Stephen Walter

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Stephen Walter’s book, The Island: London Mapped was published in 2015.
Stephen’s work has been shown at The V&A Museum and The Courtauld Institute of Art.
Stephen’s first major project was The Island: London Series with TAG Fine Arts.

Stephen Walter is a British artist specialising in drawing and printmaking. Best-known for his intricate black and white hand-drawn maps, Stephen’s drawings themselves are relatively small-scale, drawing the viewer into his intricate worlds. Much of Stephen’s work is focused on London, where he observantly responds to the character and overall shape of the city’s boroughs. Within each piece, Stephen combines historical references with local knowledge and personal experience to form wonderfully complex reflections of London’s sprawling pockets.

Education and Career

Born in London in 1975, Stephen moved to Middlesex and Manchester for University before returning to his home city. London is a constant source of inspiration for Stephen, and he has the unique ability of creating intimate and highly considered impressions of such vast and fast-paced cityscapes. Ten years after graduating with a BA in Fine Art, Stephen went on to do an MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art.

Stephen Walter’s Exhibitions and Collections

2008 marked a pivotal moment in Stephen’s career with his first major project, The Island: London series at TAG Fine Arts. Following the success and critical acclaim of this exhibition, Stephen created London Subterranea for The London Transport Museum and produced work for Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art at The British Library. Today, Walter’s illustrative art is shown in collections throughout some of London’s most prestigious institutions, ranging from The British Museum and The Victoria & Albert Museum to The British Library and The Houses of Parliament Museums.

Selected Works

Inner London Rail by Stephen Walter

Inner London Rail

Prints - 43x54 cm
The Anointed One by Stephen Walter

The Anointed One

Prints - 127x119 cm
Brexitland by Stephen Walter

Brexitland

Prints - 158x111 cm
Nova Utopia by Stephen Walter

Nova Utopia

Prints - 134x172 cm
Havering by Stephen Walter

Havering

Prints - 91x77 cm
Ealing by Stephen Walter

Ealing

Prints - 39x56 cm
Merton by Stephen Walter

Merton

Prints - 37x42 cm
Mayfair & St James's by Stephen Walter

Mayfair & St James's

Prints - 88x107 cm
Sutton by Stephen Walter

Sutton

Prints - 45x48 cm
Barnet by Stephen Walter

Barnet

Prints - 51x49 cm

Waltham Forest

Prints - 68x55 cm

Haringey

Prints - 32x47 cm

The Inner Circle

Prints - 49x85 cm

Lambeth

Prints - 49x41 cm

Tower Hamlets

Prints - 33x58 cm

Southwark

Prints - 42x33 cm

Richmond

Prints - 55x72 cm

Newham

Prints - 41x72 cm

Kensington & Chelsea

Prints - 36x40 cm

Hammersmith & Fulham

Prints - 35x33 cm

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