Walter Schrank
Biography:
Walter Schrank was born and raised in Houston Texas.
He received his MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art where he studied with Salvatore Scarpitta.
Walter currently lives in Brooklyn New York with his Wife Joanna.
Exhibition & Art Fairs:
Solo and Group Exhibitions:
2025
“Inner Being”, Makowski Gallery, NYC;
Rothko Chapel INSPIRIT art auction, McClain Gallery Houston TX
2024
Transference, AB Gallery, East Hampton, NY;
2024 Late Start for Mardi Gras, A Max Blagg Collaboration;
Book launch, James Cohan Gallery, New York City;
2023
Eric Schindler Gallery, “Please Don’t Wake Me” Richmond, VA;
2021
ONE STOP: The Rising Tide of Modernism, Keyes Art Gallery;
Sag Harbor, NY;
I Do, Paintings by husband and wife, Walter Schrank & Joanna Karatzas;
AB Gallery, East Hampton, NY;
It’s Never Abstract to the Author, AB Gallery, East Hampton, NY;
2019
Incise, Fracture, Echo, Abrazo Interno Gallery at The Clemente Center, NYC;
2016
New Work, Coco-Mat 3rd Ave Showroom, NYC;
2014
Le Show des Amis, Showroom / Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY;
2013
Interior Space, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY;
Spacetime, Farm+Project Space, Wellfleet, MA
Summer Ceylon, Showroom 170, NYC;
2010
Boxed in and Out, Bushwick Beta Spaces, Brooklyn, NY;
2005
In Spiritus, RKL Gallery, Brooklyn, NY;
2004
Drawing Under The Influence, Dallas Contemporary Museum, Dallas, TX;
2003
Walter Schrank, 55 Mercer Gallery, NYC;
Big Abstract Show, The Painting Center, NYC;
Five Sublime, White Box Gallery, NYC;
2002
Walter Schrank, RC Gallery, San Antonio, TX;
Red Dot, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, TX;
1995
Hearing Color Seeing Sound, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD;
1994
Foot long Salon, Halcyon Gallery, Baltimore, MD;
1993
Augenmusik, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD;
1991
First Impressions, Fox 3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD;
1986
Arts Recognition & National Talent Search Exhibit, Pratt Institute Gallery, Brooklyn, NY;
Arts Recognition & National Talent Search Exhibit, Miami;
Dade Community College, Miami, FL.
Statement:
“A painting, to be lifelike is for me, a long, suggestive process.
I create a multi-layered working surface. Forms emerge. Colors assert themselves.
Finally, the paint in its earthly wisdom begins to choose: No, that must go now.
Pursue this. Darken here. All is lost. Be bold. Brighter!
Finishing is exciting. The picture appears purposeful.
A natural thing in a playful state”.
