Walton Ford (b.1960) is an American artisit who paints large scale watercolors in the style of Audubon's naturalist illustrations. Each painting is a meticulous study in flora and fauna, while being filled with symbols, clues and jokes referencing colonial literature and folktales. Ford's paintings are complex narratives that critique the history of colonialism, nineteenth-century industrialism, or contemporary political oppression. Often his painting address modern social or environmental concerns as well.

Walton Ford is the recipient of several national awards and honors including a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Ford is one of the artists profiled on the PBS series Art:21.

After living in New York City for more than ten years, Ford moved his studio to Massachusetts. Ford and his family live in upstate New York.

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