Works by Joseph Walsh at Sotheby's
Joseph Walsh Biography
Joseph Walsh (b. 1979) was born in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland, where he established his own studio and workshop in 1999. With no formal training, Walsh visited master craftsmen around Europe and independently developed his own mastery and knowledge of woodworking, leading to significant early commissions for various ecclesiastical clients, such as the Embassy of Japan and the National Museum of Ireland.
From these early years of experimentation and development, Walsh began to break some of the traditional rules of making in order to create bold and expressive forms for which he is known today, realized in an ever-widening range of materials, including wood, marble and bronze. His achievements in design have been recognised by an honorary doctorate from University College Cork, a 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.
In addition to his Studio practice, Joseph Walsh has cultivated a rich cultural program. Making In, established in 2017, is a non-profit organization initiated as an annual seminar of international creatives from the disciplines of art, craft, design and architecture. Recently, the program expanded beyond the workshop at Joseph Walsh Studio to a wider audience through the making and release of documentary films.
