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“The lost connection
within the earth, and its energy,
retains a great fascination for me”

Anne Martin Walsh

I am a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Co. Wexford.
My practice explores themes of sexual and cultural identity that relate to our natural environment.  My work has been shown both nationally and internationally.

Anne Martin Walsh, MFA, Ba Hons (1st class) in Art, is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work is rooted in landscape and landscape rituals that question ideas of gender through the lens of archaeological, historical, religious, and spiritual practices. She interrogates her own sense of place and how we, as humans have left our mark on the earth through the ages. Central to these works are, themes of sexual and cultural identity that relate to our natural environment.

She has been awarded many residencies, the latest of which are;  Cill Rialaig Artists Retreat, September, 2023 & March 2025, and the Cahir Arts Studio Residency Award from South Tipperary Arts Office for 2022/23.

She received an ArtLinks Bursary from WCC Arts Department in 2020 and 2022 and the Agility Award 2022 and 2024 from the Arts Council of Ireland. Anne was chosen to be part of the MAKE/Curate Programme with WAC and the Arts Department of WCC for 2023/24. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally. Solo shows include: A MIND’S EYE, 2023, My Bones are Creaking Hawthorn, 2022, NATURE COLLATED, 2021, and VIBRATION. Embracing a Higher Connection to Our Planet, 2020. Anne Martin Walsh is a member of Nua Collective.

I like to engage in quiet conversation with nature, gleaning knowledge from an intimate connection with the elements and then using this experience to produce art which invokes a sense of spirituality and an awareness of ongoing environmental issues.

Artist Statement

My practice revolves around painting, and printmaking, sometimes installed in combination with sculptural elements. The work is rooted in landscape and landscape rituals that question ideas of gender through the lens of archaeological, historical, religious, and spiritual practices. I interrogate my own sense of place and how we, as humans have left our mark on the earth through the ages. Central to this research and work are themes of sexual and cultural identity that relate to our natural environment, referencing a range of topics taken from history and mythology. The research can involve an examination of geomagnetic ley-lines, ancient sites, carvings, including the Sheela-na-gig, and rituals such as divination. The feminine and the sacred play a significant role in my methodology.

I am interested in colour, the layering of paint and different forms of mark-making, working intuitively. The work becomes more about the medium as a painting evolves, allowing a certain ebb and flow while encouraging the plasticity of the paint.

Through my work I aim to suggest a state of flux and reciprocity between past and present, earthly and otherworldly, seen and unseen. Work that is ritualistic and grounding. A physical and spiritual connection to the earth, as well as an awareness of environmental issues, is at the core of all my artwork.

Abstract landscape-inspired collage with a deep blue, textured sky filling most of the canvas. A central mountain-like form in layered shades of green, teal, and cream emerges from a reddish-brown base. The left side is framed by vertical bands of green, yellow, and red, while three small yellow dots sit near the bottom right edge, adding a subtle visual rhythm.

Above: “My Head Still (in Kerry) III” by Anne Martin Walsh – Collage, Acrylic & Oil Bar on Canvas, 25x30cm, 2025

Artworks

Accolades

Education

CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork.  Masters of Art in Art and Process, 2019.

IT Carlow, Wexford School of Art and Design; BA Hons (1st Class) Fine Art Degree, 2017.

Gorey school of Art, Co. Wexford; QQI Level 6, 2014. (awarded 9 distinctions)

Waterford Regional Hospital School of Nursing; Diploma in General Nursing, 1985.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

  • February 15 – March 14, 2023: A MIND’S EYE. Cahir Arts, 26 Castle Street, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
  • September 3rd and 4th, 2022: My Bones are Creaking Hawthorn, Co-curated by Anya von Gosseln, Wilton Mills, Bree, Co Wexford.
  • March 12 – May 1, 2021: NATURE COLLATED. The Presentation Arts Centre, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Online at: https://www.presentationcentre.ie/annemartinwalsh.html
  • January 16 – January 30, 2020:  VIBRATION. Embracing a Higher Connection to Our Planet, curated by Anya Gosseln. Kamera 8, 5 Rowe Street, Wexford.

 


Group Exhibitions:

