Anthony Cannon Walker
Artist Profile
1981
Born in Stockton, California, USA
1998-1999
Exchange student at Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Kougei High School, Japan
2001-2002
Exchange student at Waseda University's International Division, Tokyo, Japan
2003
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language,
San Francisco State University
2007
Master of Fine Arts in Design,
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan
Artist in studio program, BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama, Japan
Lives and works in Northern California
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007
Bank ART Studio NYK 2007: Anthony Cannon Walker Open Studio Exhibition
BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama, Japan
1994
50 Ways to Pick Your Nose
Archival Framing Gallery, Sacramento, California
1991
The Good the Weird and the Things With Sneers
Archival Framing Gallery, Sacramento, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Insider Art: 12th Annual Staff Art Exhibition
Christie's, New York, NY
2010
Insider Art: 11th Annual Staff Art Exhibition
Christie's, New York, NY
Jamaica Flux '10 - Video Slam: Art as Action
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica, New York
2009
Partisan
Merchandise Mart, Art Chicago 2008, Chicago, Il.
2008
Partisan
Merchandise Mart, Art Chicago 2008, Chicago, Il.
2007
BankART Studio Exhibition 2007 5-6
BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama, Japan
The 55th Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music: Graduation Works Exhibition
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music University Museum
Foreign Influence: Ten Legal Aliens Making Art in Japan
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Union Gallery
2006
World is a Playground Exhibition
HIGURE 17-15 cas contemporary art studio, Tokyo
Tokyo Geidai - Street! 2006 Exhibition
Break Station Gallery, JR Ueno Station, Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by the East Japan Railway Company and the
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music University Museum
2005
International Art Exchange Exhibition in Tokyo and Seoul
The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture's
Shinjuku Promenade Gallery, Tokyo (May); and
The Hongik University Gallery, Seoul, Korea (August)
Selected Performances
2010
Jamaica Flux '10 - Closing Performance
A MOMU System performance with video art and live Theremin, June 12th, 2010
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica, New York
2006
First performance of the MOMU system
For goldfish, piano and shakuhachi, March 28th, 2006, Tokyo, Japan
Awards & Scholarships
2004 - 2007
Recieved a full scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to attend the MFA Program at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
1997
Honored with the Governor's medallion as a California Arts Scholar, participating in the California State Summer School for the Arts held at California Institute of the Arts
1996
Honored with the Governor's medallion as a California Arts Scholar, participating in the California State Summer School for the Arts held at California Institute of the Arts