John Walter

John Walter (born 1978) is a British artist. He lives and works in London. Early life He studied at Chelsea School of Art and Design, The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art and The Slade School of Fine Art. He was awarded a doctorate by the University of Westminster in 2017. Career Between 2006 and 2008 he was Sainsbury Scholar in Painting and Sculpture at the British School at Rome. He was the winner of the Hayward Touring Curatorial Open 2017. His winning proposal, Shonky: The Aesthetics of Awkwardness explored the art of visual awkwardness through a group exhibition of work by 14 artists and architects. It was presented at the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) in Belfast before touring to Dundee Contemporary Arts and Sculpture Centre.