Medium Oval Vessel (Black and Gold Lost Wax Kiln Cast Glass, Fused Glass) © Shannon Tofts
'For over twenty years, Walsh has perfected how she captures the transient qualities of light through her sumptuous vessel forms. Following two years of research and development, which allowed her to concentrate on exploring the plasticity and varied surface possibilities of glass, she now presents a new body of work as she describes “that speak of softness, [have a] sense of softness, sense of tactility”. In this new series of vessels and wall pieces, we see Walsh continuing her consideration of containers as transmitters of preciousness alongside echoes of her earliest explorations in glass, where pooled glass seemingly radiates out beyond its confines to be glimpsed by the passing observer. Seen in isolation or as a group, these ovoid vessels and forms are not passive in their modest decorativeness.'
Sarah Rothwell, Senior Curator, Modern & Contemporary Design, National Museums Scotland, 2024
We are delighted to present our first solo exhibition by artist Andrea Walsh. In a mesmerising installation of 25 newly created, intimately scaled, glass vessels and wall-pieces the artist has transformed the gallery and our perception of the way that materials and objects can define the poetics of space.
T H E A R T I S T ' S E Y E : A N D R E A W A L S H
1 0 F E B R U A R Y - 16 M A R C H 2 0 2 4
A collection of works selected by Andrea Walsh and presented alongside her current exhibition of new works.
