Born in New Zealand in 1971, Jake Walker received his MFA at Otago School of Fine Art in Dunedin in 1991.

A distinctive feature of Walker’s work is his use of handmade ceramic frames, which are rugged, organic forms that celebrate raw materials. His paintings bear inscriptions of dates and initials etched into the paint, serving as both a testament to their handmade origins and a record of the time and labor invested in their creation.

Walker’s work is held in the Wallace Arts Trust, Chartwell Collection (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki), the Joyce Nissan collection, the Te Papa Tongarewa collection, as well as various private collections in New Zealand, Australia and internationally. Walker was a Gertrude Contemporary resident studio artist from 2011 to 2012.

He lives and works in Tasmania, Australia.