TRAVIS WALKER
IN SUCH AN HOUR: NEW VIEWS OF JACKSON HOLE September 23 - October 6th
Reception September 27 5:00-7:00 PM
TRAVIS WALKER
IN SUCH AN HOUR: NEW VIEWS OF JACKSON HOLE Opening Reception: Friday, September 27, 5:00-7:00 p.m. For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing the essence of the seemingly mundane scenes around town: an old salon, a decaying house with a fence made of skis, a vintage trailer park. His work is influenced by the work of American regionalists Edward Hopper and Grant Wood, Japanese printmaking, and German Expressionism. Altamira Fine Art director Mark Tarrant has been following Walker’s work for several years. “Travis creates very interesting interpretations of local scenes, from his views of Snow King to sweeping views of Flat Creek and the Elk Refuge. He is a sophisticated painter with a fresh, contemporary palette. We are pleased to present an exhibition of Walker’s work here at the gallery,” Tarrant said. Travis Walker is the founder and director of Teton Artlab, a nonprofit arts organization that provides studio space for artists. He was born in 1976 in Tokyo, Japan, and earned his BFA in Painting and Printmaking in 2000 from Virginia Commonwealth University. Recent group exhibitions include the 2012 Western Visions Show and Sale and the 2013 and 2012 Takin’ It to the Streets Art Fair, among many others. Solo exhibitions include “American Dreams” in 2012 at Cowboy Coffee and “Views of Jackson” in 2009 at Teton Artlab. Walker was a 2013 panelist for the National Endowment for the Art’ Artists Communities Grant. He was a 2013 Artist in Residence at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. In 2012, he won the “Rising Star Award” from the Cultural Council of Jackson Hole. Blue Refuge No. 2 Acrylic on Panel 66 x 48 inches (TRW 017)
Varleyville Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 006)
Indian Rocks Study Berkley, CA Acrylic on Linen 11 x 14 inches (TRW 011)
“A common subject in my work is the road, which represents our journey through life. We start off staring down the lines of a road, and our entire lives we continue to follow the road to new places. My fascination with roads led me to another symbol in my work: the trailer home. I have found so many trailers scattered throughout the West that I have come to view them as representations of the American Dream, full of hope, uncertainty, and memory.� Dawn, Saddle Butte Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 30 inches (TRW 009)
Flat Creek Study Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 004) Opposite Page: Gai Mode Salon Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 007)
Porter Estate Haybales Acrylic on Canvas 64 x 64 inches (TRW 018) Opposite Page: Ski Fence House Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 002)
Snow King and Whitewater Bus Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 014))
South Park Pond Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 013)
Travis Walker
B. Tokyo, Japan (1976-) EDUCATION 1997-1998 Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2000 B.F.A. Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1999 Black and White, Banana Factory, Bethelehem, PA 2000 Interaction IV, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA 2002 Takin It To The Streets, Town Square, Jackson, WY 2003 Takin It To The Streets, Town Square, Jackson, WY 2004 Takin It To The Streets, Town Square, Jackson, WY 2005 Opening Our Doors, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2006 Full Disclosure, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2007 Interaction, Teton Artlab, Jackson, WY 2007 Art Fair Jackson Hole, Miller Park, Jackson, WY 2008 Art It Forward, Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY 2008 Wallpaper, Teton Artlab, Jackson, WY 2009 Takin It To The Streets, Town Square, Jackson, WY 2011 Wallpaper, Teton Artlab, Jackson, WY 2012 Western Visions, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY 2013 Takin It To The Streets, Town Square, Jackson, WY SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 Views of Jackson, Teton Artlab, Jackson, WY 2012 American Dreams, Cowboy Coffee, Jackson, WY Awards 2000 2012 2013 2013
Printmaker in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Rising Star Award, Cultural Council of Jackson Hole Artist in Residence, National Museum of Wildlife Arts Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Communities Grant
Sleeping Indian Study Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches (TRW 015)
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