Donna has appreciated and collected antique maps for years and has an extensive library of reference books and materials.
She believes maps are the perfect combination of  history, science and art.

Donna enjoys painting en plein air as well as painting scenes from her travels.  She paints landscapes, cityscapes, still life and the figure.  She enjoys capturing scenes of life around her.  Each painting has a narrative feel to it.  Some are beginnings of stories, some are fleeting moments.  Donna strives to create a feeling of place and mood through color and active brushstrokes. 

She studied painting and printmaking at Illinois Wesleyan University. 

In 1995, Donna Walker found a job that combined her love of art and history with practical science to help preserve our artistic heritage; she became an assistant art conservator with Perry Huston and Associates, a Fort Worth, Texas based company. They began work on a large-scale conservation project at the Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne, IN.  Walker assisted in the cleaning, repairing, and painting of damaged areas of a series of four historic murals done in 1902 by the artist Charles Holloway. The conservation of the 400 square foot canvases continued for three years.

 After the completion of the courthouse murals, Walker worked on other conservation projects in Fort Worth, TX, before beginning her graduate studies in printmaking at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. 

Upon graduating in 2000, Walker spent seven months assisting in the conservation of a series of fourteen murals at Dallas Fair Park with Fine Art Conservation Laboratories; a California based firm.  These murals were created for the Texas Centennial Fair, by Carlo Ciampaglia, Ettore Serbaroli, Julian Garnsey, Eugene Gilboe and others.  The paintings date from the 1930's. 

 In March 2001, Walker Map Studio was created out of Walkerís love of history, maps and painting.  Most antique maps were woodblock or copperplate etchings and Walker recreates the look of an etching in her painted maps. The studio is a creative way for Walker to design maps customized to an individualís travels and life adventures.  She believes maps have a visual richness and are symbolic of all discoveries.

 Some of her recent maps have included clientsí cruises of the Mediterranean; a map of the Hamptons, Long Island, NY designed exclusively for George Glazer Gallery of Manhattan; and a map of an estate in Ireland.  Walker enjoys researching each new location and making the map a reflection of its history and beauty.

Walker grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and now lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband, Scott.  She and Scott enjoy traveling  and learning about other cultures.  Recent trips have included Italy, Spain, Sweden and Japan.
 

Represented by Banks Fine Art , 1231 Dragon Street, Dallas, Texas

2007  Finalist for Hunting Art Prize- Houston TX

2007 June- Fort Worth Community Art Center--Texas Color, Solo Exhibition 

2006 10th Annual Rio Brazos Art  Exhibition, Langdon Cultural Center- Granbury, Texas
          --Recipient of Merit Award

2005 Solo Exhibition, Fort Worth Petroleum Club- Fort Worth, Texas

2004-05  Represented by Dow Art Galleries- Fort Worth, Texas

2004 8th Annual Rio Brazos Art  Exhibition, Langdon Cultural Center- Granbury, Texas
          --Recipient of Founders Award

2004 Preservation Is the Art of the City- Historic Fort Worth, Fort Worth Public Library- Fort Worth, Texas

2004 Fort Worth Flavor, Hope Community Church-  Fort Worth, Texas

2004  39 Hour Show, Fort Worth Community Art Center- Fort Worth, Texas

2002   In the Spirit of the Hamptons by Kelly Killoren /Bensimon, Assouline publishers
           Publication of Map of the Hamptons

2002  Martha Stewart Living TV Show- Hamptons Map was used in episode

2002  Representation at George Glazer Gallery- New York, New York

2002  Haiti, Anderson County Arts Center- Anderson, South Carolina

2002  Gallery Night Exhibition, Moímartre Gallery- Fort Worth, Texas

2001  Outside The Lines, Bath House Cultural Center- Dallas, Texas

2000  M.F.A. Exhibition, Slusser Gallery- Ann Arbor, Michigan

1999  Janet Turner Print Competition, Janet Turner Gallery- Chico, California

1999  Print Show, Ann Arbor Art Center- Ann Arbor, Michigan

1998  Collectania, Media Center Gallery, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan

1996  Club Art, Fort Wayne Museum of Art- Fort Wayne, Indiana

1995  15th Annual Printmaking Competition, Artlink- Fort Wayne, Indiana

1995  Three Rivers Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Saint Francis College- Fort Wayne, Indiana

1994  B.F.A. Exhibition, Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University- Bloomington, Illinois