Helen Muir
Helen Muir
Education and Training
Bath Spa University 2010-2013
First Class BA Honours in Art and Textiles Design Studies
Bath City College 2009-2010
Life drawing course
Norton Radstock College 2008-2009
Foundation degree In Art – Distinction
Awards:
'Associate Membership’ The Devon Guild Of Craftsmen 2015
‘ISA Award’ Gloucestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen Student Award August 2013
'The Outstanding Achievement Creative Arts Student Prize." June 2013
Awarded for producing an outstanding end of year exhibition.
Publications:
http://www.fredaldous.co.uk/blog/fun/london-design-festival-2013
http://www.theprintspace.co.uk/blog/plant-specimens
Freelance Art Education Workshops:
Art Lab children's art organisation 2018 - current
Rum's Eg Romsey Paper cut demonstration March 2018
St John's CE Primary School Arts week project June 2017
St John's CE Primary School Mosaic workshop July 2016
Norton St Philip Preschool Printmaking workshop October 2015
The Funky Art House Bath June 2015
The Holburne Museum Bath Preschool Lantern Workshop November 2014
The Holburne Museum Bath Age Uk Lantern Workshops Novemeber 2014
The Crafty Hen Workshop Assistant October 2014--to present
The Community Bus Bath Summer Play scheme Printmaking workshops July 2014
Voluntary:
Forest Of Imagination Bath “The House Of Fairy Tales” Art Assistant July 2014
The Holburne Museum Bath Education Volunteer from September 2013-2016
I have participated in a variety of creative projects within schools and pre-schools, working with children between the ages of 6 mths to 11 years.
Exhibitions:
2018 'Rum's Eg Gallery' Romsey Guest Maker
2016 ‘Black Swan Arts’ Exhibition 30 Years- 30 Artists
2015 Devon Guild Of Craftmen Selected 'Get Fresh Exhibition' Bovey Tracey
2014 'Owl Gallery' Frome Guest Maker
2014 'The Stourhead Summer Exhibition' First-view gallery
2014 'Black Swan Art Pop Up Studio' Frome
2013 'Bath Spa University school of Art and Desigh: Artist In Residence Tent London'
2013 'The Gloucestershire Guild Of Craftsmen' Summer Show Painswick
2013 'Threshold' group exhibition 44AD Gallery Bath
2013 'Bath Spa Degree Show'
2012 'Inspired' Mixed Media Textiles Exhibition, American Museum Bath
2012 'Lifelines' group exhibition curated and funded by myself and nine other artists, Walcott Chapel Bath
2009 'Norton Radstock College end of year show'
work deconstructing and reconstructing books, based on childhood memories, and fairy tales.