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HELLE COOK | ARTIST | CV
Helle Cook | Bulimba, Brisbane, QLD. Australia
Contact: [email protected] | +61431872706 | www.hellecook.com | Instagram: @hellecook https://www.instagram.com/hellecook/
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:
2026: Feb/Mar: Light Unfolding - In Reflection. Teneriffe Artspace at Jan Manton Gallery. Brisbane.
2025: Nordic Light - Beyond Horizons. Grey Street Gallery (QCAD Galleries, Griffith University), Southbank Brisbane
2024: November-December: In the Light of Everything. Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne
2023: September - November: Treading Lightly. Gatakers Art Space, Maryborough
2022: June: Fabric of Light. Outdoor textile installation, Hollufgård. Odense, Denmark
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):
2026: July/Aug: Way Beyond goes North. AWA. Australian Walking Artist. Gympie Regional Gallery. QLD.
2024/25: Redland Art Awards - Finalist Exhibition. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. QLD. Reflection Connection.
2025: May: Way Beyond, Kandos, AWA, Australian Walking Artists. Way-out Artspace, Kandos, NSW
2024: Feb-March. Way Beyond. AWA, Australian Walking Artists. Articulate Gallery, Sydney
2023: July. Pause Pause. Gallery Raye Group exhibition. At L'Air Studio, Noosaville
2022: December-January: TEN. Artprenr Gallery, Hamilton, Brisbane
2022: December: BURN. Side Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane
2022: March-May: Balmy. Newstead Studios. Group exhibition with Gallery Raye artists, Brisbane.
2021: December: Glimpse. Side Gallery. Red Hill, Brisbane.
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
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:
2025: Nov/Dec: Rosella Cottage. Beelarong Community Gardens. Morningside, Brisbane, QLD.
2025: June: Artist in Residence Beatilla Art Residency Program, Italy - Moved by Light
2022: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Fabric of Light & Light Nights
2021: October: Kaya Sulc Studio Residency, Butter Factory Arts Centre. Cooroy - Unfolding Light & Place
2021: May: Metro Arts Artist in Residence program. Ferryman’s Hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane - Light Affection
2019: May - June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Veils of Trees
2019: May - June: Artist Residence at Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC), Italy - Light Difference
2018: October: Artist in Residence & Showcase, House Conspiracy, Westend Brisbane - Interscape
2017: Aug-Sep: Artist in Residence & Showcase, Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
WORKSHOPS, VOLUNTEERING, MEDIA & GALLERIES:
2024/25: Redland Art Awards - Finalist Exhibition. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. QLD. Reflection Connection.
2025: Media: ArtsHub Exhibition Review by Dr Crisia Constantine
https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/exhibition- review-helle-cook-nordic-light-beyond-horizons-grey-street-gallery-2770091/
2024: Volunteering: In gallery at Outer Space, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2024: Workshop: Sheer Wonder Painting Dyeing on silk/cotton workshop. Sheerwood, Brisbane
2023: Media: Exhibition essay Read my essay: Treading lightly links to http://www.hellecook.com/exhibition-essays.html
2023: Workshop: Treading Lightly Painting-dyeing workshop. Sat 16/9/23 1-3.30pm. Gatakers, Maryborough.
2023: Artisan Workshop: Light of Urban Nature. Artisan Studios, South Brisbane.
2022: Podcast & Book entry: Light of Nature. Art.Nature.Science Program at Binna Burra, QLD
2022: Workshop: Light of Nature Painting Workshop. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD
2022: The Design Files: 5 Local Female Artists We're Loving thedesignfiles.net/2022/05/art-5-local-female-artists/
2021: Representation: Leighton Contemporary (Gallery Raye): Select Works only https://www.leightoncontemporary.com/view-works/helle-cook
2020: Media: Exhibition essay culturalflanerie.com/2020/03/02/helle-cook-community-of-light/
2017: Media: Exhibition essay (solo exhibition) bneart.com/writing/helle-cook-notion-of-home-2/
Helle Cook | Bulimba, Brisbane, QLD. Australia
Contact: [email protected] | +61431872706 | www.hellecook.com | Instagram: @hellecook https://www.instagram.com/hellecook/
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:
2026: Feb/Mar: Light Unfolding - In Reflection. Teneriffe Artspace at Jan Manton Gallery. Brisbane.
