Robert Walker

Robert Walker is a contemporary realist who focuses primarily on portraiture and still life. He started drawing and painting at an early age trying to emulate his artistically inclined father. This fondness of drawing intensified in high school where the love of oil pastels was formed. While the love never faded, he shifted his focus to engineering and achieved his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. In 2011 he was involved in a devastating accident, which forced him to relearn how to do basic things such as opening doors and buttoning his shirt. Even so, he was determined to create art again regardless of the setbacks. Through much persistence he taught himself to how to draw again, becoming fascinated with pushing the boundaries of his physical limitations and the traditional limitations of pastels in the art world. Today his detailed works in soft pastel reflect the precise mind of an engineer and the perseverance to continuously pursue his passion for art. He resides in Dallas, TX where he was born and raised. 

Awards

1st Place – Drawing, “Fall Where They May”, Texas & Neighbors 34th Regional Art Exhibition, 2019

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020 ArtSpace 111, “Texas Now: 2020 Texas Art Online Showcase” - Dallas, TX

2020 KBR Tower, “Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art” – Houston, TX

2019 Ro2 Gallery, “Chaos” – Dallas, TX

2019 Witte Museum, “The Spirit of Texas” – San Antonio, TX

2019 Irving Art Center, “Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition” – Dallas, TX

2018 Craighead Green Gallery, “New Texas Talent 2018” – Dallas, TX         

2018 Bath House Cultural Arts Center, “ART214” – Dallas, TX