Caroline Walker

Caroline Walker

Mothering

Edited by Eleanor Clayton Contributions by Laura Smith, Melanie Vandenbrouck and Alex Hyde

£39.99

Publication Date: 16th September 2025

  • Accompanies Caroline Walker’s solo exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield (May to October 2025), touring to Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Scottish artist Caroline Walker (b.1982) is known for her accomplished paintings which offer a lens into the everyday lives of women. Bringing together work made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care, this important publication reveals the evolution of Caroline Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Through her large canvases, intimate panels and ink sketches, Walker portrays diverse female subjects in settings that blur the boundaries between public and private worlds, and reveal the complex social, cultural and economic experiences of wo... Read More

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  • Accompanies Caroline Walker’s solo exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield (May to October 2025), touring to Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Scottish artist Caroline Walker (b.1982) is known for her accomplished paintings which offer a lens into the everyday lives of women. Bringing together work made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care, this important publication reveals the evolution of Caroline Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Through her large canvases, intimate panels and ink sketches, Walker portrays diverse female subjects in settings that blur the boundaries between public and private worlds, and reveal the complex social, cultural and economic experiences of wo... Read More
Description

Scottish artist Caroline Walker (b.1982) is known for her accomplished paintings which offer a lens into the everyday lives of women. Bringing together work made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care, this important publication reveals the evolution of Caroline Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Through her large canvases, intimate panels and ink sketches, Walker portrays diverse female subjects in settings that blur the boundaries between public and private worlds, and reveal the complex social, cultural and economic experiences of women living in contemporary society. Walker's considerable skill in fusing a mastery of her medium with subjects that invite debate has ensured her standing as one of the leading painters working in Britain today. This ground-breaking publication celebrates her story so far.

Details
  • Pages: 208
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 16th September 2025
  • Trim Size: 240 x 280 mm
  • Illustration Note: Includes 150 colour illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848227323
Author Bio

Eleanor Clayton is Head of Collection & Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. She has written, edited and contributed to numerous books including Alan Davie and David Hockney: The Early Years (Lund Humphries, 2019). Laura Smith is Director of Collection & Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. Melanie Vandenbrouck is the Chief Curator at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Alex Hyde is a writer and Associate Professor of Gender Studies at University College London.

Table of Contents
Foreword, Simon Wallis; Caroline Walker: Being There, Eleanor Clayton; Caroline Walker: Monumental Time and the Labours of Love, Laura Smith; Re-imaging the Traditional: The Intentional Snapshot, Melanie Vandenbrouck; On Mothering: Caroline Walker in Conversation with Alex Hyde; Artist's Biography; Contributors' Biographies; Index

Scottish artist Caroline Walker (b.1982) is known for her accomplished paintings which offer a lens into the everyday lives of women. Bringing together work made over the past five years, exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care, this important publication reveals the evolution of Caroline Walker’s highly original artistic language.

Through her large canvases, intimate panels and ink sketches, Walker portrays diverse female subjects in settings that blur the boundaries between public and private worlds, and reveal the complex social, cultural and economic experiences of women living in contemporary society. Walker's considerable skill in fusing a mastery of her medium with subjects that invite debate has ensured her standing as one of the leading painters working in Britain today. This ground-breaking publication celebrates her story so far.

  • Pages: 208
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication Date: 16th September 2025
  • Trim Size: 240 x 280 mm
  • Illustrations Note: Includes 150 colour illustrations
  • ISBN: 9781848227323

Eleanor Clayton is Head of Collection & Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. She has written, edited and contributed to numerous books including Alan Davie and David Hockney: The Early Years (Lund Humphries, 2019). Laura Smith is Director of Collection & Exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. Melanie Vandenbrouck is the Chief Curator at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Alex Hyde is a writer and Associate Professor of Gender Studies at University College London.

Foreword, Simon Wallis; Caroline Walker: Being There, Eleanor Clayton; Caroline Walker: Monumental Time and the Labours of Love, Laura Smith; Re-imaging the Traditional: The Intentional Snapshot, Melanie Vandenbrouck; On Mothering: Caroline Walker in Conversation with Alex Hyde; Artist's Biography; Contributors' Biographies; Index