Marilyn A. Walter
West Palm Beach, Florida
Visual Artist Searching For A Place To Rest My Head At Night…I’ll Meet You There
Message
Marilyn Walter is a contemporary artist whose work is shaped by a rich blend of multicultural influences, personal experiences, and a deep connection to the world around her. Born in Bakersfield, California, Walter's early life in Kuwait and Iran sparked a passion for exploration and a lifelong curiosity about the intersections of culture, identity, and expression. This wanderlust has fueled both her artistic journey and her desire to dapture the essence of diverse perspectives.
Her academic path took root in New York City, where she attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ, and furthered her studies at Bank Street/Parsons and through multiple Summer Residency Programs at the School of Visual Arts, NYC. Walter's time in New York played a crucial role in shaping her artistic voice, exposing her to the art scene and expanding her understanding of visual language.
Currently based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Walter has continued to push the boundaries of her creative process. She has facilitated numerous collaborative art projects, and her teaching role at Mounts Botanical Garden allowed her to share her expertise in sketching and watercolor techniques with budding artists.
Walter's work, often centers on the themes of connection and transformation, has exhibited in galleries across New York, New Jersey, California, and Florida. Her art draws from a wide spectrum of influences, from her early childhood experiences in the Middle East to her academic training and her ongoing engagement with nature and the surrounding environment. Through each piece she invites viewers into a conversation about identity, place, and the beauty of diverse human experience.
Community Arts and Professional support are both integral to her art career and education. Walter was a resident with the Makor/Steinhardt Center, NYC, a team member of the Social Engagement HomeBase IV Project, NYC, and Artist in Resident at The Hacklab, Boynton Beach, FL. In 2021, she was nominated assistant curator for the Captured DBA Exhibition, ArtServe, FL.
Statement
My art deeply explores and interconnects themes of identity, transformation, and observation. Whether turning inward or outward, each piece reflects how I engage with myself and the world - through movement, vulnerability, and presence. The "Inner World" works are large in size, painted in oil on canvas and sewn onto raw canvas as a tapestry. The "Outer World" works are small in scale, painted with acrylic gouache and pencil on handmade paper. These works coexist as parts of a continual exploration, each influencing and informing the other in new ways as my artistic journey unfolds.
Art, for me, is an ever-evolving dialogue - shaping, reshaping, and seeing with new eyes. It is a constant process of discovery and self-reflection, where I remain ever-curious, always wondering where these creations come from. The uncertainty of this process keeps my voice fresh and it fuels the transformation I seek through my work.
Through each piece, I invite the viewer to participate in the ongoing exploration of belonging, connection, and understanding. Art is a lifetime endeavor - an evolving conversation that mirrors both my personal growth over time and broader themes of collective experience. Each work is a testament to my search for meaning, both in my inner world and the world around me. My art is a perpetual journey through an ever-revolving world, a place where I constantly seek to understand how we all fit into the bigger picture.