Kay WalkingStick — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works54

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Met

NGA Washington

Art Institute of Chicago

Cleveland Museum of Art

Milwaukee Art Museum

Detroit Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Previous Sales 5

Swann Auction Galleries

Untitled (Landscape), 1964

$32,500

Jun 2024

Swann Auction Galleries

Study #3, 1964

$21,250

Jun 2024

Aaron Galleries · Artsy

Florida, 1995

No longer available

Monoprint

National Academy of Design Benefit Auction · Artsy

il Sogno del Contile, 2004

Bidding closed

Litho, collagraph, silkscreen (7 colors)

Artists for Kamala: Select Works · Artsy

Athabasca Glacier I, 2018

Bidding closed

Oil and oil stick on paper

For Sale 9

Hales · Artsy

Mt. Kitchener, 2018

Price on request

Oil and oil stick on paper

Hales · Artsy

Navajo Country, 2023

Price on request

Oil on panel in two (2) parts

Hales · Artsy

Canyon of the Havasupai, 2021

Price on request

Oil on panel in two (2) parts

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

Eternal Chaos/External Calm, 1993

For sale

Acrylic on canvas

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

ACEA V, 2003

For sale

Gouache and gold acrylic on paper

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

Going to the Sun Road, 2011

For sale

Oil and white gold leaf collage on wood panel

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

Over Lolo Pass, 2003

For sale

Charcoal, gouache, and encaustic on paper

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

Untitled, 1977

For sale

Charcoal on paper

Montclair Art Museum · Artsy

Night, 1991

For sale

Oil, acrylic, wax, and copper on canvas

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Biennial Selections1

Venice Biennale — Venice

2024 · Foreigners Everywhere · curated by Adriano Pedrosa

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Education2

Beaver College

BFA

Pratt Institute

New York, NY, USA

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Publications1

Survey 1

Vitamin P4: New Perspectives in Painting

Phaidon Press · 2024

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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exhibitionsJun 12, 2026

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exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

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exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

New York Galleries: Openings and Closings (05/25-05/31)

newsMay 25, 2026

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exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

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exhibitionsMay 1, 2026

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exhibitionsApr 30, 2026

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exhibitionsApr 29, 2026

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exhibitionsFeb 25, 2026

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marketDec 16, 2025

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marketJul 11, 2025