Born, raised and still residing in the panhandle of southern Ontario, Collin Walsh began working with glass in 2013. Influenced by the likes of Otto Dix and H.R Giger, a perennial fascination with the macabre, the surreal, and the beautifully grotesque has led to an artistic career dedicated to exploring the aesthetics of disgust and achieving ‘resplendence through repugnance’.

Through his work, Collin hopes to provoke confrontation with uncomfortable, often visceral emotions and sensations in order to confront deep seated biases and promote conversations about sensitive topics like illness and disability. Collin graduated from Sheridan College’s three-year craft and design advanced diploma program in 2016, and earned his baccalaureate in craft and design from Sheridan in 2024, finishing magna cum laude. Collin hopes to continue his studies at the graduate level and ultimately work professionally as an artifacts conservator, with research interests including ancient & historical representations of grotesques in the crafts, and the sociocultural significance of grotesque objects.

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