Murray Walker recognised with book by Sasha Grishin

Murray Walker, (b. 1937) has been recognised for his contribution to Australian art with a hardcover book by Sasha Grishin. The book charts his fascinating and influential career, that spans printmaking, painting, ceramics, sculpture, collage art, and tapestry. Walker is also a nationally renowned and widely published authority on Australian colonial arts.

Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA is an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra, who works internationally as an art historian, art critic and curator. He has published over thirty books and over two thousand articles and catalogue essays dealing with various aspects of art.

Join us on November 5   for the opening of Walker’s exhibition ‘Our world began with creatures in the sea, a journey through time’.

Purchase a copy of the book by emailing us.

Murray will also be giving a talk at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on October 8 from 2-3pm, with artist Graeme Drendel, who painted Murray for the Doug Moran Portrait Prize in 2021. Murray and Graeme will talk to Curator Kiri Smart about the process of portraying and being portrayed, while discussing Walker’s current exhibition, his life, the new book, and his plans for the rest of his ninth decade. More information here.

For more information on Walker’s available works, please email admin@foxgalleries.com.au. or head to our stockroom page here.