Barbara Walker: podcast appearances and interviews

Barbara Walker is a British artist known for her large-scale figurative drawings and paintings that often are created directly onto gallery walls. Her work explores themes of documentation, recording, and erasure, serving as a social reflective practice aimed at addressing misunderstandings and stereotypes about the African-Caribbean community in Britain. Walker grew up in Birmingham and graduated from the University of Central England in 1996. Her art is included in various private and public collections, such as the Arts Council Collection and the Usher Gallery. She was selected for the first Diaspora Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017 and received the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award as part of the Jerwood Drawing Prize the same year. In 2020, she was awarded the Bridget Riley Fellowship at The British School at Rome. Walker was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2019 for her services to British art. Her recent work, Burden of Proof, earned her a nomination for the 2023 Turner Prize.