Collection: Libby Walker

Libby Walker is a Scottish landscape painter based in Glasgow.

She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2009 (BA Hons Illustration) and went on to establish a career as an illustrator, working with clients including Jo Malone, Ibis Styles, Hilton, RSPB, Chivas Brothers and University of Glasgow. Alongside commissioned work, she developed a body of work rooted in place, particularly Glasgow, focusing on everyday architecture and local environments.

Between 2018 and 2021, she ran a studio and shop in Glasgow’s Southside, presenting her work on a range of products and prints.

Her practice has since evolved into a focused exploration of landscape painting. Working primarily in oils, Walker paints en plein air and larger studio works developed from on-site studies. Her paintings explore light, movement, and the emotional experience of place, with each painting depicting a location she has physically visited.

Based in Glasgow, her work is shaped by the shifting relationship between urban and rural environments. Scotland’s proximity of city, coastline and open landscape informs a practice rooted in movement, keen observation and the alla prima method.

In 2026, she was a finalist on Landscape Artist of the Year, marking a significant point in the development of her painting practice.

Alongside her studio work, she runs small-scale art classes from her Glasgow studio.