Helen Snell

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Hand and Ankle Trap, 2012

Hand and Ankle Trap, 2012

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Helen Snell is based in Combeinteignhead, South West

Current and forthcoming events

  • July 2011 - April 2013: International Lace Awards, Finalist, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (more info)
  • February - May 2012: Curators' Choice , isendyouthis, online (more info)
  • March - September 2012: ALLOTMENT curated by TROVE, mac Birmingham, Birmingham (more info)
  • May - June 2012: Feeling the Pressure, Rhyl Library, Museum & Arts Centre, Rhyl (more info)
  • June 2012 - May 2013: National Sculpture Prize 2012 Finalist, Broomhill Art and Sculpture Foundation, Barnstaple (more info)

Qualifications and training

  • 1995 MA Fine Art Printmaking, Camberwell College of Arts

Solo exhibitions

  • 2008 A Strange Harvest, Installation and 3D print works, Edinburgh Printmakers (Galleries 2 and 3), Edinburgh

Public commissions

  • 2011 NEW, FOUND TREASURES Commission for a series of laser cut paper vessels for the collection, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
  • 2009 LIQUID LANDSCAPES: Collaboration with U.S. choreographer Stephan Koplowitz, Dartington Arts commission for 300 paper vessels, site specific performance at Mayflower Steps, Plymouth

Competitions, prizes and awards

  • 2010 The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Award, Funding for laser cutting, Plymouth College of Art
  • 2007 Prize Winner Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2007, Pittville Studios, University of Gloucester, Cheltenham
  • 2006 Arts Council Grant, Art Farm Project, Devon


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