  • January 13 – April 4, 2025:  BEEP Painting Biennial 2024, I won’t stay in a world without love. School of Art, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University, Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 1NG.
  • January 9 – February 8, 2025: RBSA FRIENDS EXHIBITION 2025, RBSA Gallery, 4 Brook St., St Paul’s Square, Birmingham, B3 1SA.
  • December 1 – December 21, 2024: Winter Exhibition, An Chéad Tine Gallery, Kilkenny.
  • November 15 – December 1, 2024: The Fredrick Douglass Festival Art Exhibition, The Billy Colfer Room, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford.
  • November 9 – December 21, 2024: BEEP Painting Biennial 2024, I won’t stay in a world without love. ELYSIUM Gallery, 210 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE.
  • September 6 – October 30, 2024: CROSSCURRENTS, ArtNetdlr, Municipal Gallery drl Lexicon, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
  • August 9 – August 18, 2024: 12th Annual Signal Open, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co Wicklow.
  • August 2 – August 28, 2024: BLACKOUT @nuacollective, The Green Sheep Studio, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
  • July 10 – August 18, 2024: NUDE II, GODDESS ARTS GALLERY, available online @ https://www.goddessartsmag.com/exhibitions
  • April 14 – , June 2, 2024:BLACKOUT @nuacollective, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, NEW HAVEN, CT, USA.
  • March 16 – April 13, 2024: Kilkenny PORTRAIT Show, An Chéad Tine Gallery, Kilkenny.
  • July 21 – August 20, 2023: Art at The Mill, The Berkeley Gallery, Grennan Mill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
  • June 30 – August, 2023: Art Enriches Life? The Narrow Space Gallery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
  • May 10 – 2023: PORTAL @nuacollective.ie, available @https://nuacollective.ie/page/3/?s=PORTAL
  • May 1 –  July 1, 2023: Bealtaine. CARRICKAHOWLEY GALLERY, The Maine Irish Heritage Centre, Portland, ME. Online @https://carrickahowley.com/bealtaine2023.php
  • April 01 – May 05, 2023:  Spring Art Exhibition. (Invited Artist), Green Acres Gallery, Wexford.
  • March 11 – May 01, 2023:  The 7th Annual Open Call. The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
  • February 4 – March 18, 2023: Open Submission Show 2023. Green Acres Gallery, Wexford.
  • November 1 – November 30, 2022: 4th Primary Colors. Light Space & Time (Award Winner) online gallery @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfh4c1H0VMo or @https://lightspacetime.art/gallery-archives/youtube-archives/
  • October 22 – November 6, 2022: WEXART 22 @ ART in Progress, curated by Anya von Gosseln, Creative Hub, Malin St. Wexford.
  • July 30 – August 28, 2022: The Secret Garden, The Berkeley Gallery, Grennan Mill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.
  • June 3 – June 25, 2022: Nautical Open Call, Arklow Visual Arts, Arklow Library, Arklow, Co. Wicklow.
  • December 10, 2021 – January 15, 2022: Winter Open Exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery & Studios, Ennistymon, Co. Clare.
  • December 5 – 2021: Hark! Christmas Special, Hambley & Hambley at Dunbar House, Enniskillen, Fermanagh.
  • December 2 – December 23, 2021: Annual Artform 44 the Quay Art Exhibition, Waterford.
  • October 23 – October 31, 2021: Not as We Know It, The Creative Hub, Wexford.
  • October 9 – October 20, 2021: WEXART 21, Part 1 @office for art, The Creative Hub, Wexford. Curated by Anya von Gosseln.
  • August 27, 2021 – September, 2021: PLUID – The National Comfort Blanket. The Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh Estate, Dublin.
  • August 17, 2021 – October 10, 2021: First International Festival of Manuports, Kunsthalle Kohta, Teurastamo, Työpajankatu 2 B building 7, 3rd floor, FI-00580 Helsinki, Finland.
  • March 17, 2021: EQUINOX, An Exhibition by Nua Collective. Online at: https://nuacollective.ie/equinox/
  • January 23, 2021: The Year of Magical Thinking, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise, Co. Laoise. Online at: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/de/exhibition/4318561/the-year-of-magical-thinkingJanuary
  • 21, 2021: SEE/ME #ArtInTransition All Participants Slideshow. Online at: https://vimeo.com/502757202
  • December 14, 2020 – January 14, 2021. The Courthouse Gallery and Studio Winter Open, Ennistymon, Co. Clare and Online at: http://thecourthousegallery.com/online-store?start=96
  • November 29, 2020 – January 2021: Annual 44 Art Exhibition. Online at: https://theannual44.viewingrooms.com/
  • November 26, 2020 – : Nua Collective’s Premier Exhibition. Online at: https://nuacollective.ie/exhibitions/
  • August 3 – October 3, 2020: Places We Love, Artlink Members Virtual Show at artlinkonline.ie
  • July 31 – October 7, 2020: Stories from Lismore and beyond, The Main Gallery, Lismore Castle Arts. Lismore, Co. Waterford
  • March 20 – May 8, 2020: The 5th Annual Open Call Exhibition, The Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy. Online and in situ.
  • February 10 – October 5, 2020: HERE TOGETHER: Architectures of Belief  & Rhythms of Ritual.  A collaborative exhibition in Carlow College/St. Patrick’s, Carlow.
  • December 14, 2019 – January 12, 2020:  FORCE/EFFECT/RESPONSE (joint exhibition) The Creative Hub, Main Street/Malin Street, Wexford.
  • November 23 – December 15, 2019: ARTFORM Annual Contemporary Art Fair, 44 The Quay, Waterford.
  • October 20 – November 3, 2019: WEX – ART ’19, 7 Slaney Street, Wexford.
  • August 2 – 5, 2019:  EAT 2019. Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
  • April 25 – May 2, 2019. Catch 2019. The Nude THE SEA The Muse. Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore Quay, Wexford.
  • March 15 – May 10, 2019.   The A.O.C. Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
  • January 26 –   March 16, 2019:    Open Submission Show 2019. Green Acres Gallery, Wexford.

Residencies & Awards

  • Cill Rialiag Artist Retreat, awarded 1st – 14th  March, 2025.
  • Agility Award 2024 from the Arts Council of Ireland.
  • Cill Rialiag Artist Retreat, awarded 1st – 10th  September, 2023.
  • The MAKE/curate programme 2023 – Wexford Arts Centre and the Arts Department of Wexford County Council.
  • Cahir Artists Studio Residency Award 2022 awarded by Tipperary Arts Council and Cahir Arts.
  • Agility Award 2022 from the Arts Council of Ireland.
  • Awarded an ArtLinks Bursary 2022 by Wexford County Council Arts Department.
  • Awarded an ArtLinks Bursary 2020 by Wexford County Council Arts Department.
  • WCC & WAC Living Arts Project, Artist Residency Programme, 2019/2020 (Assistant Artist).
  • WCC & WAC Living Arts Project Workshop (Assistant Artist).  April 2019 WCC & WAC Living Arts Project, Artist Residency Programme, 2017. (Assistant Artist).
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