John Walsh tells stories with both words and pictures.
John's most recent work includes AGITATE, a Graphic Novella (with Christine Kinealy), animated illustrations for the documentary film HOLDING UP THE SKY, and the forthcoming (2025) YA Graphic Novel THE ADVENTURES OF NANCY PRINCE GARDNER.
John was chosen an Artist-in-Residence for the City of Boston in 2017 and created “Becoming Boston”, a 150 page booklet of interviews with immigrants of various ethnic groups. Through Boston AIR, artists are supported as agents of reflection, collaboration, and activism, whether through process-oriented practice, direct community engagement, and/or as leaders of system-wide change projects at City agencies.
Work from his graphic novel Go Home Paddy was showcased at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in the Fall of 2019. His last graphic novel, The Bad Times, (with Christine Kinealy), was published by Quinnipiac University Press. The President of Ireland has described the young reader graphic novel as a book that will “bring us deep into the heart of a tragedy that has left an indelible imprint on Irish society and the Irish people.”
His work often focuses on Graphic Narratives that explore the intersection of Racism, Religious Bigotry and Immigration. Engaging readers and viewers in the examination of these haunting aspects of our culture and history is one of his goals.
He has spoken at The Boston Public Library, Quinnipiac University, Gaelscoil na Mona, Ireland's Great Hunger Museum and at Stormont in Belfast. John has also taught at The Cape Cod Writers Center Conference.
John has Literary Representation through Peter Ryan at Stimola Literary.
Photo by STEVE MOLTER
