Walker Pickering Photographs
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Bio

Walker Pickering is a photographer from Texas. He studied photography at Texas State University in San Marcos before moving to Austin to work at the Texas House of Representatives as a photographer. Walker during a demo on large format photographyAs darkroom printer for Austin photographer and screenwriter, Bill Wittliff, he produced prints for the 2007 University of Texas Press book, A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove.

Walker attended graduate school in Atlanta, GA at the Savannah College of Art & Design, where he earned his MFA in photography.

After a short period teaching photography outside of Chicago, Walker and his wife returned to Texas. He now resides in Austin and teaches photography at The Art Institute of Austin as an adjunct professor.

Image Availability

The photographs and videos featured on this web site are available for purchase, exhibition and publication. If you are interested in any of the images, please contact Walker. He is also available for commission and editorial work.


Curriculum Vitae, Walker Pickering

Austin, TX
Phone: (512) 576-7460
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EDUCATION

MFA, Photography Savannah College of Art and Design–Atlanta, GA

BFA, Studio Art, Photography Texas State University–San Marcos

 

 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008

Blue Tower Gallery, "Abundant Living", Atlanta, GA

2004

Robot Art Gallery, "Musicians", San Antonio, TX

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
2010

Mitte Gallery, Annual Alumni Exhibition, San Marcos, TX
L. Nowlin Gallery, The Portrait, Austin, TX

2009

We Can't Paint Projects, Doppelgänger

2008 2008
2008

Pierro Gallery, A Photograph of New Jersey, South Orange, NJ
Center for Fine Art Photography, SPE Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO
Defoor Centre, Young Guns: An Exhibition of New Photography, Atlanta, GA
     Mark Karelson, Curator

2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007

Bridge Art Fair, Brian Burkhardt's Word of Mouth, Miami, FL
High Museum of Art, Go All Night!, Atlanta, GA
52 Westminster Ansley Park, roomXroom, Atlanta, GA
Art House Gallery, Photo Arts, Decatur, GA
The Academy Theatre, PhotoAwesome Exhibition, Avondale Estates, GA
Gallery See, Graduate Photography, Atlanta, GA
The W Atlanta, UnScene Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Solomon Projects, Collaborative Project with Douglas Weathersby, Atlanta, GA
Mason Murer Fine Art, Fresh Blood, Atlanta, GA
Defoor Centre, Group Show, Atlanta, GA

2006

Atlanta Photography Gallery, Jane Jackson Selects, Atlanta, GA
     Jane Jackson, Juror

2005

Image Gallery, Texas Photographic Society National Student Competition, Longview, TX
     Keith Carter, Juror

2004
 
2004
 
2004

River City Silver, TPS National Student Competition, San Antonio, TX
     Keith Carter, Juror
Options Gallery, TPS National Student Competition, Odessa, TX
     Keith Carter, Juror
Mitte Gallery, Undergraduate Thesis Show, San Marcos, TX

2003
 
2003
2003
 

Mitte Gallery, Handsome Fur-Bearing Animals, San Marcos, TX
     The Art Guys, Jurors
The Arcade Gallery, inFOCUS, San Marcos, TX
Mitte Gallery, Texas State Juried Competition, San Marcos, TX
     Peter Frank, Juror

 
REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

 

lenscratch blog, “Walker Pickering”, July 20, 2010, Aline Smithson.
Portrait of Everyday Minerals founder Carina Menzies, Austin Monthly, p. 72, June 2010 Issue
Dark Sky Magazine, Issue 6.3, March 2008.
A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove by Bill Wittliff.
     University of Texas Press: Austin, TX, 2007.
San Antonio Express-News, “Musician turned photographer makes art debut”,
     September 26, 2004, Dan R. Goddard.
San Antonio Current, “The ghost of rock 'n' roll”,
     September 2, 2004, Elaine Wolff.
FotoSeptiembre 2004 Exhibition Program, September 2004, San Antonio, TX.
28mm.org Photography Magazine, Issue 13, May 2004.
The Best of College Photography Annual. Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA, 2004.

 
COLLECTIONS

 

Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010

Juror, Inaugural Exhibition, Iron Rogue Gallery, Cedar City, UT

2009—Present

Adjunct Professor, The Art Institute of Austin, TX

2009

Artist Lecture, Texas State University–San Marcos

2008

Adjunct Professor, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

2007—2008

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art & Design–Atlanta, GA

2007

Interviewed by Brian Burkhardt at Bridge Art Fair Miami, BigRedandShiny.com
Video Editor and Producer, Alec Soth Interview, featured on the Magnum web site
Interviewed at Mason Murer Fine Art, published on PhotoAwesome.com

2006

Darkroom Printer for A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, by Bill Wittliff
     University of Texas Press, 2007

2005—2010

Seasonal Graduation Photographer, Flash Photography, Dallas, TX

2004—2005

Photographer, Texas House of Representatives Photography Department, Austin, TX

 
COURSES TAUGHT

The Art Institute of Austin:
Digital Publishing — Fall 2010
Photographic Design — Fall 2010
Digital Printing — Summer & Fall 2010
Portfolio Expansion — Spring 2010
Lighting: Winter, Spring & Summer 2010
Editorial Photography — Fall 2009, Winter & Summer 2010
Principles of Photography (Digital) — Fall 2009, Winter & Spring 2010
McHenry County College:
Intro B&W Darkroom — Fall 2008
SCAD:
Photographic Foundations I — Spring 2008
Large Format Technique — Fall 2007

 
AREAS of TEACHING PROFICIENCY

Digital Input & Output (image capture, scanning, printing)
B&W Darkroom, Intro to Advanced
Color Darkroom, Intro to Advanced
Digital Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
View Camera/Large Format
Studio Lighting, Intro to Advanced
Web Design for Photographers
Advanced Critique
Alternative/Antiquated Processes
Introduction to Video