Dáreece Walker (b.1989) is a Visual Artist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Walker creates figurative narrative paintings, drawings, and sculptures that combine race, identity, and religion into socio-political responses. 

He received a B.F.A. in Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Colorado and an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Hyperallergic, among others. Recent shows include Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawing at the Yale University Art Gallery, Living in America at the International Print Center New York (IPCNY), and NURTURING POSITIVITY AND STRENGTH at Kent State University, OH. 

In 2016 Walker received the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for Excellence in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, the 2019 Frederieke Sanders Taylor (FST) Studio Projects Fund Grant, and the 2019-2020 International Studio and Curatorial Programs “Celebrate the Studio Residency”. His work is in the permanent collection of his alma mater UCCS, the NAACP Colorado Springs Chapter, The Mercier Collection, 21c Museum & Hotels, and Yale University Art Gallery.

Contact: DareeceJWalker@gmail.com