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Curriculum Vitae Helen Dearnley Lincoln Artist's Network Personal
Profile I aim to create a discourse between the real and the imaginary, conflating postmodern philosophy with comic book visual narratives, as a fine artist, illustrator and animator. A strong doll theme runs parallel throughout my practice as part of this investigative process. |
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Exhibitions "Fictions" LAN group exhibition, Gallery at St, Martin's, Lincoln, Sept 2011 "How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (Flow My Tears, A-ha)" Retrospective Solo Show, Alley Cafe, Nottingham, June - July 2011 Apparatjik Light Space Modulator, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, March 2011 British Art Show 7, Notts Trent Arena, Nottingham, Nov 21st 2010 Drawgasmic, 2027, Cherokee, St. Louis, U.S.A. July 11th 2010 There Is Beauty In The City, Gijón, Asturias, Spain, July 30th - Aug 10th 2010 LAN Alice In Disneyland, The Terrace / Lincoln Central Library Lincoln, March - May 2010 O2 Arena, A-ha live @ The O2, Greenwich, London, Nov 4th 2009 One And Other/The Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London, Oct 2nd 2009 The LAN exhibited work as part of Lincoln Summer Gala, Saturday 18th July, 2009. The Golden Record: Sounds Of Earth, The Collection, Lincoln. 20 March-1 May 2009. Helen exhibited work in two final Degree Shows, This Is It, the University of Lincoln Fine Art Degree Show 2008 – The Unreal God And Aspects Of His Non-Existent Universe, and at the faculty of Illustration for my Illustration Degree Show New Designers, Islington, London, July 2008 Current Work Exhibition at Gallery at St. Martin's, Lincoln, September 2011. In October 2010 awarded a travel grant to attend a Postmodern Conference and Exhibition opening at the National Library of Norway in Oslo, Norway, in specific relation to my own practice. Helen is also available for commission as a practicing artist and illustrator. Critical Writing Synapse Festival Review a-n Interface review for Synapse Festival in Nottingham and Derby 2010 House Of Bling Review a-n Interface bursary to review the House Of Bling exhibition at Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire for September 2009 issue of a-n magazine. Education
Work Experience Artist Assistant The Collection Museum and Art Gallery February to March 2009 John Newling The Noah Laboratory: Constructing Soil Assisting the artist setting up the installation for the culmination of a residency. This involved collaboration with curators and staff at The Collection, assembling items for installation, and distributing newspapers as part of the work in the city centre. Accredited in John's catalogue. Curatorial Work 13th Feb – 14th March 2008 The Cupboard Project / The Cabinet of Curiosities A joint curatorial project with a group of artists, the Cabinet of Curiosities is an innovative opportunity for artists to display their work in a cupboard, and for the use of this cupboard to continue as a mini exhibition space. This includes firstly curating our own work in the Cabinet of Curiosities Exhibition, with an exhibition opening etc. Art play scheme volunteer Jam Factory Summer Kids Club 16th August 2007 Assisting children in a summer play scheme, making use of my current practice in animation / illustration, showing kids how to make flicker book animations and using work I did as part of my second year studio practice work. Collaborative Work May – August 2007 Helen was invited to make dolls in collaboration with the artist and musician Magne Furuholmen (of the Norwegian band A-ha) via Magne’s myspace blog, and also through the A-ha mailing list. Two dolls were created out of fabric, wadding, wire and stitch, of the artist; “Manga Magne” and “Minor Magne” and were exhibited in Magne’s “Scrabble" exhibition at Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand,Norway, along with approximately 130 other dolls made by others. In return for Helen's contribution Magne sent a personally signed thankyou letter and limited edition CD of the sound part of the installation. These dolls can be seen here: http://www.magnef.net/dolls/ Helen's email signature was one of four links chosen by Magne for his website; click on the word "think" here: http://www.magnef.net/index2.html# Artist Assistant The Collection Museum and Art Gallery 27th April 2007 I was invited as part of my degree, to assist an emerging artist with his installation. This involved role play and liaising with the public. The installation was “Fair Play” by Tim Bryant. Ancillary Assistant 1991 - 1991 Spalding Parish C of E Day School, Clay Lake, Spalding. This role involved assisting children of Year 1 with the use of the computer, developing their reading skills, general support in the classroom with the teacher; helping where needed with class work, and assisting other staff setting up equipment for P.E. Also supervising children during Sports Day, and encouraging them with their Sports Day artwork, which I found particularly enjoyable. Media Interview BBC Radio Lincolnshire for One And Other, Oct 2009 Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday November 14 2006 Page 3 article covering the artist’s proposal for a replica of Lincoln Cathedral made out of straw bales. |
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