AIDAN WALSH (1932 – 2009)
Karoo Town
1995
oil on canvas
size unknown
The Road To Somehere
1995
oil on canvas
size unknown
Townhouse Karoo
1995
oil on canvas
size unknown
BIOGRAPHY
Aidan Walsh was born in Durban and studied at the Natal Technical College from 1948 to 1950, and at the Hammersmith School of Art, London, from 1956 to 1957.
Between 1959 and 1966, he taught at art at schools in KwaZulu-Natal. From 1961 to 1979, he was the founder, owner and Director of the Walsh-Marais Gallery in Durban, where he displayed and promoted the work of South African artists.
He was Curator of the NSA Gallery in Durban from 1979 to 1987, when he began to work as a full-time painter. His time at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris in 1986 played an important role in his decision to work as a fulltime painter.
He exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the country and received both private and public commissions – among these, portraits of President Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo.
Walsh was known for his watercolours of bleak landscapes and historical buildings. He also designed and created stage costumes. His work is represented in public and private art collections in South Africa, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, India and Australia.