The Printing Story
After graduating from the Camberwell College of Art in 2005 with a Masters in Printmaking, Helen set up a screen printing studio in south London. A couple of years later she teamed up with Lucy Bainbridge and now works at Bainbridge studio, a creative hub for over 50 artists. This has led to exciting collaborations and great exchanges of skills and creative dialogue. Helen has spent the last 17 years pushing and combining the traditional printing techniques with modern technologies, her mac book never too far away. Loving typography, maps, medical diagrams and noticing the everyday, she likes to capture subtle patterns and combine them with familiar imagery. Often celebrating a specific area by collecting photographs, researching stories and historical associations, she likes to capture it by combining text, drawings and digital images in layers of colour to create an immersive, interesting and beautiful original piece of art.
Public Artworks
Her artwork and images have lent themselves to projects in art, illustration, public artwork, hotels and commercial industries. She has collaborated with artists to create over 300 meters of hoarding designs, window graphics for offices, hospital, health centres and hotel artwork as well as private commissions.
Most recently Helen has become involved with HCA Healthcare creating artwork for newly refurbished or built facilities. This has included artwork printed on wall to wall glass, window film, light boxes, wall murals and framed pieces for Guys Cancer Care Centre, Chiswick Health Centre, The Harley Street Clinic, The Lister, Princess Grace, Wellington and London Bridge Hospitals, Christies, and HCA Laboratories and head office.
Workshops
Helen runs printmaking and art workshops in a number of venues across London, these include bookmaking, screen printing and textiles with adults, children and marginalised groups. She also runs workshops within community groups, hospitals and companies to feed into commissioned artwork especially in public spaces. She regularly teaches at Core Arts, a mental health arts charity in Homerton.
Exhibitions
Helen's work can be found in Will’s Art Warehouse, For Arts Sake, Art Snug and Modern Art Buyer. It is also held in public collections at the V&A and University of the Arts, London. She has exhibited across London, last year selling out at the Royal Academy Summer Show, as well other parts of England and Chile.
Clients at a glance
Below are a selection of clients for artwork created for public spaces.
Publications
Helen has featured in a number of articles and publications.
2015 Will you marry me - Creative wedding planning and design
2014 Paper Only - 20 Way to kick start your creativity
2013 State of the Art - Vol 1 Bare Hill Publishing
Mar 2013 Digital Artist
Jan 2012 Independent
Winter 2011 Printmaking Today
Spring 2011 Printmaking Today
Aug 2009 FT Weekend Magazine
Jul 2009 Fallyrag
2009 Installations and Experimental Printmaking A&C Black Publishers
July 2008 Design Week
Summer 2008 Printmaking Today
Summer 2007 Printmaking Today
Shows & Events
Currently exhibiting at the Royal Academy summer show, Gallery V
