Ethel Walker was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1941. She graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1964 where she had been taught by David Donaldson, once the Queen's portrait painter. Beginning her career as a teacher, by the age of twenty seven she was a full time artist.

Walker is one of the most successful female painters working in Scotland today. Her
talent in capturing the ever-changing light of the Scottish landscape is outstanding, and her subtle but strong still life paintings highly-prized.

Work is held in many public and corporate collections world-wide, including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Sara Lee Holdings. Her most recent Solo Exhibition was held in Edinburgh in November 2012.

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