Curriculum Vitae Helen’s passion for art drew her to put aside a career in pharmacy to pursue painting and drawing in a variety of mediums. Recent work also includes sculptures in bronze.
Helen has participated in three group exhibitions, and has had solo exhibitions at the Post Office Gallery Red Hill in 1985, and Balmoral Gallery Geelong in 1989.
Helen is a Founding Member of the Pastel Society of Victoria. She is also a member of the Victorian Artists Society, the Women’s Art Register, and exhibiting member of the Portrait Society Australia.
Works are included in collections in Australia, Belgium, USA and Canada.
Studies
1974-1975 Oil painting with Karlis Mednis
1974-1982 Oil painting with Alan Martin
1980-1986 Watercolour painting with David Taylor, Life drawing with Roy Griffiths, Life drawing with Palma Kaali-Nagy
1991 University of Melbourne – Modern and Post Modern Visual Art
1992 University of Melbourne – Australian Art 1900-1980 Nationalism and Modernism in Australian Art Aboriginal Art.
1996- 1997 Bronze sculpture and process with Victor Kalinowsky
Publications
1987 Feature article in April edition of “Australian Artist”
1992-3 Listed in International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
Prizes
Numerous art awards as well as commendations from both fellow artists and critics including Sir William Dargie, Kathlyn Ballard, Alan Martin, Shirley Bourne, Kenneth Jack, Ray Francis, Lance Sullivan, Robert Miller, Palma Kaali Nagy, Karlis Mednis, John Balmain, and Colin Johnson
International Exhibitions
1987 Toronto, Canada – International Juried Exhibition of Canada
1987 Lille, FRANCE – Societe’des Pastellists de France
International Prize
International Exhibition of Pastels 1st International Prize