Mary Walker has been a painter and printmaker for many years. She taught high school math which she enjoyed, then decided to turn to art full time. Walker was born in New York and grew up in North Carolina. She started painting in 1975, while living in New York and studied at the Art Students' League with Isaac Soyer. After moving to Charleston, she continued to study painting and printmaking for several years at the College of Charleston. She often travels to Italy to work and vacation.-Buxton Books