Frances Walker (artist) explained

Frances Walker
Honorific Suffix:	CBE RSA RSW
Birth Date:	1930 8, df=y
Education:	Edinburgh College of Art
Known For:	Printmaking
Birth Place:	Kirkcaldy

Frances Walker CBE RSA RSW (born 19 August 1930) is a Scottish painter, printmaker and retired lecturer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Born in Kirkcaldy, she has lived in Aberdeen for more than 60 years.^[4] After teaching art in the Hebrides,^[5] Walker accepted a lecturer position in Drawing and Painting at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen,^[6]  where she also contributed to the foundation of Peacock Visual Arts print studio.^[7]

Walker's work takes inspiration from nature of the Western Isles and Antarctica,^[8] where she visited upon receiving the James McBey Travel Award from Aberdeen Art Gallery in 2007. Her technique includes screenprinting, lithography, monoprinting, etching, and collagraphy.

Notes and References

1. News: Vidinova . Nadia . 14 May 2016 . Antarctic paintings 'most significant donation by an artist' to Dundee in a generation . 1 June 2023 . The Courier . en-GB.
2. News: Macmillan . Duncan . 5 November 2018 . Art reviews: Frances Walker Henry Kondracki David Martin . 1 June 2023 . The Scotsman . en.
3. Web site: Frances Walker: Printing On . Aberdeen City Council . Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums . 7 October 2023 . en . 29 March 2022.
4. Web site: Frances Walker . Peacock - a workshop for art . 1 June 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Frances Walker . 1 June 2023 . The Scottish Gallery . en-GB.
6. Web site: Walker, Frances, b.1930 . 1 June 2023 . Art UK . en.
7. Web site: Frances Walker . 1 June 2023 . National Galleries . en.
8. Web site: Frances Walker: Printing On . 1 June 2023 . Peacock - a workshop for art . en.