Amy Van Helden

I am an American artist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My work explores chromatic geometry, the interplay of color, shape, and structure through grids and sequences. I am drawn to rhythm, movement, and the emotional resonance of color, creating compositions that are deliberate, expressive, and evocative.

I plan my ideas digitally, designing grid-based structures and exploring endless color combinations. I aim to limit these structures while expanding their possibilities, maintaining balance and cohesion. Through this process, I develop a poetic visual language—a “poetry of color,” or coloreography, blending color and choreography.

Living and teaching in the United States, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and China has shaped my perspective and strengthened my commitment to abstraction. My paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows across the United States, Puerto Rico and Argentina, and are held in private collections throughout the Americas.


Awards:

Pollock-Krasner foundation grant, New York, USA - 2013.
Arte Espacio prize San Isidro, Argentina - 2012.

B.F.A. summa cum laude, University of Michigan
Stained Glass workshop of Sabina Becu, Argentina

Solo Exhibitions:
2018 Puertas Abiertas del Bajo de San Isidro, Argentina
2017 Puertas Abiertas del Bajo de San Isidro, Argentina
2013 Arte Espacio Art Fair 2013, San Isidro, Argentina
2012 Arte Espacio Art Fair 2012, San Isidro, Argentina
2011 Arte Espacio Art Fair 2011, San Isidro, Argentina
2003 Recent Paintings: Arguibel Art Space, Las Cañitas, city of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2000 Color: Secuencias y Elocuencias, van Riel Gallery, city of Buenos Aires, Argentina
1991 Works on Paper, Luigi Marrozzini Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Group exhibitions:
2014 Cuatro x Dos Group Exhibition, Yacht Club, Puerto Madero, city of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Cuatro x Dos Group Exhibition, Rosario Chamber of Commerce, Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina
2014 Cuatro x Dos Group Exhibition, Galas del Rio Art Festival, La Paz, Entre Rios province, Argentina
2014 Arte Espacio Art Fair 2014, San Isidro, Argentina
2014 Cuatro x Dos Group Exhibition, Mulazzi Museum, Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires province, Argentina
2013 Cuatro x Dos Group Exhibition, Four Artists of Dutch Descent, Milo Lockett Gallery, city of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011 Group Exhibition, Boutique del Libro, San Isidro, Argentina
2010 Small Format 2010, ACAARTE33, S...