STEVEN WALKER BIO
EDUCATION
2007 MFA, Marywood University, Scranton, PA
2000 BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Size Doesn’t Matter,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Oil Painters of America National,” Illume Gallery, St. George, UT
“Howard Mandeville Anniversary Show,” Woodinville, WA
“Art a Group at the Mill,” Burwell Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA
“Spring into Art,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA
2018 “New Works by Steven Walker,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY Solo Exhibition
“The Power of Light,” Art on 16, Marion, VA Solo Exhibition
“The Odd Couple,” S. Dot Gallery, Columbus, OH
“Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional,” McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD Juried Exhibition
“Two Story,” Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA Group Exhibition
Pines and Palms Member Show, Talahassee, FL Group Exhibition
“Oil Painters of America Salon Show,” Crooked Tree Art Center, Petosky, MI Juried Exhibition
Richeson 75 Landscape Show, Kimberly, WI Juried Exhibition
“Art for Life,” Columbus, OH Group Exhibition
“Spring Into Art,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA Juried Exhibition
“Small Works Show.” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond Group Exhibition
“Self,” Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH Group Exhibition
“The Draw Project,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA Group Exhibition
“Art at the Mill,” Burwell Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA Group Exhibition
“Airstream Invitational,” Jackson Center, OH Group Exhibition
Thomas University, Thomasville, GA Group Exhibition
Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA Group Exhibition
2017 “Ten Thirty,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Wanderlust,” Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
“Mirror Mirror,” Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
“Airstream Invitational,” Jackson Center, OH
“Georgian Museum,” Lancaster, OH
“Spring Into Art,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA
“Painted City,” Schumacher Gallery Capital University, Columbus, OH
“Fresh Air,” Sharon Weiss Gallery - Columbus, OH. Solo Exhibition
Glave Kocen, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“Boundless,” Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA. Solo Exhibition
84th Annual Juried Exhibition, Hudson Valley Art Association, New York, NY
2016 “6x6,” Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
“Langerquist Gallery,” Atlanta, GA
“Current Art Fair,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016 “Cauldron,” Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
“Steven Walker & Tia Maggio,” Duvall Design Gallery, Millwood, VA
“Steven Walker & Antonia Walker" Susan Calloway Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
“Richeson 75-Landscapes Show,” Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“Altitude,” Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
“Georgian Museum,” Lancaster, OH
“Spring Fling,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH 2015 Group
2015 “I'm Better on Paper- Works on Paper by Steven Walker,” Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Lollipop Guild Show,” Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
“Cityscapes,” River Gallery, Rock River, OH
“Exploring the Landscape,” Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK
“Small Works Show,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Of Light and Shadows.” Jarrett Thor Gallery, Colonial Beach, VA
“McConnell Arts Faculty Show,” Worthington, OH
“Art at the Mill,” Millwood, VA
2014 “Simply Louisville- Paintings by Steven Walker,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY. Solo Exhibition
“Fairfields,” paintings by Steven Walker and Rick Akers, Jarrett Thor Fine Arts, Colonial Beach, VA
“Art at the Arnold,” (on-site competition) Arnold Sports Festival, Columbus, OH
“Richeson 75- Small Works Competition,” Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“It's a New Day- New Works by Steven S. Walker,” Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Spring Fling,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH
“Local Color,” Worthington Area Art League, High Road Gallery, Worthington, OH
“Urban Aspect,” curated by Jeremy Mann, Principle Gallery, Alexandria VA
2013 “The Light of Day,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY. Solo Exhibition
“Oil Painters of America Juried Summer Salon,” Crooked Tree Gallery, Petoskey, MI
“Living Proof: New Works by Steven Walker,” Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Spring Fling Fine Art Exhibit,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH
“Worthington Area Art League Annual,” Church at Mill Run, Columbus, OH
“Surf and Turf,” Vision Gallery, Atlantic Beach, NC. Solo Exhibition
“Bodies,” Center Gallery, Glen Arbor, MI. Solo Exhibition
“The First 35,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
2012 “Studies by Steven Walker,” Inniswood Metro Park, Westerville, OH. Solo Exhibition
“WAAL at the MAC,” Worthington Area Art League, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH “20th Annual Art Exhibition,” Piqua Art Council, Piqua, OH
“New Works by Steven S. Walker,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Colonial Beach Art Show,” Colonial Beach, VA
“2012 International Salon,” Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
“Richeson 75 Landscape Competition, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“New Work,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA. Solo Exhibition
“Partly Cloudy,” Findlay University, Findlay, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Instructors' Show,” Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation, Leesburg, VA
