Caroline Walker (artist)

Walker used to imagine scenes and hire models to depict them. She took photographs and would use them as a source in constructing oil paintings. In 2016, she began looking in London streets for anonymous subjects in natural settings.^[6][7][8]

Walker captures intimate moments of women's lives. She is known for realistic paintings of women at work. She highlights overlooked jobs — such as in nail bars, salons, hotels, the household etc. — which are performed by women. There is a variety of socio-economic status among her subjects.^{[1][3][6][8][7]}

Walker's works make the viewers feel like voyeurs, as her subjects are seen from a vantage point through windows, bannisters or from a certain height. Her works are often large, making it easy for the viewer to imagine stepping into the scene.^[6][9]

Walker's art is often painterly. Colour is an important element for her so as to evoke a painting's aura or ambience.^[6][10][5]

Walker's work is held in collections such as the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, both in Florida.^[11] She was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 2024.^[12]

From 22 November 2025 – 26 April 2026, Walker's work was shown in the exhibition Caroline Walker: Mothering at the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, United Kingdom.^[13]

• Pool Party (2013)^[9]
• Pampered Pedis (2016)^[6]
• Training (2017)^{[citation needed]}
• Apparition (2017)^[14]
• Not Going Out (2017)^[15]
• Three Maids (2018)
• Abi (2018)^[16]
• Making Fishcakes (2019)^[17]
• Bathroom Sink Cleaning (2019)
• Planting Decisions (2019)^[18]
• Sewing (2019)
• Drafting (2019)^[19]