About

Helen Shelley lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

Education

2024 — Master of Art Therapy with Distinction, Western Sydney University, Sydney.

2015 – Master of Fine Arts (Research), Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

2006 – Graduate Diploma of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra.

2003 – Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with first class honours, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 — Hope, Galerie pompom, Chippendale, Sydney.

2018 — The Earth’s Crust, The Baby’s Breath, Galerie pompom, Chippendale, Sydney.

2017 – New Life Old Life New Life, Interlude Gallery, Glebe, Sydney.

2015 – Our Late Loved Ones, Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney.

2013 – Grief, Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney.

2011 – Life Insurance, GRANTPIRRIE, Redfern, Sydney.

2010 – Death Proof, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House (main space), Braddon, Canberra.

2009 – Immortality with out the Assistance of God, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, Canberra.

2008 – UNDERSTANDING DEATH WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF GOD, The Front Gallery, Canberra.

2005 – Object(ively), Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, Canberra.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 — Come Back All Is Forgiven, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra.

2022 — The Edge of Light, Measured Gallery, Canberra.

2022 — King’s School Art Prize, The King’s School, Sydney.

2021 — Super Natural Light Affinity, ANCA, Canberra.

2021 — I Came to See, Martin Place, Sydney.

2020 — Evocations, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.

2019 — Our Neon Foe, Fundraising Exhibition, Sydney.

2017 — Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, showing with Interlude Gallery, Sydney.

2017 – Young Moderns, Penrith Regional Gallery, Penrith, Sydney.

2017 – The Rubies, ANU School of Arts 40th Anniversary, Canberra.

2017 – Emotionalism, AirSpace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney.

2017 – Coluring Out, @RKD gallery, Canberra.

2016 – The Blake Prize, Finalists Exhibition, Casula Powerhouse, Casula, Sydney.

2016 – Lady Voodoo, Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne, Melbourne.

2016 – New Contemporaries, Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle, Sydney.

2015 – Sydney College of the Arts Graduating Exhibition, Rozelle, Sydney.

2015 – DEATH, Casula Powerhouse, Casula, Sydney.

2014 – Christmas Show, Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney.

2012 – Word of Mouth-encounters with abstract art, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Acton, Canberra.

2012 – Black,White and Colour, Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney.

2012 – Seemingly Ceaseless, Sawtooth ARI, Launceston.

2011 – PAGAN POP, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House Arts Centre, Canberra.

2011 – The Otherings, Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney.

2011 – The Zero Dollar Show, West Space, Melbourne.

2010 – Redlands Westpac Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney.

2010 – This Way Up, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.

2010 – Partly Cloudy, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.

2009 – Off the Wall, Art Sydney, Hall of Industries, Sydney.

2009 – Friday On My Wall, recent works by Helen Shelley and Leah Bullen, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra.

2009 – The Churchie, National Emerging Art Exhibition, Brisbane.

2009 – Painters of Modern Life, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra.

2008 – New Prints, Arte-Moris, Dili, Timor-Leste.

2006 – Retroactive, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, Canberra, (collaborative work with Derek O’Connor).

2006 – Picture This, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.

2006 – Six Pack, White Space, Auckland, New Zealand, curated by Peter Fay.

2005 – Chica, A Female Perspective, Platform, Melbourne.

2005 – Chica, A Female Perspective, Rocketart, Newcastle.

2005 – Chica, A Female Perspective, Phatspace, Sydney.

2004 – ASOC Annual Exhibition, Albert Hall, Canberra.

2004 – Alliance Francaise Graduate Exhibtion, Alliance Francaise, Canberra.

2003 – CCAS and The Art Store Award, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra.

2003 – Graduating Exhibition, 180 degrees, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University.

2003 – Canberra Art Prize, Italo Club, Canberra.

PRIZES, AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

The Blake Prize, Finalist, Casula Powerhouse.

Alliance Francaise Exhibition Award.

Network Economics Consulting Group Acquisition Award.

Artists Society of Canberra Traveling Scholarship. This scholarship enabled travel throughout New Zealand, Canada and Europe as a means to further artistic development.

Artist in resident and volunteer teacher, Arte-Moris, Dili, Timor-Leste.

COLLECTIONS

Artbank, Sydney, Australia.

Peter Fay Collection, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.

Private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Timor-Leste and Portugal.