Jay Walker

Philadelphia-based Jay Walker is a multi-disciplinary, creating tape installations, mixed media painting/drawings, and carved sculptures. Jay’s work involves observing and developing the dynamics of patterns and morphing them into his own designs. His work is regularly site-specific, allowing room for inspiration from the space itself, as it interacts with and stirs his artistic vision. Jay finds freedom in starting with one idea, initially drawing from color, form, and varied aesthetic choices, allowing the subject matter to emerge. He taps into the identity of culture, incorporating his fascination with archetypes and exploring who they are, why they exist, and what they embody.

2006 MFA Studio Art Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

2004 BFA Studio Art Texas A&M- Corpus Christi- Magna cum Laude

SOLO EXHIBITION RECORD
2019 Avatar/IRL, Base Camp, Miami Art Week” Miami, FL

2018 Preliminary Moment, Philadelphia Airport, Art at the Airport, Terminal E

The Cave, NºBA ArtSpaces, Bala Cynwyd, PA
2017 The Steel Worker, ArtsQuest at Steel Stacks, Bethlehem, PA
Archetype, Rowan University Art Gallery, Artist in Residence, NJ
2016 the Satellite + the Heart, Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
2015 2=1, Christ’s Church Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, PA
Seeing Through It All, Cody Center, Laity Lodge, Kerrville, TX
2014 Theotokos XXXII-XXXV, Artspace Liberti, Philadelphia, PA
Testaments, Saint Joseph’s University Gallery, Merion Station, PA
2013                Istoria, Crane Arts Building, 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

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION RECORD
2019 Hatch, Park Towne Place Museum District Residences, Philadelphia, PA

2018 20 for 20, Philadelphia Airport, Art at the Airport, Terminals A East and B

Intersection, RH Gallery, Hocke...