Helen Butler

Helen Butler

London, United Kingdom

About Helen Butler

London based artist Helen Butler creates meditative, abstract paintings on canvas and paper, inspired by atmospheric colour and light and the beauty found in the fleeting and the ethereal. The paintings are created by overlaying multiple thin layers of oil paint. The paint is applied and wiped off so that often only a residue remains, a colour journey commences with the residue of one colour and its vibration with another. Works are held in private collections in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil and Canada.

Education:

1996-1999 BA(Hons) Fine Art with English Literature (1st), Canterbury Christ Church University College.
1995-1996 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Camberwell College of Arts.

Events:

August - October 2018 - Artist Residency at Foundation OBRAS, Alentejo, Portugal
March 2018 - Joya Artist Residency, Parque Natural Sierra de María-Los Vélez, Spain
March-April 2017 - Artist Residency at Lahe Lahe, Bangalore, India
April-May 2016 - Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland
August 2015 - Featured on the 'Vogue's Gallery' page of British Vogue magazine
January 2015 - Featured in Saatchi Art's 'Spotlight on London' Collection.
September 2014 - Featured in Saatchi Art's 'Artist of the Day' series.
March 2012 - Awarded residency, Cill Rialaig Project, Ireland

Exhibitions:

October 2018 Open Studio, Foundation OBRAS, Portugal
July 2018 Nes Alumni Exhibition, Skagaströnd, Iceland
June 2018 Galerie Zeuxis, Paris
July 2017 Brockley Open Studios, London
April 2017 Lahe Lahe, Bangalore, India
December 2016 Le mur de Noël, Galerie Zeuxis, Paris
May 2016 Opið Hús, Skagaströnd, Iceland
July 2015 Brockley Open Studios, London
June 2014 Untitled Artists Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London