RECENT NEWS

THE BODY IS A BIG PLACE
SYMBIOTICA AND PERFORMANCE SPACE RESIDENCIES AND EXHIBITION
Helen is undertaking a long-term collaborative project with Melbourne-based artist Peta Clancy
exploring organ transplantation. Helen was recently Visiting Artist in the Faculty of Art & Design,
Monash University, Melbourne where she undertook research for the project. In November and December
2010 Helen and Peta undertook a residency at SymbioticA - Centre of Excellence in
Biological Arts, University of Western Australia, Perth. During their residency they conducted research into the
heart's status in organ transfer processes, the heart's metaphoric potential, and its anatomy and physiology.
This work will inform their upcoming residency and exhibition at Performance Space, Sydney, in 2011,
curated by Bec Dean. They will also undertake a Research Residency ay Sydney College of the Arts in 2011.
The project has received funding from The Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts Board and InterArts fund,
and Monash University.

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS - LONDON STUDIO
FEBRUARY - MAY 2011
Helen will be resident in the Australia Council London Studio from Feb – May 2011. Located in Bow in East London,
Helen will use the residency to create new work for her forthcoming solo exhibition at GV Art in London, and to
conduct research in London’s numerous museums of surgery and medicine.

BRAINSTORM AT GV ART LONDON FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN ONLINE
AND THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Helen has recently exhibited her photographic work ‘Headache’ in the group exhibition Brainstorm at GV Art
in London. The exhibition aimed to explore the human brain in a dialogue between the arts and sciences.
The exhibition generated controversy in the media around the use of human brain tissue within the context of art.
An image of Helen’s work featured in an article in The Guardian online and was ‘Picture of the Week’ in the
British Medical Journal in Jan 2011.

Guardian online article

REPRESENTATION BY GV ART, LONDON
Helen has recently been invited to exhibit with GV Art in London. GV Art is a contemporary art gallery which
aims to explore and acknowledge the inter-relationship between art and science, and how the areas
cross over and inform one another. Helen’s first solo exhibition in London will open at GV Art on 5 May 2011.

LIQUID GROUND AT DOMINIK MERSCH GALLERY, SYDNEY
Helen’s recent solo exhibition was extremely well received, attracting coverage by Australian Art Collector,
The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, and Das SuperPaper where it was favourable reviewed by all writers.

CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Hands On
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Sydney
Group exhibition
Curated by Cash Brown

4 Dec 2010 - 30 Jan 2011

782 Kingsway
Gymea NSW 2227
Australia

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery

Breath
GV Art, London
Solo exhibition of photographic and sculptural works

5 May – 2 July 2011
Private View Thurs 5 May, 6-9pm

49 Chiltern Street
Marylebone
London W1U 6LY
UK

GV Art London

Primary Structures
San Hose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, California
Group exhibition exploring the use of knitting within a sculptural context
Curated by Deborah Corsini

17 May - 7 Aug 2011

520 South 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95113
USA

San Hose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

Milk
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
Solo exhibition of photographic works

17 Jun – 10 Jul 2011
Opening Thurs 16 June, 6-8pm

257 Oxford Street
Paddington NSW 2021
Australia

Australian Centre for Photography

Love Lace: International Lace Award
The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
International Lace Award seeking to expand the definition of ‘lace’ in contemporary practice
to include its application in the built environment, digital multimedia and fashion. The Award
defines lace as an openwork structure whose pattern of spaces is as important as the solid
areas.

Jul 2011 – Apr 2012, then touring

The Powerhouse Museum

500 Harris St
Ultimo NSW 2007
Australia

Love Lace International Lace Award

The Body is a Big Place
Performance Space, Sydney
New commissioned installation by Helen Pynor & Peta Clancy, exploring organ transplantation.
Sound by Gail Priest
Curated by Bec Dean, Associate Director, Performance Space

November 2011

CarriageWorks
245 Wilson Street
(Corner of Codrington & Wilson streets)
Eveleigh NSW 2015
Australia

Performance Space