Artwork copyright Jamie Walker. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Wall Bowl #1, 2005

Jamie Walker
American (born 1958)

Location: Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland

About the Artwork

Jamie Walker's "Wall Bowl #1" asks a viewer to reshape his or her idea of a bowl, rather than reshape the object itself.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist and professor Jamie Walker creates ceramic sculptures with an emphasis on materiality, perception, and chance.
Walker is Director and Chair of the School of Art + Art History + Design department at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has taught at the University of Washington since 1989, and has served as Director since 2014. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from the University of Washington in 1981. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1983.