LEE WELCH was born in Louisville, KY in 1975. He is currently undertaking an MFA at Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam and has studied at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco and the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.
His work has been exhibited widely, including the solo exhibitions: At the still point of the turning world., Galway Arts Centre, Galway (2009); Never Odd or Even and other pieces, The LAB, Dublin (2008); falling somewhere in-between, Queen Street Studios Gallery, Belfast (2006) with forthcoming group exhibitions Twice removed from reality. (working title), SD&G, Rotterdam (2010) and The Nature of Things, Le Petit Port, Leiden (2010).
Welch's work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, most recently Paper Work, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin (2009); Clifford Irving Show, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris (2009); MISSING LINK curated by Stefan Tiron, Andreiana Mihail Gallery, Bucharest (2009); work.in.space, Dublin (2009); RECEPTION, Plan 9, Bristol (2009); It's not for reading. It's for making, FormContent, London (2009); Non-knowledge, Project Arts Centre, Dublin (2008); Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris curated by Lizzie Carey-Thomas (2008); artisit? 2008, The Studio WareHouse, Glasgow (2008); Based on Our Current Science, Gallery of Photography, Dublin, curated by Sally Timmons (2008); Play, curated by Mark Garry, Draíocht Arts Centre, Dublin (2008); Green Screen, ICA, Newtown, Australia, selected by Kate Murphy (2008); all colours black (next to nothing), Ashford Gallery,Dublin (2007); Pleasures & Wayward Distractions, Broadstone XL Gallery, Dublin (2007); Holga, Monster Truck, Dublin (2007); Seconds : : The Imperfect Artwork, Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford (2006); Eigse Carlow Arts Festival, Carlow (2005); Workroom Press, The Workroom, Dublin (2005); 60 Seconds, 291 Gallery, London (2004); Open 4, Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork (2003); First Chiangmai New Media Art Festival, CMU Art Museum, Chiangmai (2003); The Return, Goethe-Institut, Dublin (2003).
Welch has recently received the Dublin City Council Arts Bursary and an Arts Council Bursary as well as supported from Culture Ireland. He received the Banff Residency at The Banff Centre, Canada (2009), Artist in Residence at the Roundstone Artsweek, Connemara (2005) and Exercises in Folkatronica, Dublin (2003). He was mentioned in Frieze, Issue 120 (2009), as one of "the most significant emerging artists of 2008." Welch is Founder and Director of Four, an exhibition space in Dublin.
Lee Welch lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.