R. Stomberg. A Theater of Recollection: Paintings and Prints by John Walker, Exh. Cat. (Boston, Massachusetts: Boston University Art Gallery, 1997).
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1985
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Dore Ashton. John Walker: Paintings from the Alba and Oceania Series 1979–84, Exh. Cat. (London, England: Arts Council of Great Britain, Organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1985).
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1982
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Jack Flam. John Walker, Exh. Cat. (Washington, D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 1982).
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1978
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Andrew Forge. John Walker, Exh. Cat. (Washington, D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 1978).
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