Academic Awards
2019-2024 Doctor of Philosophy The Glasgow School of Art
Three, and more, Auto-geographies Weaving into (and Out-of) Place: A Post-colonial Approach to Re-mapping Spaces of Home and Belonging
Supervised by Susan Brind (GSA), Dr Benjamin Greenman (GSA) and Prof Churnjeet Mahn (University of Strathclyde).
2015-2017 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee
Master of Fine Art in Art & Humanities with Distinction
1998-2001 Goldsmiths College, University of London
BA Hons Textiles
1996-1998 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London
Two-Year Diploma in Fashion & Printed Textiles
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Your Temporary Hold, Your Constant Falling Out-of-Place, Project Room, WASPS, Old Tobacco Factory, Hanson Street, Glasgow.
2021 CCFT Nomadic Online Dialogue 2: Displacement The Buffer Fringe, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2020 Displacement (carried within) Belonging: Conference Paper The Buffer Fringe, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2020 CCFT Nomadic Online Dialogue: Displacement / Belonging The Buffer Fringe, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2020 MFA Art & Humanities Alumni Exhibition Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Michigan.
2019 PhD Research Methods Symposium Barnes Lecture Theatre, The Glasgow School of Art
2019 There’s Nobody Home Right Now (SOLO) 201 Telephone Box Gallery, Strathkinness, Fife.
2019 RESOLUTE Tatha Gallery, Newport, Fife.
2019 Hybrid Contemporary Art Fair Petit Palace, Madrid.
2018 Ways We Work West Ward Works, Dundee
2018 SSA & VAS Members Exhibition The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2017 Things Fall, Fall Apart Duncan of Jordanstone Colllege of Art & Design
2016 Being in Place: The Highs and Lows of Sited Practices Meadowmill Gallery, Dundee
2016 Oscillations – Part 2 Aegina Island, Greece
2016 Oscillations – Part 1 Duncan of Jordanstone Colllege of Art & Design
2016 Rebirth Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee
2015 Winter Tales Bradshaw Art Space, University of Dundee
2014 Location RED (SOLO) Meadowmill, Dundee
2014 Let Yourself Fall (Between the Solid & the Void) (SOLO) Meffan Gallery, Forfar
*2012 Winter Exhibition Meffan Gallery, Forfar
2011/12The Force and Form of Memory 2-yr Touring exhibition: Compass Gallery, Glasgow; National Football Museum, Hampden; The Smith Art Gallery, Stirling; St Fergus Gallery, Wick; Swanson Gallery, Thurso; Inverness Museum&Art Gallery; McLean Museum&Art Gallery, Greenock; Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Aberdeenshire; Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh;
2011 Dundee Live Public Art & Performance Festival Locations throughout City Centre
2010/11 Winter Exhibition Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2010 Title (me) Meadowmill, Dundee
2010 Experimental Space & Performance Hannah Maclure Arts Centre, Dundee
*2010 Aberdeen Artists Society 76th Annual Exhibition Aberdeen Art Gallery
2009 Winter Exhibition Meffan Gallery, Forfar
2009 As We Speak Stereo, Glasgow
2008 All Can Film Night Echo, Edinburgh
2007 White Wasps The White Gallery, Dundee
2006 Exchange Botanic Gardens, University of Dundee
2005 Change 152 Gallery, Dundee Contemporary Arts
2003 Three, Film Screening BBC2, Blast
2002 In Praise of Shadows Meffan Gallery, Forfar
2002 Works in Progress Centrespace, Dundee Contemporary Arts
2002 Dundee Print Open Cooper Gallery, Dundee
2002 CATS, small works 152 Gallery, Dundee Contemporary Arts
2002 DCA Print Artists Birnam Institute, Perthshire
2002 2nd Edition Meffan Gallery, Forfar
2001 Upstairs Arts Projects, London
2001 Three, Film Screening Dundee Contemporary Arts
Collections
2018 The Women’s Art Library, Special Collections. Goldsmiths, University of London.
2012 Angus Council Arts Collection
2009 Aberdeen College Art Collection
Awards
2013 Dundee Visual Artists Award Creative Scotland, Leisure & Culture Dundee City Council
*2012 Meffan Gallery Winter Exhibition Purchase Prize Angus Council
*2010 Aberdeen College Purchase Prize Aberdeen College Art Collection
2009 (Contributer to gaining) 3-yr gallery start-up grant Robertson Trust, Glasgow.
