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Rachel Walsh

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About the member

Born in Cork Rachel Walsh studied Fine Art at Crawford College of Art and Design from 1991-1995. In 2018, after working at An Post for 17 years, she returned to education and studied Illustration and Graphic Design at St. Johns central College and Creativity and Change at CIT. After completing the Art 2 course at CSN in 2021 and with subject matter established and a process in which to research, experiment and develop work she became a member at Sample-Studios in June 2021.

Education
  • Art 2 , Level 6, CSN, 2021.
  • Creativity and Change, Level 9, CIT, 2020.
  • Graphic Design, Level 5, St.Johns Central College, 2020.
  • Illustration, Level 6, St.Johns Central College, 2019.
  • Fine Art, B.A., Crawford College of Art and Design, 1995.
Exhibitions
  • Restricted Elements CSN Level 6 Art Students End of Year Online Exhibition 2021
  • End of Year Show St. Johns Central College 2019
  • Ripe Crawford College of Art and Design 1995

Rachel
Walsh

Cork City Centre and Dockland Area has a magnetic quality for me. It is the source material out of which I make new places. Using photography and collage I create urban landscapes. Mixing the elements of buildings, ships and cranes, I contrast the different eras these buildings and structures come from. I explore the collages in a variety of media paying attention to areas of suspension, tension and balance. I like to work on a large scale so as to feel I can step into these landscapes and move around the elements. The aim of my artwork is to invite conversation around the subject of place. What do the buildings and structures in this place tell us about the people who lived and worked there in the past as compared to the present? How do we envision living there in the future?

Rachel Walsh
Clay and Porcelain Ceramic 18” x 7” x 4”
Rachel Walsh
Acrylic and Pastel on Material 51” x 48”
Rachel Walsh
Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper 24” x 24”