CHARLIE RAE WALKER
Video made in Winnipeg by Brodie Hovanessian
Sound design by Glenn Radley
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Charlie Rae Walker works in diverse media of painting, drawing,
printmaking, mask, illustration, animation,
songwriting, shadow projection art,
performance and experimental music.
She has performed and exhibited her work on 3 continents.
She maintains a prolific multidisciplinary practice
from her studio and DIY Venue
in Winnipeg's West End.
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The themes are mental health, migration, synesthesia, medicine,
inner landscapes, improvisation, humour, intuition and dreaming.
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As a musician, Charlie has produced several original albums
and collaborations under the nomiker A Raven Called Crow.
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Contact : aravencalledcrow@gmail.com
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<solo / duo>
2022- Solo Show - Secret Gallery, West End, Winnipeg
2017 =UnShameMe!= Solo show, Painting, drawing and print works- Penticton Art Gallery, B.C
2017 Tortilla de Origen ( w/ Scarlett Mizraim) Museo Contemporareo Artes de Oaxaca, Mexico (MACO)
2017 Canoa Criatura, 611 Murguia, Oaxaca, Mexico
2017 Pinata (w Tatiana Heuman) MACO, Oaxaca
2017 TIRLAB, Printmaking residency show (w/Arturo Torres), Tlalpan, Mexico
2016 Shadow Sail Theatre (w/Heather Dawn Sparks) Lighthouse Gallery, Bellingham WA
2016 Curious Beast, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC
2015 China Cloud Gallery ( w/ David Ulock), Vancouver BC
2012 Grandmother, MOCL Gallery, Victoria BC
2012 Solo show, Solstice Walls, Victoria BC
2011 Trash Puppet Musical ( w/Mind of A Snail) Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC )
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< select group >
2019 Martha Street Studio Member’s group show, Winnipeg MB
2017 Ipseity- International LGBTQ group show- Penticton Art Gallery, BC
2017 Street Art MUJAM, Museo del Jugetes Antigua, CDMX, Mexico
2017 Casa Milagrosa,Reforma, Mexico
2017 Collodion Humide, El Huacal, Oaxaca Mexico
2016 Shadow Sail Theatre, Lighthouse Gallery, Bellingham WA USA
2016 SuperHotDogFunTimeWow, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria BC
2015 Residency Showcase, IMARTS Gallery, Wells BC
2015 Ciliate 7, Studio East Gallery, Vancouver BC
2015 What the Hand Heard, Merge, Vancouver BC
2015 ArtStarts, Seymour Art Gallery, Deep Cove BC
2015 The Assembly, Chapel Arts, Vancouver BC
2014 Nevermore, Chapel Arts, Vancouver BC
2014 Sweaty Bones X Art Trap, Red Gate, Vancouver BC
2012 Pedalling for Papua, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria B.C
2009: Smart Arts, Pine Street Gallery, Chippendale, Australia
2009: Out of Hours, Watch House Gallery, Balmain, Australia
2009: Skull Duggery, Blank_Space Gallery, Sydney Australia
2005: Illustration Nation, Studio 16 1/2 Gallery, Victoria BC, Canada
2005: Wagenburg Festival Outdoor Art Show, Munster, Germany
2004: Pony Show, Space 3, Chippendale, Sydney Australia
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<Murals>
2019: Wall to Wall Mural Festival , NO FUN CLUB Wall Street Winnipeg
2017: 40 foot mural Collaboration with Joseph M Sanchez, Penticton art Gallery
2017: 200+ foot mural collaboration ( whole building, Victoria BC) with Luke Ramsey and various artists.
2016: Museo des Jugetes Antigua, Mexico City- Rooftop Mural
2016: Casa De Cata, Artist collective : San Jose del Pacifico- Wall Mural
2016: Ministry of Casual Living - Elephant Mural for fundraising event
2016: Indoor Mural at the China Cloud Gallery, Vancouver BC
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Residencies
2017 Toni Onley Artist’s Project ( with Joseph M Sanchez and Shary Boyle) Wells, BC
2017 Taller Bambu, Lithography studio, Oaxaca Mexico
2017 TIRLAB, Printmaking studio, Tlalpan, CDMX Mexico
2017 Punto DF, CDMX , Mexico
2017 CATA, San Jose del Pacifico, OAX, Mexico
2016 Shadow Factory, Vulcan Lofts, Oakland, CA, USA
2016 Island Mountain Arts, (ArtsWells Festival) Wells BC
2009 Impact Ensemble, PACT centre for emerging artists, Sydney Australia
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<Grants/ awards>
2023Young Lungs Dance Exchange Screen Dance Mentorship
2017 Toni Onley Island Mountain Artist Project, selected to do solo show and mentorship with
Shary Boyle and Joseph M. Sanchez. Penticton Art Gallery, B.C.
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<Publications // Zines// Music Releases >
2020- Lockdown Sonatas- weekly improvised piano lullabies on Clubhouse app.
2019- Quell, album created by A Raven Called Crow and The End Tree
2019- Quell- Selected printmaking and drawings for album of original music
2017- Delicious Dirt Machine and Other Dreams- Illustrated dream diary
2014-Succulent Abacus w/ Tom Fowler (Victoria, BC)
2012- A Raven Called Crow, Self titled 8 song album of original music.
1998-2003 Soggy Boots Art Zine ( Sydney Australia)
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