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Helen (b.1989) grew up in Maine. She works primarily from life, striving to extract truth and beauty in all things through oil painting, in order to cultivate joy and wonder within the human spirit. She received training at the Juliette Aristides Classical Painting Atelier in Seattle, since then winning awards and scholarships for her merits. One of them to the Florence Academy of art in Italy where she studied landscape painting. Helen currently lives and works in Silverton Oregon.
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Curriculum Vitae
Awards and Recognition
Grand Prize winner of the Artist's Magazine's international art competition, 2018
First place in the Portrait and Figure category of the Artist’s Magazine’s international art competition 2018
People's Choice Award, Silverton Salon, 2018
Summer Scholarship Award, The Florence Academy of Art. 2016
People's choice Award, Wood burn Art Center juried Oregon Exhibition, May, 2016
Juror’s choice award, William’s National prize in drawing, Artists for Artist project. 2014
Susan Winokur Scholarship Award, 2013
Honorable Mention, “Spitting Image self portrait contest” Exhibition, Rosen Gallery, Seattle. February 2012
Exhibitions
'Evolvement', Silverton Diorama, Silverton, Oregon, August, 2018
'Intimate Grandeur' Borland Gallery, Silverton, Oregon, June 2016
'Past time, Past Present' Lunaria Gallery, Silverton, Oregon, January 2016
'La Femme', Borland Gallery, Silverton, Oregon, July 2015
Solo Exhibition, Zeitgeist, Seattle, Washington, May and June 2015
Group exhibition, Borland Gallery, Silverton, Oregon, March 2015
“Still Life and Trompe l’oeil” Rosen Gallery, Seattle WA. January 2014
“Ballard art walk all Atelier show” Ballard works studio. Seattle, WA. October 2013
“Best of Gage” all student exhibition, Gage Academy of Art. Seattle, WA. June 2013
“Local artists show” Alderbrook Resort, Hood Canal. Union, WA. May, 2013
“Aristides Atelier Student Show” Gage Academy of Art. Seattle, WA. May 2013
“Spitting Image Portrait Contest” Exhibition, Rosen Gallery. Seattle, WA. February 2012
Education
Aristides Classical Atelier, Gage Academy of Art. Seattle WA. (2012-2014)
Southern Maine Community College. South Portland, ME. (2008-2010)
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Summer Program. Deer Isle, Maine(2006)
publications
Artist's Magazine "Eye on Excellence" Jan. / Feb. 2019
