Stadtgoldschmiedin 2007: Helen Britton - Vita

Academic
| 1990 |
Bachelor of Art. ECU, Perth, Western Australia |
| 1995 |
1st Class Honours. Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia |
| 1999 |
Master of Fine Arts. CUT, Western Australia with guest studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Art, The Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam and San Diego State University |
| 2005 |
Diplom, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, München with Professor Otto Künzli |
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Urban Paradise Playground Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand Sofa, New York, USA |
| 2005 |
Nature Stories, Gallery Biro, Munich Home Ground, FORM, Western Australia Second Nature, Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam |
| 2004 |
Crisscrossing, Gallery Hélène Porée, Paris |
| 2003 |
Ping Pong, with Doris Betz, Gallery Oona, Berlin Silk purse from a sows ear-uus Schyssdrägg Angge mache with David Bielander, Gallery Biro, Munich and Jewelerswerk, Washington |
| 2002 |
Pink World, Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam Surprising Worlds with Doris Betz, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
Two Shining Stars from the Southern Hemisphere with Lisa Walker, Gallery Oona, Berlin |
| 1999 |
Toxic Clouds and Cyberflowers, John Curtin Gallery, Perth |
| 1998 |
Works in progress, San Diego State University |
| 1997 |
Savage Princess Comes to Town, Crawford Gallery, Sydney |
Collections
- Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
- The Art Gallery of Western Australia
- The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
- The Museum of South Australia
- The Art Gallery of Queensland
- Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- Australian National Gallery
- Schmuck Museum, Pforzheim, Germany
- Museum of Auckland, New Zealand
Workshops at
- Manakau Institue of Technology, New Zealand 2006
- Newman, Western Australia, 2005
- The Dick Institute with Schmuckscene, Scotland 2003
- Rhode Island School of Design, 2003
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia 2002
Guest Lectures
- Object space, New Zealand, 2006
- Sofa, New York USA 2006
- Reitveld Academy, 2006
- Zimmerhof, Germany 2005
- FORM Western Australia, 2004
- RISDI USA, 2003
- RMIT, Australia, 2003
- Zimmerhof Germany, 2002
Teaching Experience
- Guest Professor, Kunst Akademy, Nurnburg, Winter-Semester 2006/2007
- Guest Professor, HFG Pforzheim Winter semester 2005/2006
- Lecturer (sessional) Curtin University of Technology Western Australia 1997 – 1999
- Lecturer Edith Cowan University and Kalgoorlie College, (sessional) Western Australia 1991 - 1994
Awards
| 2006 |
Project Stipendium, Kulture Referät, München Bavarian State prize (Bayerischer Staatspreis) |
| 2005 |
DAAD-Preis f. Ausländische Studenten, Diplom AdBK München Herbert Hofmann Preis |
| 2005 |
Development Grant, The Australia Council |
| 1999 |
Chancellors Commendation for Research,Curtin University of Technology, W. Australia Development Grant, Arts WA, w. Australia |
| 1997 |
Development Assistance. The Australia Council Australian Postgraduate Research Award |
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