All of these works were made on location, with tape and vinyl, all adhered directly on the walls, ceilings, and floors.
Finding wood is one thing,
finding a person is another.
Knowing what is art and
what to burn for heat is a fool’s game.
People use to find gods in wood,
some still do.
Jay Walker, originally from South Texas, moved to Philadelphia in 2004 for a Masters of Fine Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. After graduating in 2006, Walker began regularly showing in group exhibits nationally in such places as the DCCA in Wilmington, Bambi Gallery and Pageant Gallery in Philadelphia, Artist Space and Space 38|39 in New York City, and most recently at Center of the Arts in Collingswood, NJ. He also had two solo exhibits in 2010, first being at the Abington Art Center and the second at James Oliver Gallery.
2006 MFA Studio Art Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2004 BFA Studio Art Texas A&M- Corpus Christi- Magna cum Laude
2013 Istoria, Crane Hall, Philadelphia, PA
From my book, Gordon Colloge, Wenham, MA
2010 Second Skin, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibit Series, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2004 Image Bearer Center of the Arts, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, TX
2002 Everyman, Janet F. Harte Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
2013 Urban Pop, Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition,
Trio with DISTORT and Leslie Friedman, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Wishes/Lies/Dreams, Duo with Alison Stigora
1616 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA
2012 DAS:BAM, 1616 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Drawing the Line, Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ,
2010 Anthropoi, Mass Street Flash Space, Lawerence, KS
Abington Art Centers Presents. William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Second Bambi Biennial, Bambi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Singular Collective, Core Annex Gallery, Denver, CO
New, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
Humanization, Space 38|39, International Arts Movement, New York, NY
2009 b.a.l.m.- White Show, Traveling Exhibit: Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence, KS
and Hausmann Millworks, San Antonio, TX
Small Works Exhibit, Space 38|39, IAM, New York, NY
I Harvest, Center for Faith and Work, New York, NY
10×10, Inliquid Art+Design, The Icebox, Philadelphia, PA
Objects and Things, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Reflections of Generosity, Traveling Exhibit: Ft. Drum, NY,
Illesheim, Germany,
That Bites, Pageant Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art4Barter, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
2008 Night of a Thousand Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
2006 The Pressed Image, Art in City Hall, Mayor’s Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Negotiating Traditions, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2005 People from the Collection, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christ, TX
2004 A Little Insolence, A Little Soul, RedBud Projects/Gallery 101, Houston, TX
Nuevos Artistas, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
2003 Dimension Show, Corpus Christi Art Center, Corpus Christi, TX
2000 Janet F. Harte Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
10.2012 “Art show benefits cancer-stricken photographer” by Karly Moll
10.2010 Philadelphia Weekly/theartblog.org- “Second Skin” by Roberta Fallon
10.2010 Drexel University the Triangle “Local Artist Exposes ‘Second Skin’”
by Jess Mintz
10.2010 Montgomery Media- “Malvern artist Jay Walker to exhibit “Second Skin”
by Andy Stettler
7. 2010 theartblog.org
“Abington-monumental burned wood, cellophane collages and clothing”
by Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof
5 . 2010 theartblog.org- “Wilmington Happening- New! and Baseball”- Libby Rosof
5 . 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer- Victoria Donahue
4 . 2010 International Arts Movement Conversations- “Humanization”
Interview by Christy Tennant with Alison Stigora
3 . 2010 Reflections of Generosity; a book by Ron Kelsey
1 . 2010 Comment Magazine
2012 DAS:BAM, 1616 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA. Co-Curated with Luella Tripp.
2010 Humanization, Space 38|39, International Arts Movement, New York, NY
2009 World Youth Alliance Exhibit, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Altarpiece Project, artist- Alison Stigora, Covenant Fellowship Church,
Glen Mills, PA
2008 Recent Drawings, artist-Alison Stigora, Baldwin Gallery, Bryn Mawr, PA
Abington Art Center Sculpture Park, Jenkintown, PA
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
Colson Properties, Corpus Christi, TX
Lost Dreams on Canvas, Philadelphia, PA
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, TX
