Barbara Walker: Being Here

Touring to Arnolfini, Bristol

The first major survey exhibition by British artist Barbara Walker, described as one of the most important British artists working today, Being Here charts the artist’s compelling figurative practice, from the 1990s to today.

Following a hugely successful run at the Whitworth (4 October 2024 – 26 January 2025) – now touring to Arnolfini, Being Here presents almost 60 extraordinary artworks, including rarely seen early paintings of Walker’s family, friends and community in her home city of Birmingham, along with her Turner Prize-nominated monumental drawing series Burden of Proof (2022-23), which illustrates the impact on the lives of those affected by the Windrush scandal.

Find out more at arnolfini.org.uk

8 March – 25 May 2025 at Arnolfini, Bristol

Barbara Walker: Being Here is organised by the Whitworth, The University of Manchester in collaboration with Arnolfini. It is curated by Poppy Bowers and Hannah Vollam from the Whitworth and adapted for Arnolfini by Gemma Brace and Kiara Corales.

Image: Barbara Walker, End of the Affair, 2023. Graphite, charcoal, pastel and conte on paper. Photo by Chris Keenan @primeobjective.