His first solo exhibition was the result of his appointment of curator at the National Art Gallery in Wellington (now known as Te Papa Tongarewa Museum).
In the meantime, Walsh was invited to participatein the no-longer-extant six storey Pathfinder mural, on the side of a socialist publishing house in New York in 1989, then moved on to work in a number of different institutions.
Walsh works on medium to large scale boards achieving textural effects through scratches and expressive gestural brushwork.
[3] The recent exhibition I Can't Stop Loving You held at Gow Langsford Gallery retain the style of his earlier works while also demonstrating a new direction in the artist's career.
While a sense of the ethereal remains through the use of similar hues and tones, the artist's interest shifts towards grand vistas rather than focussing on the mythical figures.