M. Walker.
I am a visual artist and writer, as well as a musician. I grew up on the Texas high plains, where, I have come to realize, much great art comes from. If I can spend my life trying to honor that tradition, it will have been a good life.
In years past, I played guitar, bass, and drums for the abstract rock group The Fotoelectric Effect, I played guitar and sang background vocals for an indie rock group called Ghostbunny, and have sat in on numerous other performing groups. Currently I compose, record, perform as a solo act under the name M. Walker and a multi-instrumentalist in the band Dead Scientist.
Although I don’t traipse around Red River Street performing live as much as I used to, I am lucky to emcee the annual John Prine Tribute Show at The French Co. Grocer in Marathon, TX, one of my favorite live events every year under the Big Bend sky. I am also in Walker Lukens' flotilla of wildlings making merry in his annual Last Walt revue show at The Paramount Theater. When the winds are right, you can still catch me performing at a special venue somewhere across Texas now and then too. When the winds are right, you can still catch me performing at a special venue somewhere across Texas now and then.
I am a member of the Artists For Wild Nature program with Project Coyote, where I do advocacy work to encourage peaceful coexistence with predator species, like wolves, bears, coyotes, etc. I also do work in the science communication space, helping scientific organizations leverage artists in their respective communities to communicate important ideas in science through art.
I am an avid meditator, runner, reader, and a proud progressive Texan. I also speak Spanish.
