Bernard Walsh is an artist and a writer, whose practice has evolved through a continuous play with words, still and moving images, to create a sense of himself being revealed through performance, audio-visual installation and publication. He is particularly interested in exploring versions of reality, and representations of lifestyle that might exist through television, cinema, and the Internet.
Academic qualifications
1996-97 Central St Martins School of Art MA Fine Art
1994-96 Central St Martins School of Art PG dip Print and Photo Media
1981-84 Trent Polytechnic BA Fine Art
1980-81 Trent Polytechnic BA (1st year) Theatre Design
1979-80 Manchester Polytechnic Art and Design Foundation
Professional projects
Bernard has taken part in public talks and exhibitions as part of the 6th International Conference on the Arts in Society in Berlin, The International Image Conference in Los Angeles and the Space Between Conference in Perth, Western Australia, among others.
He has contributed design for a number of publications including Routledge U.S.A. Autumn Catalogue, The Eight Technologies of Otherness, and The Book of Sodom, as well as designed sets and costumes for the theatre. Theatrical design includes 'Glorified Readings' with performances in San Francisco, Berlin, Clerkenwell Literary Festival and Freedom Arts Festival at ICA, London.
Featured publications
Bring Me Sunshine; publication by Bernard Walsh; publication designed and published by Ditto Press, London 2016
Jack in the jungle; publication by Bernard Walsh, drawings by Tom of Finland; publication designed and published by Ditto Press, London, 2014
Loughton to Lambourne; publication, including essays by Bernard Walsh, and Keef Winter, photographs by Leila Pereira, editor Leila Pereira, published by Allotrope Press edition thirteen, London UK, 2014
Journal of Creative Practice, volume 5 - Writing Between the Disciplines; publication, including essay and images: Bernard Walsh’s World Series, by Bernard Walsh 2012
Erosion: limited edition publication, free internet download produced by Hostel, Stockholm, Sweden @ www.hostel gallery.com; including 2 essays: The Withered Bough and Supermarket, by Bernard Walsh., 2012
Invitation: exhibition by Alison Jones and Annie Whiles, York College Gallery; exhibition publication, including an essay by Bernard Walsh, 2012
Hirst, Nicky; Hays, Dan; Wilson, Jane and Louise; Emin, Tracey; Lucas, Sarah and Walsh, Bernard. 2001. The End is Nigh. In: "The End is Nigh", C.S.K.X. Studios, London, United Kingdom, 1-23 March 2001.
Walsh, Bernard. 1998. What do you do?: video. In: "Pandemonium: London Festival of Moving Images", The Lux Centre, Hoxton Square, London, United Kingdom.
Walsh, Bernard. 1996. Dancing Davids. In: "C.S.M. Post-graduate Print and Photo Media Degree Show", Central St Martins School of Art, London, United Kingdom.
Walsh, Bernard. 1993. The Wedding. In: "Annual Exhibition", Manchester City Art Gallery, United Kingdom.
Walsh, Bernard. 2012. No title. In: "VILLA 1: THIS HOUSE IS A TRIADIC FASCIST AND MADE OF INDUSTRY GLASS", The George and Dragon, Blackheath, London, United Kingdom, 24 February 2012.
Walsh, Bernard. 2000. Trafalgar Square. In: "Bernard Walsh website", bernardwalsh.co.uk, United Kingdom, Website launched March 2016.
Conference or Workshop Item
Walsh, Bernard. 2011. 'World Series'. In: Sixth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin, Germany 9-11 May 2011.
Walsh, Bernard. 2010. '“You talkin’ to me”'. In: The International Image Conference. University of California, Los Angeles, United States 2-3 December 2010.
Harris, Jane and Walsh, Bernard. 2004. Virtuous Dress. In: Gavin Carver and Colin Beardon, eds. New visions in performance : the impact of digital technologies. Lisse; Exton, PA: Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, pp. 139-152. ISBN 9026519664
Greenhill, Joanne and Walsh, Bernard. 1999. The Snake in the Grass / Raising Dirt. In: Jacquie Swift and John Swift, eds. Disciplines, Fields and Change in Art Education. 1 ARTicle Press. ISBN 1-873352-92-1
Walsh, Bernard. 1999. Take Place. In: Andrew Cross; Simon Grennan and Nicola Stephenson, eds. Public Sightings: The Public Art Programme of the UK Year of Photograpy and Electronic Image. PHOTOARTS 2000 (Photo 98), pp. 1-127. ISBN 0953571106
