In the quiet, layered paintings of Lee Welch, one finds a fascinating tension. The Dublin-based artist often works as if excavating something from a deep cultural memory—his canvases feeling less like statements and more like whispered histories.
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Lee Welch’s paintings are like inverted photographs that turn observation inside out
“Every painting carries the echo of its predecessors, each new position layered with the memory of what has already been risked, lost, or gained.”
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September 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In the quiet, layered paintings of Lee Welch, one finds a fascinating tension. The Dublin-based artist often works as if excavating something from a deep cultural memory—his canvases feeling less like statements and more like whispered histories.
Read more here: www.itsnicethat.com/articles/lee...
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June 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Exhibition Runs til 14 June
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Exhibition Runs til 14 June
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm
June 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Exhibition Runs til 14 June
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Exhibition Runs til 14 June
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm
OEDIPUS at the Complex, Dublin
June 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
OEDIPUS at the Complex, Dublin
June 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
May 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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Lee Welch
the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
May 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In The smallest daily chore can be humanised (2025) an empty lilac-tinted interior is depicted, saturated with absence.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
the smallest daily chore can be humanised 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
OEDIPUS
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In I’m just going to leave it (2025), a fleeting moment from the Golden Globes is painted of Cillian Murphy’s wife wiping lipstick off his face. It becomes a portrait of care, exposure, and the quiet vulnerability that exists behind public performance.
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In I’m just going to leave it (2025), a fleeting moment from the Golden Globes is painted of Cillian Murphy’s wife wiping lipstick off his face. It becomes a portrait of care, exposure, and the quiet vulnerability that exists behind public performance.
May 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
OEDIPUS
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In I’m just going to leave it (2025), a fleeting moment from the Golden Globes is painted of Cillian Murphy’s wife wiping lipstick off his face. It becomes a portrait of care, exposure, and the quiet vulnerability that exists behind public performance.
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In I’m just going to leave it (2025), a fleeting moment from the Golden Globes is painted of Cillian Murphy’s wife wiping lipstick off his face. It becomes a portrait of care, exposure, and the quiet vulnerability that exists behind public performance.
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In A whole string of failures (2025) a figure is buried under books, a nod to burnout and the paralysis of overthinking.
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Lee Welch
a whole string of failures 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In A whole string of failures (2025) a figure is buried under books, a nod to burnout and the paralysis of overthinking.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
a whole string of failures 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
May 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In A whole string of failures (2025) a figure is buried under books, a nod to burnout and the paralysis of overthinking.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
a whole string of failures 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In A whole string of failures (2025) a figure is buried under books, a nod to burnout and the paralysis of overthinking.
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IMAGE:
Lee Welch
a whole string of failures 2025
acrylic on polyester
140 x 110 cm / 55.1 x 43.3 in
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In all at once (2025), Lee references Paul Atreides from Dune, imagining blindness as another form of insight, asking what it means to see with more than just vision.
Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and DCC
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In all at once (2025), Lee references Paul Atreides from Dune, imagining blindness as another form of insight, asking what it means to see with more than just vision.
Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and DCC
May 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In all at once (2025), Lee references Paul Atreides from Dune, imagining blindness as another form of insight, asking what it means to see with more than just vision.
Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and DCC
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
In all at once (2025), Lee references Paul Atreides from Dune, imagining blindness as another form of insight, asking what it means to see with more than just vision.
Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and DCC
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
IMAGE:
all apologies 2025
lithographic Print on Somerset Satin 300gsm, edition of 25 + 2 A/P
30.5 x 24.5 cm / 12 x 9.6 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
IMAGE:
all apologies 2025
lithographic Print on Somerset Satin 300gsm, edition of 25 + 2 A/P
30.5 x 24.5 cm / 12 x 9.6 in
May 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
OEDIPUS
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
IMAGE:
all apologies 2025
lithographic Print on Somerset Satin 300gsm, edition of 25 + 2 A/P
30.5 x 24.5 cm / 12 x 9.6 in
LEE WELCH
THE COMPLEX
Preview: 23 May 6pm - 8pm
IMAGE:
all apologies 2025
lithographic Print on Somerset Satin 300gsm, edition of 25 + 2 A/P
30.5 x 24.5 cm / 12 x 9.6 in
May 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun The Coach House, Dublin Castle
05/11/2025
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun The Coach House, Dublin Castle
05/11/2025
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ENDING SUNDAY
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun The Coach House, Dublin Castle
05/11/2025
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun The Coach House, Dublin Castle
05/11/2025
ENDING SOON
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun
The Coach House, Dublin Castle 05/11/2025
Lee Welch
Jerry Saltz as Michelangelo “David”, 2023
acrylic on polyester
100 x 80 cm / 39.4 x 31.5 in
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun
The Coach House, Dublin Castle 05/11/2025
Lee Welch
Jerry Saltz as Michelangelo “David”, 2023
acrylic on polyester
100 x 80 cm / 39.4 x 31.5 in
April 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
ENDING SOON
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun
The Coach House, Dublin Castle 05/11/2025
Lee Welch
Jerry Saltz as Michelangelo “David”, 2023
acrylic on polyester
100 x 80 cm / 39.4 x 31.5 in
All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun
The Coach House, Dublin Castle 05/11/2025
Lee Welch
Jerry Saltz as Michelangelo “David”, 2023
acrylic on polyester
100 x 80 cm / 39.4 x 31.5 in
April 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reposted by Lee Welch
Walk-through talk with artists/curators Paul Hallahan & Lee Welch
Saturday April 5th at 12pm
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Saturday April 5th at 12pm
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
April 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Walk-through talk with artists/curators Paul Hallahan & Lee Welch
Saturday April 5th at 12pm
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Saturday April 5th at 12pm
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Reposted by Lee Welch
For my latest piece in the @irishtimes.com, I wrote about the group exhibition All Flowers Bend In Time Towards The Sun in Dublin Castle. Intriguing and dynamic show, curated by @paulhallahan.bsky.social and @leewelch.bsky.social.
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All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun review: 19 artists united by Flann O’Brien’s avant-garde multiplicity
Lee Welch and Paul Hallahan’s show exhibits dynamic interplay between impermanence and sensuality
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March 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
For my latest piece in the @irishtimes.com, I wrote about the group exhibition All Flowers Bend In Time Towards The Sun in Dublin Castle. Intriguing and dynamic show, curated by @paulhallahan.bsky.social and @leewelch.bsky.social.
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I’m beyond thrilled to share that my artwork has made it onto the Extended Longlist for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2025! With over 12,964 entries from 129 countries, the competition was fierce, and to be among the 3,168 artists selected after the first round of judging feels like an incredible honour.
March 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I’m beyond thrilled to share that my artwork has made it onto the Extended Longlist for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2025! With over 12,964 entries from 129 countries, the competition was fierce, and to be among the 3,168 artists selected after the first round of judging feels like an incredible honour.
“Welch’s portrait It’s an Interesting Question, depicting a thoughtful woman in a rocking chair, chooses the painting’s most vibrant colours for the sitter’s dress; her face, head and bare arms seem to be fading into inexistence, [...]” -Tom Lordan
March 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Welch’s portrait It’s an Interesting Question, depicting a thoughtful woman in a rocking chair, chooses the painting’s most vibrant colours for the sitter’s dress; her face, head and bare arms seem to be fading into inexistence, [...]” -Tom Lordan
Reposted by Lee Welch
Saw some beautiful work at Dublin Castle last week. 'All Flowers Bend In Time Toward The Sun' is a group exhibition organised by artist-curators Lee Welch and Paul Hallahan, including ppl like Samir Mahmood, Eva Rothschild, and William McKeown.
@paulhallahan.bsky.social
@paulhallahan.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Saw some beautiful work at Dublin Castle last week. 'All Flowers Bend In Time Toward The Sun' is a group exhibition organised by artist-curators Lee Welch and Paul Hallahan, including ppl like Samir Mahmood, Eva Rothschild, and William McKeown.
@paulhallahan.bsky.social
@paulhallahan.bsky.social
Reposted by Lee Welch
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
March 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
'All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun'
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Exhibition Dates: February 14th – May 11th, 2025
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm (closed 1:15–1:45pm)
Location: The Coach House, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
ALL FLOWERS IN TIME BEND TOWARDS THE SUN
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ALL FLOWERS IN TIME BEND TOWARDS THE SUN
In collaboration with Paul Hallahan, All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun, presents an ambitious group exhibition including Nina Canell, William McKeown, Elizabeth Peyton and Eva Rothschild amongst others.
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February 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In collaboration with Paul Hallahan, All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun, presents an ambitious group exhibition including Nina Canell, William McKeown, Elizabeth Peyton and Eva Rothschild amongst others.
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