2005 Award for New Work Hope Scott Trust
2001/03 CATS-Fellowship in Creative & Technical Skills SAC, DCA Print Studio.
Published writing / Commissions / Projects
2023 Entangling Auto-geographies: Curating Respondent Dialogues on Home and Belonging, Project Room, WASPS, Old Tobacco Factory, Hanson Street, Glasgow.
2019 Published essay: This Time in History, What Escapes / Afghanistan in: Rose Frain – Survey (2019). Ed. Warrilow, J. UK: Sissi Graffiti. PP109-111
2018 Exhibition / Event Curation The Third Space: Hiwar Project Space 1, Meadowmill, Dundee
2018 Mentoring WASPS Graduate Residency Scheme
2017 Published Review: This Time in History, What Escapes / Afghanistan - Rose Frain at Summerhall, Edinburgh https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2017/09/17/this-time-in-history-what-escapes-afghanistan/
2017 Published Review: Nazhad and the Bell – Hiwa K at Hospitalfield https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2017/09/05/nazhad-and-the-bell/
2017 Event Curation: There’s no place like ‘Home’? DJCAD Dundee Public artists tour and discussion with African History specialist Dr Matthew Graham and Reader in Humanities and Urban Theories Dr Lorens Holm with 5 artists of different nationalities exploring ideas about ‘Home’ and displacement.
2016 Published Review: Copying Errors, Duncan Marquiss at DCA, Dundee https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2016/06/04/copying-errors/
2016 Aegina Island, Greece
Research and artist collaboration.
2009 Gallery Installation Advisor Dundee West Art Gallery
2003/04 Arts Installation Advisor Kitmo Architects, Peterborough
2002 Permanent large-scale ceiling and wall installation Glenrothes College, Fife
Sept.2001 ‘Reel Moves’ Collaboration with Film Maker Katrina McPherson and the Scottish School of
Contemporary Dance, funded by Scottish Screen and First Light, based at Dundee
Contemporary Arts
Press
2025 August 28th Scotland’s next generation of Emerging Creative Graduates Unveiled. https://gsamediacentre.co.uk/scotlands-next-generation-of-emerging-creative-graduates-unveiled-the-glasgow-school-of-art-postgraduate-degree-show-2025/
2017 August DJCAD Masters Show 2017:MFA Art&Humanities Dundee University Review of the Arts https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2017/08/23/djcad-masters-show-2017/
2016 Sep. 13th Όταν η τέχνη αγγίζει ό,τι μας πονάει Aegina Light
2016 June Oscillations Dundee University Review of the Arts https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2016/06/20/oscillations/
2014 Aug 19th All happening at Meffan The Dundee Courier and Advertiser
2014 July 31st Exploring the solid and the void at The Meffan Forfar Dispatch
2014 July 23rd Helen lets herself fall The Courier and Advertiser
2014 Feb 23rd What Does Your Wall Say? - Typography Art My Interiors Life - Interior design blog
http://myinteriorslife.com/2014/02/23/what-does-your-wall-say-typography-art/
2012 Dec 15th Winter Favourite returns to The Meffan Montrose Review
2012 Dec 14th The Winter Exhibition The Courier and Advertiser
2012 Dec 11th Meffan Winter Exhibition Winners Kirriemuir Herald
2012 Jan 19th The force and form of Cyril Artwork, Issue 170
http://www.artwork.co.uk/adimages/AW170.pdf
2011 Oct 29th Blast from the past The Herald
2011 July 8th Headlines transformed into Art The Courier and Advertiser
2011 The Art Guide Homes & Interiors Scotland
2010 Sep 25th ART Works The Courier and Advertiser
2003 Oct 18th Three Blast, BBC2
2003 Cover Page Glenrothes College Prospectus
2002 Nov 5th Artists’ work takes a look at shadows of the past The Courier and Advertiser
2002 Nov 4th Featuring four artists Evening Telegraph
2001 Oct 1st Reel Moves The Courier and Advertiser
