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HELLE COOK | CV - ARTIST RESUME
Artist Helle Cook - Brisbane, QLD. Australia | Australian & Danish dual Citizen
Contact: helle@ozcooks.com | +61431872706 | Website: www.hellecook.com/ | Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellecook/?hl=en
BIO | ARTIST STATEMENT:
Helle Cook is a Danish-Australian artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Cook's art practice explores the sensory experience of light, place and belonging in expanded painting. Cook holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Queensland College of Art (QCA) and has had solo- and group exhibitions in Queensland, Victoria and Denmark. She has undertaken artist residencies in Australia, Italy and Denmark.
EDUCATION:
2018-2019: Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours. Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University
2014-2017: Bachelor of Fine Art - Major in Painting and Art Theory. QCA, Griffith University
2010-2013: Diploma of Visual Art. SBIT - Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2021: October: Unfolding Light & Place. Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy.
2021: March - May: Sheer Light. Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba
2021: May: Light Affection. Metro Arts Ferryman’s hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane
2020: March - April: Community of Light. Hub Gallery - Caboolture Regional Art Gallery
2019: June - October: Veils of Trees. Outdoor textile installation, Hollufgård. Odense, Denmark
2019: May: Suspended Light. QCA Galleries, Southbank Brisbane
2018: September - November: Blurred Boundaries. Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria
2017: March - April: Notion of Home. QCA Galleries, Southbank Brisbane
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected):
2022: March-May: Balmy. Newstead Studios. Group exhibition with Gallery Raye, Brisbane.
2021: December: Glimpse. Side Gallery. Red Hill, Brisbane.
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
2020: August: Virtually Live. Online exhibition. Plexus Gallery, Brisbane
2020: February: Boiling Point. The Third Quarter, Brisbane.
2019: November: Ellipsis (...). QCA BA Fine Art Honours Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
2018: October: InterScape. House Conspiracy Showcase, Westend, Brisbane
2018/19: July - January: Outside In Exhibition. Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Brisbane
2017: October: World Scapes. Woolloongabba Art Gallery (WAG Upstairs)
2017: June: Finding Freedom. Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
2016: November - December: The Ambience Store Project #009. New Farm, Brisbane
2015: December: HTTP://Re-productive. QCA Galleries, Southbank, Brisbane
2015: November: Showcase, QCA Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane. BA Fine Art Painting Major.
2014: January - February: Transfer. Showart Gallery, South Brisbane
2013: November: Zenith 150. SBIT (TAFE) Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2022 - upcoming: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
2021: October: Kaya Sulc Studio Residency, Butter Factory Arts Centre. Cooroy.
2021: May: Metro Arts Artist in Residence program. Ferryman’s Hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane
2019: May - June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
2019: May - June: Artist Residence at Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC), Northern Italy
2018: October: Artist in Residence & InterScape Showcase, House Conspiracy, Westend Brisbane
2017: Aug-Sep: Artist in Residence & Showcase, Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
Workshops, Media & Galleries:
2022: Podcast: Light of Nature with Helle Cook. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD. Link TBA.
2022: Workshop: Light of Nature Painting Workshop. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD
2021: Representation: Gallery Raye: https://www.galleryraye.com/helle-cook Nature of Light series
2020: Media: Exhibition essay https://culturalflanerie.com/2020/03/02/helle-cook-community-of-light/
2017: Media: http://bneart.com/writing/helle-cook-notion-of-home-2/ - published essay (solo exhibition)
Artist Helle Cook - Brisbane, QLD. Australia | Australian & Danish dual Citizen
Contact: helle@ozcooks.com | +61431872706 | Website: www.hellecook.com/ | Instagram: www.instagram.com/hellecook/?hl=en
BIO | ARTIST STATEMENT:
Helle Cook is a Danish-Australian artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Cook's art practice explores the sensory experience of light, place and belonging in expanded painting. Cook holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) from Queensland College of Art (QCA) and has had solo- and group exhibitions in Queensland, Victoria and Denmark. She has undertaken artist residencies in Australia, Italy and Denmark.
EDUCATION:
2018-2019: Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours. Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University
2014-2017: Bachelor of Fine Art - Major in Painting and Art Theory. QCA, Griffith University
2010-2013: Diploma of Visual Art. SBIT - Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2021: October: Unfolding Light & Place. Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy.
2021: March - May: Sheer Light. Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba
2021: May: Light Affection. Metro Arts Ferryman’s hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane
2020: March - April: Community of Light. Hub Gallery - Caboolture Regional Art Gallery
2019: June - October: Veils of Trees. Outdoor textile installation, Hollufgård. Odense, Denmark
2019: May: Suspended Light. QCA Galleries, Southbank Brisbane
2018: September - November: Blurred Boundaries. Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria
2017: March - April: Notion of Home. QCA Galleries, Southbank Brisbane
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected):
2022: March-May: Balmy. Newstead Studios. Group exhibition with Gallery Raye, Brisbane.
2021: December: Glimpse. Side Gallery. Red Hill, Brisbane.
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
2020: August: Virtually Live. Online exhibition. Plexus Gallery, Brisbane
2020: February: Boiling Point. The Third Quarter, Brisbane.
2019: November: Ellipsis (...). QCA BA Fine Art Honours Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
2018: October: InterScape. House Conspiracy Showcase, Westend, Brisbane
2018/19: July - January: Outside In Exhibition. Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital, Brisbane
2017: October: World Scapes. Woolloongabba Art Gallery (WAG Upstairs)
2017: June: Finding Freedom. Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane
2016: November - December: The Ambience Store Project #009. New Farm, Brisbane
2015: December: HTTP://Re-productive. QCA Galleries, Southbank, Brisbane
2015: November: Showcase, QCA Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane. BA Fine Art Painting Major.
2014: January - February: Transfer. Showart Gallery, South Brisbane
2013: November: Zenith 150. SBIT (TAFE) Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2022 - upcoming: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
2021: October: Kaya Sulc Studio Residency, Butter Factory Arts Centre. Cooroy.
2021: May: Metro Arts Artist in Residence program. Ferryman’s Hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane
2019: May - June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
2019: May - June: Artist Residence at Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC), Northern Italy
2018: October: Artist in Residence & InterScape Showcase, House Conspiracy, Westend Brisbane
2017: Aug-Sep: Artist in Residence & Showcase, Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
Workshops, Media & Galleries:
2022: Podcast: Light of Nature with Helle Cook. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD. Link TBA.
2022: Workshop: Light of Nature Painting Workshop. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD
2021: Representation: Gallery Raye: https://www.galleryraye.com/helle-cook Nature of Light series
2020: Media: Exhibition essay https://culturalflanerie.com/2020/03/02/helle-cook-community-of-light/
2017: Media: http://bneart.com/writing/helle-cook-notion-of-home-2/ - published essay (solo exhibition)
