LEE WELCH was born in Louisville, KY in 1975. He 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: falling somewhere in-between, Queen Street Studios Gallery, Belfast (2006) and the forthcoming Never Odd or Even, The LAB, Dublin (2008). Welch's work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, most recently Play, curated by Mark Garry, Draíocht Arts Centre, Dublin (2008); Green Screen, selected by Kate Murphy The Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown (I.C.A.N), Newtown, Australia (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 been shortlisted for the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art 2008 residency award. He received the Artist in Residence at the Roundstone Artsweek, Connemara (2005), Exercises in Folkatronica, Dublin (2003), and has been awarded Revenue Funding by The Arts Council of Ireland and the Seeders Grant by Dublin City Council. He is Founder and Director of Four, an exhibition space in Dublin.
Lee Welch lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.