“Landscape Show,” Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY
“PNC Arts Alive Worthington Sayama Arts Exchange,” McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
2011 “Just Down the Road”, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY. Solo Exhibition
“Days to Remember”, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
Air Force Art Program, Belize, Central America
2011 “Process”, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
“Art at the Mill,” Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA
“Small Works Show”, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Central Ohio Plein Air at the High Banks Metro Parks Nature Center,” Lewis Center, OH
“Rhodes Tower Exhibition,” Columbus, OH
“Central Ohio Plein Air at Inniswood Metro Park,” Westerville, OH
“Central Ohio Plein Air at the Statehouse,” Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, OH
“Works by Stephen Walker,” Worthington Recreational Center, Worthington, OH. Solo Exhibition
2010 “The American Landscape”, Maryland Federation of the Arts, Annapolis, MD
“Ohio Plein Air Exhibition”, The Arts Castle, Delaware, OH
“Richeson 75- Landscapes Show”, Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“I’ve Been There”, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Under a Virginia Sky: Works by Steven Walker”, Reynolds Homestead, Critz, VA. Solo Exhibition
“New Works”, Art Access Gallery, Bexley, OH
“Through My Window”, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
Air Force Art Program, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK
“Town and Country,” The Arts Company, Nashville, TN. Solo Exhibition
“Landscapes by Steven Walker,” McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Air Force Art Gala,” National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, OH
2009 “Under a Virginia Sky: Works by Steven Walker”, St. Gertrude's School, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“Between Homes,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“OH Cow ’09,” Crossing Art, Flushing, NY
2009 “Small Works Show,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“The Black West: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Cowboys & Untold Stories,” Booth Museum of Western Art, Cartersville, GA
“New Works,” The Arts Company, Nashville, TN
“New Works,” Art Access Gallery, Bexley, OH
“Think Small 5,” Art 6 Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Fine Line,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
“Richeson 75- Landscapes, Small Works Show,” Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“Art at the Mill,” Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville, VA
“Air Force Art Program”, Manas Air Field, Kyrgyzstan
“Aldie Mill Art Show,” Historic Aldie Mill, Aldie, VA
2008 “Under a Virginia Sky: Works by Steven Walker,” Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“Service Before Self,” Air Force Art Program, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
“Service Before Self,” Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA
“Turning the Page,” Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, Bethesda, MD
“Terra Firma- Survey of Approaches to Landscapes,” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“Buffalo Soldier, Images of the West”, Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA
“Landscapes by Steven Walker,” Morgan’s Treasure, Westerville, OH. Solo Exhibition
“Richeson 75- Landscapes Show,” Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI
“Variations in the Landscape,” Art Access Gallery, Bexley, OH
“Nature’s Own,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
“Aldie Mill Art Show,” Aldie, VA
“Small Works Show,” Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Richmond Illustrators Club Members Show,” Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
“Art at the Mill,” Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville, VA
2007 “Road Trips-The Landscapes of Steven Walker,” Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“North Carolina Society of Illustrators,” Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
“African American Arts Exhibition,” Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center, Richmond, VA
“Group Exhibition,” Richmond Illustrators Club, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
“On the Road,” Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
“Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 45 West Annual Show,” Billy Shire Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Richmond Illustrators Club Annual Juried Show,” Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
“North Carolina Society of Illustrators”, Center for Creative Leadership-Greensboro, NC
“Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Human Form Show,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
“Art at the Mill,” Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville, VA
“Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Regional Exhibition,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2006 “Illustrators Club of D.C., Maryland and Virginia Members Show,” The Art Institute of Washington, Washington, D.C.
“Illustrators Club of D.C., Maryland and Virginia Juried Competition,” The Edison Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
“Pine Camp Community Arts Center Competition,” Richmond, VA
Group Exhibition with artist Forrest Young, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
2005 “The Art and Baseball,” The Society of Illustrators of North Carolina, The Marshall Gallery, Greensboro, NC
“Illustrators Club of D.C., Maryland and Virginia Members Show,” The Art Institute of Washington, Washington, D.C.
