Caroline Walker is commissioned to record the Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II by UK Parliament

During the historic Lying-in-State of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, Parliament invited six UK artists to record the ceremony and wider activities associated with it in and around the Palace of Westminster.

The Lord Speaker’s Advisory Panel on Works of Art (House of Lords) and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art (House of Commons) selected three artists each. The artists carried out short residencies based at a number of locations within the Parliamentary Estate, using a variety of mediums, from 10-21st September 2022.

The selected artists include: Tina Crawford, Eleanor Crook, Dryden Goodwin, Lachlan Goudie, Julia Midgley and Caroline Walker.