Kara Walker

Kara Walker

Actor · Director

Stockton, California, USA
November 26, 1969

Biography

Kara Elizabeth Walker is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes.

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Representative Works

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
6.4
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The Black List: Volume Two
The Black List: Volume Two
6.0
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Dreams Are Colder Than Death
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
6.0
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Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
5.0
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Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies
Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

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2016Nominee

Best Performance

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Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021Nominee

Best Performance

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

The Black List: Volume Two
2009Nominee

Best Performance

The Black List: Volume Two

Career Highlights

Dreams Are Colder Than Death
2014Highlight

Best Performance

Dreams Are Colder Than Death

Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale
2011Highlight

Best Director

Fall Frum Grace, Miss Pipi's Blue Tale

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