Joan Walsh-Smith

Joan Walsh-Smith OAM (born 1946) is an Australian sculptor who works in a variety of mediums and materials.

Her most well-known work is the National Australian Army Memorial in Canberra.

[3] She was awarded her first public commission in 1972, for Gryphon, a 3m x 2m stone carving, located at the Northern Bank, Waterford, Ireland.

[5] In 1984, Joan immigrated to Western Australia, with her husband, Charlie Smith and their 3 children, Carl, Joanne and Raoul.

[6] The Smith Sculptors were awarded the Centenary Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the field of ‘Large Scale Public Art’ in 2001 and were finalists for WA Citizen of the Year in 2008.