Lee Welch
Lee Welch was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1975 and currently lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. Welch creates gestural, atmospheric paintings that attest to the psychical and emotional depths of his chosen subjects and map out delicate negotiations between beauty, desire, and the painted image.
Lee Welch
Jerry Saltz as Michelangelo “David”, 2023
acrylic on polyester
100 x 80 cm / 39.4 x 31.5 in
Survey
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so imperceptible has it become, 2024
acrylic on canvas
25.5 x 20.5 cm / 10 x 8.1 in -
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and being swept along is not enough, 2019
acrylic on canvas
198 x 148 cm / 77.95 x 58.27 in -
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Novak Djokovic reading the NY Times, 2024
acrylic on linen
64.5 x 50 cm / 25.4 x 19.7 in -
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It’s an interesting question, 2024
acrylic on polyester
50.8 x 40.6 cm / 20 x 16 in
Biography
Welch received his BFA from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in 2009 and his MFA from Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam in 2011. He has since been widely exhibited internationally and received numerous awards. Recent exhibitions have taken place at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University; Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC), León, Spain; Glucksman Gallery, Cork; Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp and Kerlin Gallery, Dublin. His paintings are in private and public collections such as the Arts Council, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane and the OPW - State Art Collection.
