Artist profile
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an acclaimed American contemporary artist best known for her large-scale room-sized tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes that confront themes of race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in American history.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
130.61
Credential score
2894.0
Reference 80×100cm
$161,950
Credentials
- Nationality
- American
- Museum exhibitions
- 160
- Solo exhibitions
- 52
- Group exhibitions
- 260
- Museum collections
- Tate Modern, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago
- Gallery representation
- Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Sprüth Magers
- Private collections
- 160
- Press
- 850
- Scholarly articles
- 130
- Books
- 32
- Auction record
- $985,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
American
Birth / death years
1969
Mediums
cut-paper silhouette, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, installation
Prices
Auction record
$985,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Sprüth Magers
Museum collections
Tate Modern, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago
Private collections
160
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
160
Solo exhibitions
52
Group exhibitions
260
Bibliography
Books
32
Press
850
Scholarly articles
130