Hazel Walker was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1963. She studied at the Edinburgh College of Art graduating in 1985 with a BA (Hons) and then later at Wimbledon School of Art.

Hazel Walker moved to Ireland in 1993. Her paintings communicate a sense of calmness and have a timeless quality. Hazel’s landscapes often evoke feelings of desolation and loss. Her paintings display an interesting sense of colour with a distinctive softening effect. To achieve this Walker creates a thinly painted surface marked with graphite and steel wool. Sometimes Hazel applies a surge of colour as a vibrant ground underneath the surface of the painting but this rarely discloses itself. Much lies buried and the painting evolves over time as she obliterates and reclaims the surface.