Out of Green Mansions The Woodblock Prints of Sandy Walker

April 18 – May 17, 2026

Sandy Walker, Artist
Jack Rasmussen, Curator

Sandy Walker, Forest Interior, 1987.

Sandy Walker, Forest Interior, 1987. Aqaba, fir plywood, 48 x 48 inches. Hand-printed by John Stemmer, Benicia, California. Published by Robert Dance, Inc. Edition of 10. Courtesy of the artist.

 

Overview & Events

Gallery Talk: Out of Green Mansions —
The Woodblock Prints of Sandy Walker

April 26, 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Sandy Walker’s monumental woodblock prints merge the sensibility of a painter with the discipline of printmaking. Unusual for the medium, the prints are strikingly large in scale, inviting viewers to engage with them physically as well as visually. Walker’s artistic vision was shaped by a formative move from Washington, DC, to a Wyoming ranch, where the vast horizon and solitude of the plains instilled a lasting reverence for nature’s scale. His work ultimately evokes the sublime, inviting viewers to experience moments of awe and heightened awareness within the immensity of the natural world.

 

Sandy Walker, Dance, 2017.

Sandy Walker, Dance, 2017. Masa, 16.5 x 77 inches. Hand-printed by Ryan Harrison, Oakland, California. Edition of 5. Courtesy of the artist.

 

Sandy Walker, Green Mansions, 1993.

Sandy Walker, Green Mansions, 1993. Aqaba, fir plywood, 96 x 48 inches (each of 4), overall 96 x 192 inches. Printed on press by Joan Hall assisted by Romi Sloboda at 20th Street Studios, St. Louis Missouri. Printed at Island Press in Peter Marcus's studios, St. Louis, Missouri. Edition of 10. Courtesy of the artist.