ARTIST CV - Resume
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CV Helle Cook 2026
Helle Cook | Bulimba, Meanjin/Brisbane, QLD. Australia
helle@ozcooks.com | +61431872706 | http://www.hellecook.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/hellecook/
Helle Cook is a Danish-Australian artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. In luminous layers of paint, she explores the sensory experience of light, place & belonging. Holding a bachelor of Fine Art (Hons), Helle has exhibited in Australia and beyond. She has been artist-in-residence across Australia, Italy and Denmark.
EDUCATION:
2018-2019: Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours. Queensland College of Art (QCAD), Griffith University
2014-2017: Bachelor of Fine Art - Major in Painting and Art Theory. QCAD, Griffith University
2010-2013: Diploma of Visual Art. SBIT - Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2026: September: Light of Nature. Michael Reid Northern Beaches. Sydney NSW
2026: February-March: Nature of Light. Teneriffe Art Space - Jan Manton Gallery, Brisbane.
2025: January. Nordic Light - Beyond Horizons. QCAD Galleries, Grey St Gallery. Southbank Brisbane
2024: November-December. In Light of Everything. Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne
2023: September - November: Treading Lightly. Gatakers Art Space, Maryborough
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: August - October: The Pillars. Michael Reid Murrurndi. Hunter Valley, NSW
2026: July - August: Walking Art Now. AWA: Australian Walking Artists. Gympie Regional Gallery, QLD
2026: May. Between the Threads. Creative Room Art Space. West End, Brisbane
2025: May. Way Beyond Kandos. AWA: Australian Walking Artists Survey Exhibition. Kandos NSW
2024: February-March. Way Beyond. AWA: Australian Walking Artists Survey Exhibition. Articulate, Sydney
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
2019: November: Ellipsis (...). QCA BA Fine Art Honours Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
2018: October: InterScape. House Conspiracy Showcase, Westend, Brisbane
2017: October: World Scapes. Woolloongabba Art Gallery (WAG)
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.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES (Selected):
2025: June: Artist in Residence Beatilla Art Residency, Mantova Italy - Nature of Light
2022: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Fabric of Light
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. Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Veils of Trees
2019: May - June: Artist Residence. 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 - ‘Home’
RECENT ART PRIZES, ESSAYS, ARTSHUB REVIEW (selected):
2026: Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize (RAW) 2026 Finalist: Sienna Fontana, painting
2024/25: Redland Art Awards Finalist. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. Reflection on Connection, painting
2025: 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/
2023: Exhibition essay by Dr Louise R Mayhew https://www.hellecook.com/exhibition-essays.html
Helle Cook | Bulimba, Meanjin/Brisbane, QLD. Australia
helle@ozcooks.com | +61431872706 | http://www.hellecook.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/hellecook/
Helle Cook is a Danish-Australian artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. In luminous layers of paint, she explores the sensory experience of light, place & belonging. Holding a bachelor of Fine Art (Hons), Helle has exhibited in Australia and beyond. She has been artist-in-residence across Australia, Italy and Denmark.
EDUCATION:
2018-2019: Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours. Queensland College of Art (QCAD), Griffith University
2014-2017: Bachelor of Fine Art - Major in Painting and Art Theory. QCAD, Griffith University
2010-2013: Diploma of Visual Art. SBIT - Southbank Institute of Technology, Brisbane
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2026: September: Light of Nature. Michael Reid Northern Beaches. Sydney NSW
2026: February-March: Nature of Light. Teneriffe Art Space - Jan Manton Gallery, Brisbane.
2025: January. Nordic Light - Beyond Horizons. QCAD Galleries, Grey St Gallery. Southbank Brisbane
2024: November-December. In Light of Everything. Rubicon ARI, North Melbourne
2023: September - November: Treading Lightly. Gatakers Art Space, Maryborough
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: August - October: The Pillars. Michael Reid Murrurndi. Hunter Valley, NSW
2026: July - August: Walking Art Now. AWA: Australian Walking Artists. Gympie Regional Gallery, QLD
2026: May. Between the Threads. Creative Room Art Space. West End, Brisbane
2025: May. Way Beyond Kandos. AWA: Australian Walking Artists Survey Exhibition. Kandos NSW
2024: February-March. Way Beyond. AWA: Australian Walking Artists Survey Exhibition. Articulate, Sydney
2020: November - December: VACAY. Gala Gallery, Rockhampton
2019: November: Ellipsis (...). QCA BA Fine Art Honours Graduation Exhibition, Brisbane
2018: October: InterScape. House Conspiracy Showcase, Westend, Brisbane
2017: October: World Scapes. Woolloongabba Art Gallery (WAG)
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.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES (Selected):
2025: June: Artist in Residence Beatilla Art Residency, Mantova Italy - Nature of Light
2022: June: Artist in Residence at Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Fabric of Light
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. Hollufgård Art Residency (GAH), Denmark - Veils of Trees
2019: May - June: Artist Residence. 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 - ‘Home’
RECENT ART PRIZES, ESSAYS, ARTSHUB REVIEW (selected):
2026: Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize (RAW) 2026 Finalist: Sienna Fontana, painting
2024/25: Redland Art Awards Finalist. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland. Reflection on Connection, painting
2025: 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/
2023: Exhibition essay by Dr Louise R Mayhew https://www.hellecook.com/exhibition-essays.html