2004 “Illustrators Club of D.C., Maryland and Virginia Members Show,” The Art Institute of Washington, Washington, D.C.
2003 “Steven Walker’s Virginia Landscapes,” Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“The Landscapes of Steven Walker,” Barnes & Noble, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
2002 “Steven Walker’s Virginia Landscapes,” Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA. Solo Exhibition
“Group Exhibition: Richmond Represents,” Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
“AIGA Give.2,” Collaboration- James Center Atrium, Richmond, VA
SELECTED AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2017 “Airstream Invitational,” Jackson Center, OH. 2nd Place
2016 “Art at the Arnold,” Columbus, OH. 1st Place and Artists Choice
“6x6 at Randy Higbee Gallery,” Costa Mesa, CA. Jean Stern Award
2015 “Artistic Excellence Competition,” Southwest Art Magazine, Honorable Mention
Art Renewal Center Finalist
2014 “Art at the Arnold,” (on-site competition) Arnold Sports Festival, Columbus, OH. Best of Show, medal
“Plein Air Salon Competition,” Plein Air Magazine. April/May. 1st Place Nocturnal Painting, 1st Place Landscape Painting
“Richeson 75- Small Works Competition,” Richeson School of Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI. Best of Show
2014 “Spring Fling,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH. 3rd Place & Best of Show
“Local Color,” Worthington Area Art League, High Road Gallery, Worthington, OH. 2nd Place
2013 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park, Chesterton, IN. Artist Residency
“Spring Fling Fine Art Exhibit,” Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, OH. First Place
“Worthington Area Art League Annual,” McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH. 2nd Place
2012 Worthington Area Art League Annual, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH. Best of Show Award & Mayor's Award
“20th Annual Art Exhibition,” Piqua Art Council, Piqua, OH. 1st place, Oil & Acrylic
“Colonial Beach Art Show,” Colonial Beach, VA. 2nd place award
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, National Park Service, West Branch, Iowa. Artist Residency
Glen Arbor Art Association, Thoreson Farm in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Glen Arbor, MI. Artist Residency
2011 Park of Roses, Plein Air Competition Crystal Kite Members' Choice Award
2010 Ohio Plein Air Competition, Central Ohio Plein Air, Columbus, OH
2007 Richmond Illustrators Club, Richmond, VA. Phillip B. Meggs Design Award
SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Hilton Hotels, Columbus, OH
Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH
Glen Arbor Art Association, Glen Arbor, MI
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, National Park Service, West Branch, IA
National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Air Force Base, OH
St. Gertrude High School, Richmond, VA
Dominion Resources, Richmond, VA
Morton G. Thalhimer, Inc., Richmond, VA
Chesapeake Capital Corporation, VA
United States Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
Chairs to Cherish, Richmond, VA
Right at Home of Essex County, West Orange, NJ
Boy Scouts of America, Richmond, VA
First Baptist Church of Southside, Richmond, VA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015 “Steven Walker's Stories of the Land,” by Jeffrey Carlson, Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Fine Art Today, Publisher, Boynton Beach, FL. Website, Thursday, February 19
“Start Making What You Love,” by Carrie Lacey Boerio,Making Art blog. February, 15
2014 “Exhibits,” Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. November, 23; Illustration, Section I, pg. 2
“Plein Air Salon Competition,” Plein Air Magazine. April/May issue. Two Best of Category awards.
“Artist Profile: Steven Walker,” by Jackie Shafer, “BroadandHigh” on WOSU.org, Columbus, OH. Video interview- http://wosu.org/2012/broadandhigh/artist-profile-steven-walker/
“Work in Progress,” by Cindy Gaillard, City Scene, Columbus, Columbus, OH. April
2013 “McConnell Arts Center: Ohio transplant shines in first area solo show,” by Melissa Starker, The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH. January 13
2012 “Sweeping Views and Dramatic Light,” by Kristine Morris, Grand Traverse Insider, Glen Arbor, MI. September 9, pg. 2-B
2011 “Working Artist to Teach Oil-painting Classes at MAC”, by Candy Brooks, This Week Community Newspaper, Worthington, OH. August,25, pgs. A3 & A5
2009 “The Black West,” Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA. Catalog
“Richeson 75 Small Works,” Richeson, VA. Catalog
“Under a Virginia Sky”, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, selects Walker for traveling exhibition, Newsletter, January 6.
