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Drawings, paintings, and writings by Los Angeles-based artist J. Michael Walker
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Painterly realistic images in color pencil that explore several themes: Mexican culture, women, spirituality,
and social justice
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Paintings on a range of surfaces - fresco, canvas, paper, and polyvinyl - that range from the fanciful and whimsical, to serious explorations of history and conflict, fruit of years of research
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Exhibitions, readings from
J Michael Walker's new book, and appearances in the press and on radio
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Artist Statement, Solo and Group Exhibitions, grants, fellowships, commissions, and a bibliography
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Eight years of researching, exploring, painting, and portraying each of the Los Angeles streets named for saints has yielded a widely-heralded meditation on our cultural heritage
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Grounded in J Michael's immersion in Mexican rural cultures, and born of his empathic love of women, these iconic represenatations of Mexico's patron saint serve both to humanize the Mother of God and to celebrate the lives of women everywhere
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A selection of reporting on the work of J Michael Walker, from dozens of periodicals and websites, including: the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, LA Observed, The Tidings,
La Opinion, and more
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A small selection of works, including lithogrpah, linoleum prints, and a suite of engraved collographic monoprints
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This website, all images and all text Copyright 2008 by J Michael Walker. All rights reserved
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