Avery Walsh

Born in London in 1988, Avery Walsh was exposed to the contemporary art movement in London and the success of the Young British Artists (YBAs) at a very early age. He attended University of the Arts, London (UAL) where he experimented with science, medicine and art. His exploration was influenced by Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Dr Von Hagen and the exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection. In his last year at UAL, he started working part-time in luxury retail where the vision of his art started to change. His initial 2019 collection of ‘a time to kill, a time to heal’ combined the bright colours of luxury brands and preserved mould. The artistic process of this collection looked at stimulating our desire and subconscious want for luxury items. In a private exhibition, he had a positive response from his clients and now he creates limited paintings each year following this concept. With the explosion of contemporary, pop and street art being digested and regenerated he wanted to create his own concept of art called “anti-pop art”. His collection “Ransom Note” became the winner of 2021 artist of the year with Nova Art and was displayed in all their galleries. Developing his anti-pop art concept, Walsh is now working in his studio creating...

Wimbledon Collage of Art and Design -
Design for Performance BA
Chelsea Collage of Art and Design -
Foundation

Green and Stone - 2023
Art Number 23 - 2022
Nova Art Gallery - 2021
Chrom Gallery - 2021