Samuel Walsh
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Samuel Walsh was born in London
, England
to Irish parents in 1951; his mother from Limerick and his father from Ennis. He was educated in London and Limerick
. He lived in Limerick from 1968 to 1990 and he now lives and works in Co. Clare
.
He studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design
, Mary Immaculate College of Education
, Limerick and the National College of Art & Design
, Dublin.
He is closely associated with the beginnings of the Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art (EV+A). In 1987 he founded the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing that hangs in the Limerick City Gallery of Art.
His first one-person show was in Limerick in 1978 and since then he has held one-person shows in Cork, Ennis, and Dublin with the Oliver Dowling Gallery, the Rubicon Gallery and Hillsboro Fine Art, and one-person shows in Switzerland and France. His style has moved from an early interest in Minimalism to a combination of Post-minimalism and Lyrical Abstraction. He has dealt with a variety of subject matter using an abstract visual language in his career: the Stations of The Cross ('Fourteen Points of Entry', 1991, now in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin), the encroachment of and into an individual's personal space ('Ambit' paintings, 2001-2002), his father's wartime experiences ('Airborne Drawings' 2002), interpretations of ancient classical art motifs ('Frieze' paintings and drawings 2006-2007). In November 2007 a major body of work by the artist based on 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri opened at the Limerick City Gallery of Art. The "Inferno" section travelled to CIAC, Pont-Aven, Brittany, France in May 2008 and was shown in its entirety again at Triskel@ESB: Caroline St., Cork in January 2010. He will show new paintings at VISUAL, Carlow in September 2011 entitled: 'The Coercion of Substance' that will subsequently travel to the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Co Louth and the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
In 1997 he was elected a member of Aosdána
, a body set up by the Irish Government through the Arts Council
/An Chomhairle Ealaíon to recognise outstanding contributions by individuals to the creative arts in Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo.
He has been selected for international artist residencies in Switzerland in 1990, France in 1995 & 2002, the USA in 2009 and in Berlin, Germany in 2012.
His work is in collections in Ireland including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Crawford Gallery, Cork; the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, University College Dublin, University of Limerick, Trinity College, Dublin; Office of Public Works, Dublin; National Self-Portrait Collection, Limerick; University College, Cork; Leinster House, Dublin; County Collection, Ennis, Co. Clare; Dublin Dental School & Hospital, and in international collections in France, Croatia, Hungary, England, & Switzerland.
He taught drawing at the Limerick School of Art and Design
from 1987 to 1997. In 2005 he was the Professor of Drawing for the Autumn semester at the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art
, Brittany, FRANCE. He has also been a visiting lecturer to this college and to the National College of Art & Design
, Dublin and the Burren College of Art
, Co. Clare. He lectured annually on the Drawing Studies course at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2008-2010.
London
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, England
England
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to Irish parents in 1951; his mother from Limerick and his father from Ennis. He was educated in London and Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
. He lived in Limerick from 1968 to 1990 and he now lives and works in Co. Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
.
He studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design
Limerick School of Art and Design
Limerick School of Art and Design or LSAD is an art college in Limerick City in Ireland. The school is one of the five constituent schools of Limerick Institute of Technology and operates on two of LIT's campuses in Limerick City, located on Clare Street and George's Quay; both are about 2KM from...
, Mary Immaculate College of Education
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Mary Immaculate College , also known as Mary I or MIC, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts, founded in 1898. It became academically linked to the University of Limerick in 1991. The college has approximately 3,500 students and 300 staff...
, Limerick and the National College of Art & Design
National College of Art and Design
The National College of Art and Design is a national art and design school in Dublin, Ireland.-History:Situated on Thomas Street, the NCAD started as a private drawing school and has become a national institution educating over 1,500 day and evening students as artists, designers and art educators...
, Dublin.
He is closely associated with the beginnings of the Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art (EV+A). In 1987 he founded the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing that hangs in the Limerick City Gallery of Art.
His first one-person show was in Limerick in 1978 and since then he has held one-person shows in Cork, Ennis, and Dublin with the Oliver Dowling Gallery, the Rubicon Gallery and Hillsboro Fine Art, and one-person shows in Switzerland and France. His style has moved from an early interest in Minimalism to a combination of Post-minimalism and Lyrical Abstraction. He has dealt with a variety of subject matter using an abstract visual language in his career: the Stations of The Cross ('Fourteen Points of Entry', 1991, now in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin), the encroachment of and into an individual's personal space ('Ambit' paintings, 2001-2002), his father's wartime experiences ('Airborne Drawings' 2002), interpretations of ancient classical art motifs ('Frieze' paintings and drawings 2006-2007). In November 2007 a major body of work by the artist based on 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri opened at the Limerick City Gallery of Art. The "Inferno" section travelled to CIAC, Pont-Aven, Brittany, France in May 2008 and was shown in its entirety again at Triskel@ESB: Caroline St., Cork in January 2010. He will show new paintings at VISUAL, Carlow in September 2011 entitled: 'The Coercion of Substance' that will subsequently travel to the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Co Louth and the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
In 1997 he was elected a member of Aosdána
Aosdána
Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...
, a body set up by the Irish Government through the Arts Council
Arts Council of Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland was founded in 1951 by the Government of Ireland to encourage interest in Irish art and channel to funding from the state to Irish artists and arts organisations...
/An Chomhairle Ealaíon to recognise outstanding contributions by individuals to the creative arts in Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo.
He has been selected for international artist residencies in Switzerland in 1990, France in 1995 & 2002, the USA in 2009 and in Berlin, Germany in 2012.
His work is in collections in Ireland including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Crawford Gallery, Cork; the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, University College Dublin, University of Limerick, Trinity College, Dublin; Office of Public Works, Dublin; National Self-Portrait Collection, Limerick; University College, Cork; Leinster House, Dublin; County Collection, Ennis, Co. Clare; Dublin Dental School & Hospital, and in international collections in France, Croatia, Hungary, England, & Switzerland.
He taught drawing at the Limerick School of Art and Design
Limerick School of Art and Design
Limerick School of Art and Design or LSAD is an art college in Limerick City in Ireland. The school is one of the five constituent schools of Limerick Institute of Technology and operates on two of LIT's campuses in Limerick City, located on Clare Street and George's Quay; both are about 2KM from...
from 1987 to 1997. In 2005 he was the Professor of Drawing for the Autumn semester at the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art
Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called in French Pontavenistes.-History:...
, Brittany, FRANCE. He has also been a visiting lecturer to this college and to the National College of Art & Design
National College of Art and Design
The National College of Art and Design is a national art and design school in Dublin, Ireland.-History:Situated on Thomas Street, the NCAD started as a private drawing school and has become a national institution educating over 1,500 day and evening students as artists, designers and art educators...
, Dublin and the Burren College of Art
Burren College of Art
Burren College of Art is an internationally recognized Irish non-profit independent art college specialising in undergraduate and graduate Fine Art education, located in Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland. The Master of Fine Art programme is accredited by the National University of Ireland, Galway...
, Co. Clare. He lectured annually on the Drawing Studies course at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2008-2010.