Joseph Walsh

Joseph Walsh (born 1979) is a self-taught Irish furniture maker, artist and designer. He was born in County Cork where he established his own studio and workshop in 1999. From the outset, he pursued innovation in making through traditional techniques, often from other craft forms, which enabled new making methods and forms. This led to significant early commissions including various ecclesiastical clients, the Embassy of Japan and the National Museum of Ireland. From these early years of experimentation and development, Joseph Walsh began to break the traditional rules of making in order to create the truly bold and expressive forms for which he is known today, realised in an ever-widening range of materials, including wood, resin, marble and bronze. His achievements in design have been recognised by an honorary doctorate from University College Cork, a major commission for the National Gallery of Ireland and the acquisition of works for many major international collections, including most recently the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Solo exhibitions Joseph Walsh, Gestures, London 2022, Sotheby's, London, UK, 2022 RINN, Sogetsu Arts Centre, Japan, 2018 LOCUS, Tsubaki Grand Shrine, Japan, 2017 Reveal, American Irish Historical Society New York, USA, 2017 Lilium, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2014 ENIGNUM and other stories, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2011 Realisations, American Irish Historical Society , New York, USA, 2008 Select group exhibitions