Helen Wright: Some stories are worth telling
The bird paintings in this exhibition form a collection of images derived from both my ongoing experience and fascination with native bird life, most often close to home at Cornelian Bay but also at Kelso, an old family property with a native garden, in the north of the state.
Birds also inhabit and inspire my imagination as I watch and hear their everyday interactions and the significance of their distinctive sounds and gatherings from early morning to late evening. Living in a silent world without such sounds seems unthinkable.
- Helen Wright, November 2024
With an exemplary career spanning four decades, interactions between humanity and the natural world lie at the heart Helen Wright's innovative practice that spans printmaking, drawing, painting and sculpture. An award-winning artist, Helen has won major Australian prizes including The Hutchins Art Prize, The Burnie Print prize and the works on paper category of The Waterhouse Natural History Prize, South Australia. Helen has been the successful recipient of numerous Australia Council Grants leading to a string of international residencies. In 2020 Helen's work was one of eight artist's to be selected to exhibit in Real Worlds: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and a survey exhbition of her work is scheduled for August 2025 at the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston. Helen's work is included in numerous public and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery. Helen currently lives and works in lutruwita/Tasmania.
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Helen WrightWorld view. Flirting with fragments. How lucky am I?, 2024oil on cement40 pieces: 230 x 90 x 28 cm (approx installation size)POA -
Helen WrightTravellers rest 2, 2023pearlescent oil on linen137 x 107 cm (stretcher size)AU$ 11,500.00
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Helen WrightClimate cluster 1 , 2024oil on linen154 x 92 cm (stretcher size)AU$ 11,500.00
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Helen WrightThe gathering, 2024pearlescent oil on linen120 x 107 cm (stretcher size)AU$ 10,700.00
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Helen WrightFollow the sun, 2023/24pearlescent oil on linen107 x 120 cm (stretcher size)Sold
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Helen WrightAurora - morning lifepearlescent oil on linen, framed107 x 107 cm (stretcher size)Sold
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Helen WrightHalcyon days, 2023/24pearlescent oil on linen102 x 107 cm (stretcher size)AU$ 9,900.00
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Helen WrightSocial club - some stories are worth telling, 2024oil on linen107 x 107 cm (stretcher size)Sold
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Helen WrightChanges in the weather, 2024oil & mixed media on paper, framed70 x 100 cm (paper size) 90 x 120 cm (frame size)AU$ 7,800.00
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Helen WrightThe exhibitionists, 2023/2024pearlescent oil on linen, framed41 x 51.5 cm (stretcher size) 44 x 54.5 cm (frame size)Sold
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Helen WrightReturn to Lake Puddle, 2024pearlescent oil on linen, framed51 x 41 cm (stretcher size) 54 x 44 cm (frame size)AU$ 4,800.00
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Helen WrightPardolote on the move, 2024pearlescent oil on linen, framed51 x 41 cm (stretcher size) 54 x 44 cm (frame size)AU$ 4,800.00
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Helen WrightThe summer, 2024pearlescent oil on linen, framed41 x 41 cm (stretcher size) 44 x 44 cm (frame size)AU$ 4,400.00
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Helen WrightAn owl flew out of the night, 2024oil on cement, metal & cement stand23 x 36 x 4 cm (cement size) 52 x 21 x 36 cm (overall including stand)Sold
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Helen WrightSocial club, 2024oil on cement, metal & cement stand22 x 25 x 5 cm (cement size) 40 x 27 x 19 cm (overall including stand)
AU$ 1,600.00
