Helen Denerley
Strathdon
Concepts
My sculptures are made from scrap metal using relics of the horse-drawn days of agriculture alongside discarded modern machinery. Some of the parts have been hand-made by blacksmith and used to farm the land until they are worn out. In Strathdon I am surrounded by life, people, plants, animals and birds, all living within the cycle of the changing seasons. This combination of material and subject becomes my sculpture, breathing new life into old metal.
Influences
Ancient cultures/myths, Nature, Emotions, Scottish, own gender (Female)
Career path
I studied sculpture at art school, graduating in 1977. Since then I have always been doing something creative, mostly sculpture. I make my living entirely from my art, with a mixture of public commission, private commissions and working for exhibitions at home and further afield. It is a way of life requiring much hard work, taking of chances and thinking ahead. It is very rewarding.
Artist's Website
http://www.helendenerley.co.uk
Solo exhibitions
2011 - Sculptures on the Pier, 2011 Pittenweem Arts Festival, Pitenweem
2010 - Large and Small, Milton Gallery, Aberdeenshire
2010 - Mechanimals, Harley Gallery, Welbeck
2009 - Fight or Flight, Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
2009 - Garden Sculptures, Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Petworth
2008 - Sculptures in the Garden, Gleneagles House, Gleneagles
2007 - The Space Between, Beaux Arts, Bath
2006 - Between the Lines, Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen
2003 - Hare Moon and Sky Hawk, Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
2002 - Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea, Milton Gallery, Banchory
2000 - Wild Wood, Champs Hill, West Sussex
1999 - A Beast Seldom Seen, Milton Gallery, Banchory
1998 - Running with Wolves, Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
1997 - Durer's Rhinoceros, Conoco, Aberdeen
1995 - Exhibition, Beauty and the Beast, Woodwick House, Orkney
1995 - Exhibition, Brown's Gallery
Group exhibitions
2011 - Perception, Dovecot Studios , Edinburgh
2011 - Sculpture in Paradise, Chichester Cathedral, Chichester
2011 - Summer Sculpture Exhibition, Art Dejardin, Rutland
2010 - Design Collection, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2010 - In Response 2 Norman MacCaig, An Talla Solais, Ullapool
2010 - Summer Show, Moncrieff-Bray Gallery, Petworth
2009 - Cambo Snowdrop Festival, Cambo, St Andrews
2009 - London Contemporary Art Fair, London Contemporary Art Fair, London
2004 - Exhibition, Philharmonic Arts Centre, Naples, Florida
2003 - Annnual Exhibition, Royal Glasgow Institute, Glasgow
2003 - Art Outside, Savill Garden, Windsor Park
2003 - Group Exhibition, Champs Hill, West Sussex
2003 - Group Exhibition, Q2 Gallery, Dundee
2003 - Invited Artist, Burghley Sculpture Garden, Lincolnshire
2003 - Outdoor touring exhibition, F.T. Sabin Gallery, London
2002 - Under English Skies, F T Sabin Gallery, London
2001 - Cabras and Perros, Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
2001 - Contemporary Highland Art, The Lennox Gallery, London
2001 - Glasgow Art Fair Fringe, Pivotal Art, Glasgow
2001 - The Hair of the Dog, Champs Hill, West Sussex
1999 - Time and Tide, Timespan Gallery, Helmsdale
1997 - Animal Magic, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh
1997 - Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery
1997 - On a Grand Scale, Exhibition, John Martin of London
1997 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1996 - Exhibition, Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen
1996 - Exhibition, Highland Arts Festival
1996 - Exhibition, Lost Gallery, Strathdon
1996 - Exhibition, Scottish Society of Artists, Glasgow and Stirling
1996 - Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair
1996 - London Contemporary Art Fair
1996 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1996 - Two Artists, Faith Hope and Clarity Exhibition, The Kenny Gallery, Galway
1995 - Artspace Galleries, Aberdeen
1995 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1994 - Banff Objects of Desire, Two Artists, Warehouse Gallery
1994 - Heroes and Heroines, The Kenny Gallery, Galway
1994 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1994 - The Art of the Garden, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
1994 - The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
1993 - Aberdeen Artists Society
1993 - On the Subject of Drink, The Kenny Gallery, Galway
1993 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1993 - The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
1993 - The Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
1993 - Two Artists, Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven
1993 - Two Artists, The Ulster Arts Club, Belfast
1992 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1991 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
1977 - Scottish Society of Artists, Edinburgh
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