Helga Stentzel

Helga Stentzel is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, UK. She works across a wide range of media including photography, illustration, videography, sculpture and mural design. Helga received a Hasselblad Heroine award in 2023 and a Public Choice Award at NordArt, Germany, in 2025

She participated in multiple group exhibitions in New York and London, and held a solo show in China and South Korea. A St. Martins alumna, Helga worked in the advertising industry and ran a children’s clothing business before becoming a full-time artist.

“My art is about finding magic in the mundane, seeing beauty in imperfections, and connecting to our reality in a new way. I love noticing playful similarities - be it a sweater on a clothing line looking like a horse or a slice of bread resembling a dog’s head. It’s only the starting point though. From this moment onward the stories and visuals start buzzing in my head: What will this horse look like? What’s her name and character? Does she like racing with other horses? - the list goes on and on!

I hope that my art will help people to connect with their inner child and rediscover the joy of savouring little visual delights inside and outside their homes.”

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

NordArt 2025, Hamburg - People Choice Award winner

Guangzhou, China, 2024 - public art installation

CCOC Art Museum, Seoul, 2023 - solo show

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn - November edition 2024, 2023, 2022

Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, 2023

The Other Art Fair London Edition - 2022, 2021

Snackable Awards Show Paris - winner - July 2020