The New York-based contemporary artist, Kara Walker, uses her work to display investigations regarding race, gender, sexuality, and violence— especially in a historical context within a large portion of her work— in order to provide a greater perspective for her audience. Walker was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and pursued her education at the Atlanta College of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design. Much of Walker's work has a notable and profound use of silhouettes to display themes and narratives of oppression and several African American experiences. Walker received notable awards from the John D. And Catherine T MacArthur Foundation. Walker’s striking and profound work can be found in renowned museums and public collections throughout the United States and Europe including The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Through displaying her sharp and striking pieces within a multitude of exhibitions internationally, Walker will continue to diversify perspectives through the themes of oppression and historical awareness within her work.

Work Below, Respectively: Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997| Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated): Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta, 2005| Resurrection Story with Patrons, 2017| Cotton Hands in Southern Swamp Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), 2005