2025: Nordic Light - Beyond Horizons. Grey Street Gallery (QCAD Galleries, Griffith University), Southbank Brisbane
2024: November-December: In the Light of Everything. Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne
2023: September - November: Treading Lightly. Gatakers Art Space, Maryborough
2022: June: Fabric of Light. Outdoor textile installation, Hollufgård. Odense, Denmark
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):
2026: July/Aug: Way Beyond goes North. AWA. Australian Walking Artist. Gympie Regional Gallery. QLD.
2024/25: Redland Art Awards - Finalist Exhibition. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. QLD. Reflection Connection.
2025: May: Way Beyond, Kandos, AWA, Australian Walking Artists. Way-out Artspace, Kandos, NSW
2024: Feb-March. Way Beyond. AWA, Australian Walking Artists. Articulate Gallery, Sydney
2023: July. Pause Pause. Gallery Raye Group exhibition. At L'Air Studio, Noosaville
2022: December-January: TEN. Artprenr Gallery, Hamilton, Brisbane
2022: December: BURN. Side Gallery, Red Hill, Brisbane
2022: March-May: Balmy. Newstead Studios. Group exhibition with Gallery Raye artists, Brisbane.
2021: December: Glimpse. Side Gallery. Red Hill, Brisbane.
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
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:
2025: Nov/Dec: Rosella Cottage. Beelarong Community Gardens. Morningside, Brisbane, QLD.
2025: June: Artist in Residence Beatilla Art Residency Program, Italy - Moved by Light
2022: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Fabric of Light & Light Nights
2021: October: Kaya Sulc Studio Residency, Butter Factory Arts Centre. Cooroy - Unfolding Light & Place
2021: May: Metro Arts Artist in Residence program. Ferryman’s Hut, Teneriffe, Brisbane - Light Affection
2019: May - June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Veils of Trees
2019: May - June: Artist Residence at Rural Residency for Contemporary Art (RUC), Italy - Light Difference
2018: October: Artist in Residence & Showcase, House Conspiracy, Westend Brisbane - Interscape
2017: Aug-Sep: Artist in Residence & Showcase, Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark
WORKSHOPS, VOLUNTEERING, MEDIA & GALLERIES:
2024/25: Redland Art Awards - Finalist Exhibition. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. QLD. Reflection Connection.
2025: Media: ArtsHub Exhibition Review by Dr Crisia Constantine
https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/exhibition- review-helle-cook-nordic-light-beyond-horizons-grey-street-gallery-2770091/
2024: Volunteering: In gallery at Outer Space, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2024: Workshop: Sheer Wonder Painting Dyeing on silk/cotton workshop. Sheerwood, Brisbane
2023: Media: Exhibition essay Read my essay: Treading lightly links to http://www.hellecook.com/exhibition-essays.html
2023: Workshop: Treading Lightly Painting-dyeing workshop. Sat 16/9/23 1-3.30pm. Gatakers, Maryborough.
2023: Artisan Workshop: Light of Urban Nature. Artisan Studios, South Brisbane.
2022: Podcast & Book entry: Light of Nature. Art.Nature.Science Program at Binna Burra, QLD
2022: Workshop: Light of Nature Painting Workshop. Art.Nature.Science Program. Binna Burra, QLD
2022: The Design Files: 5 Local Female Artists We're Loving thedesignfiles.net/2022/05/art-5-local-female-artists/
2021: Representation: Leighton Contemporary (Gallery Raye): Select Works only https://www.leightoncontemporary.com/view-works/helle-cook
2020: Media: Exhibition essay culturalflanerie.com/2020/03/02/helle-cook-community-of-light/
2017: Media: Exhibition essay (solo exhibition) bneart.com/writing/helle-cook-notion-of-home-2/
