Artist Sylvia L. Walker is a native of Pasadena, California. She has lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1981. She earned her BFA degree at the California Institute of the Arts. Her works include freelance children’s fashion illustration for clients Simplicity and McCalls pattern companies. Other clients include Keystone Health Partners, The Coca-Cola Company National Adoption Center, Antiock Publishing, and Woodtones Publishing Group. Walker has expanded her focus to illustrating numerous childrens’ books for publishers Just Us Books, Dover Publications, Scholastic Harper Collins, Western Publishing, Essence Golden Books, Highlights Magazine, and penguin Putnam Books.

Sylvia uses a variety of media to express herself. Watercolor, pencil, ink, and recently acrylic on canvas create an exciting new dimension to her creativity. "My work strikes a note of recognition in all of us. Drawing positive images of African American children gives me such pleasure. It reminds me of my own childhood. When my old children were very young, I created their own personal storybooks for them. I find myself smiling while working on a face, a gesture, an attitude, and it comes through my art."