“An Artist's View of the City”, City Scene Magazine, Columbus, OH
“Between Homes”, Solo Exhibition by Steven Walker at Glave Kocen Gallery, American Art Collector. October
2008 “Richeson 75 Landscape Show,” Richeson, VA. Catalog
“Terra Firma,” Survey of Approaches to Landscape. Catalog
Member of the Month, interview, Art Calendar Magazine
2007 Illustration West 45. Catalog
“Winston, Dennis: African-American Arts Catalog,” Dominion Resources, Richmond, VA. Catalog
IC Exhibition 13. Catalog
2007 York Graphics, York, PA. Catalog, p. 49 & 51
IC Exhibition 13- Products and Packaging. Catalog
York Graphics, York, PA. Catalog, p. 25
“The Black Book,” Steven Walker, Black Book Photography, Inc., New York, NY. Catalog, P. 139
Pingry, Patricia A., “The Story of Rosa Parks,” Candy Cane Press, Nashville, TN
Kathy Mincz interview, Henrico County Public Library
2005 “IC Exhibition 12, Not Commissioned and Promotional,” York Graphics, York, PA. Catalog pg. 49
2001 Rumsey, Monica S., Go Fish, The Lure to the Past, B&B Printing, Richmond, VA; p. 74
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
2012 Stourbridge Lion: America's First Locomotive, Boyds Mill Press, Honesdale, PA. Illustrations
2010 Rosa’s Bus, Kittinger, Jo. 2009, Boyds Mills Press, Inc., Honesdale, PA. Illustrations
2008 Meet Rosa Parks, Pingry, Patricia A. 2008, Ideals Publications, A Guidepost Company, Candy Cane Press, Nashville, TN. Illustrations
2007 The Story of Rosa Parks, Pingry, Patricia A. 2007, Ideals Publications, A Guidepost Company, Candy Cane Press, Nashville, TN. Illustrations
The Story of Coretta Scott King, Pingry, Patricia A. 2008, Ideals Publications, A Guidepost Company, Candy Cane Press, Nashville, TN. Illustrations
TEACHING
2011- present Oil Painting Classes with Steven Walker, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH
2009 “Painting Workshop,” Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
ORGANIZATIONS
Oil Painters of America
Worthington Area Art League
Air Force Art Program
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Central Ohio Plein Air
Walker's Biography
Born in Myrtle Beach, SC and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Steven S. Walker received his BFA at Virginia Commonwealth University and his MFA at Marywood University. Steven has been pursuing his passion for creating art since having his drawing of Tonto published in his nursery school newsletter.
Steven began his professional art career as a freelance illustrator. As a freelance illustrator Steven has had the privilege of working with such clients as the Boy Scouts of America, Air Force Art Program, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Colgate and Highlights for Children. His work has been accepted into the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and the Illustrators Club of DC, Maryland and Virginia. Most recently, in tandem with writer Jo Kittinger, he received the Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators for Rosa’s Bus.
With a desperate need to find his artistic voice, Steven began painting landscapes based on the
scenes that he would see while on family road trips to Farmville, VA. It was the sky breaking
through the passing trees, the herds of grazing cattle and the rundown barns that caught his attention. The nostalgia of those trips would later encourage the young artist to document his surroundings as often as possible, whether it’s a weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains or just a walk on a park trail. Since making the transition into the fine art world, Steven’s work has been well received by galleries, juried exhibitions and private collections, including the Central Ohio Plein Air Competition, the Richeson 75 Competition, the Booth Western Art Museum, Dominion Resources and the United States Air Force. He currently has a statewide traveling exhibition with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Steven currently resides in Lewis Center, Ohio with his wife Evelyn, where you can find him neck deep in paint and inspiration.
Artist Statement
The works shown in "Simply Louisville" highlight the natural beauty and hidden visual gems throughout the city of Louisville and the surrounding areas as seen through my paintings. While Louisville is a thriving city, there are still many remote and undeveloped areas, that can take you to a peaceful place in your heart and mind. The simplicity and natural elegance is there between street lights, on the side of the road and of course, the parks. I hope that this group of works takes the viewer to a brighter and more peaceful day, than what the work week may allow.
--Steven Walker, 2014
