MARIA VICTORIA Walker (Lila Brochá)

Lila Brochá—meaning “purple brush”—is the artistic identity of Maria Victoria Walker, a mixed media artist whose work explores storytelling through color, texture, and layered composition. Her paintings, often whimsical and vibrant, reflect personal memory, emotion, and transformation, offering viewers a visual meditation on nature, movement, and the rhythms of urban life. Each piece invites curiosity and introspection, encouraging connection through pattern, form, and feeling.

Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, Maria immigrated to the United States in 1989. While building a successful career in both finance and data architecture—and raising a family—she painted in the margins of her day-to-day life, developing her artistic voice as a self-taught creative. 

In 2021, after retiring from the corporate world, she stepped more fully into her role as an artist and began actively engaging with the arts community in Wisconsin.

She joined SAGE Green Bay in 2021 and became a member of the Green Bay Art Colony in 2022. In 2024, she joined The Hardy Gallery as an Artistic Member. Her mixed media works have been exhibited widely across the state, including juried exhibitions at the Neville Public Museum, Rahr West Art Museum, and The Hardy Gallery.

Selected Exhibitions & Highlights

• Art As Poetry | Poetry As Art, Rahr West Art Museum (2024)
• 62nd Wall-to-Wall Juried Exhibit, The Hardy Gallery (2024)
• 79th Neville Public Museum Art Annual Juried Exhibit (2024)
• 77th & 78th Neville Public Museum Art Annual Juried Exhibits (2022–2023)
• Green Bay Art Colony Annual Juried Exhibit, Neville Public Museum (2022–Present)
• The Art Garage, Green Bay, WI
• Green Bay City Hall
• S.A.G.E. Gallery
• Roberta’s Gallery, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
• Art Connective, De Pere, WI
• John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
• Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI
• Rahr West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
• Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI

Community Engagement

• Artistic Member, The Hardy Gallery (2024–Present)
• Member, Green Bay Art Colony (2022–Present)
• Member, SAGE Green Bay (2021–Present)
• Contributor, Toy Maker’s Fundraiser, Neville Public Museum (4 years)