HELEN FLOCKHART
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Frontiers: Painting in Scotland Now
On 2 August 2024 Frontiers: Painting in Scotland Now opens in the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. I will have four new paintings in the show, which runs throughout the Edinburgh festival until 8 September. Co-curated by Robbie Bushe RSA and Flora La Thangue, Frontiers: Painting in Scotland Now will explore the ways in which artists are pushing the boundaries of the medium of painting and reveal it to be a vital connection between the traditions of the past and ambitions for the future of the visual arts in Scotland. Frontiers will explore why, in a world saturated with digital imagery, painting continues to flourish. The exhibition will place Royal Scottish Academicians alongside other established practitioners and emerging artists, posing the question: what now for painting? Are there new frontiers for painting in Scotland. All works will be available for sale and the exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Free Entry RSA Lower Galleries, Royal Scottish Academy The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL Mon - Sat 10am-5pm Sun 12-5pm r thttps://www.royalscottishacademy.org/exhibitions/284-frontiers-painting-in-scotland-now/overview/e ways in which artists are pushing t boundaries of the |
Trimalchio's Feast 24cm x 40cm oil on panel
Magic Mirror, Hydra
From 18 June to 21 July I was delighted to have some paintings included in "Magic Mirror" on Hydra island, Greece. Curated by Wilhelmina von Blumenthal and Irina Karayannopoulou, it was "devoted to the artist's power to reflect, transform and distort reality".
"This exhibition is a tapestry of illusions, a web of experiences that escape the rational mind. Magic Mirror is a reflection on how we perceive the world; an invitation to explore what lies beyond our immediate senses".
www.wilhelmina.gallery/exhibitions
From 18 June to 21 July I was delighted to have some paintings included in "Magic Mirror" on Hydra island, Greece. Curated by Wilhelmina von Blumenthal and Irina Karayannopoulou, it was "devoted to the artist's power to reflect, transform and distort reality".
"This exhibition is a tapestry of illusions, a web of experiences that escape the rational mind. Magic Mirror is a reflection on how we perceive the world; an invitation to explore what lies beyond our immediate senses".
www.wilhelmina.gallery/exhibitions
Bride and Groom, Yellow Room 39cm x 56cm oil on panel
198th Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition 11 May - 16 June 2024
I have a painting in the 198th Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
I have a painting in the 198th Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
The Three Graces 13 March - 21 April 2024
I am contributing three paintings to a group exhibition in Unit London:
Unit London
3 Hanover Square
Mayfair
London
W1S 2HD
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7494 2035
email: [email protected]
instagram: @unitlondon
I am contributing three paintings to a group exhibition in Unit London:
Unit London
3 Hanover Square
Mayfair
London
W1S 2HD
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7494 2035
email: [email protected]
instagram: @unitlondon
"The Shades" 60cm x 95cm oil on canvas
Solo show opening 23 November 2023
I'm delighted to be holding a solo show of new paintings in Arusha Gallery's brand new space in Fitzrovia's Percy Street, London in November 2023. It promises to be a beautiful gallery and I have been working hard on new pieces.
Opens 23 November 6 - 8pm
exhibition continues until Friday 22 December
Opening hours Monday to Saturday 11am - 6pm
Arusha Gallery
6 Percy Street
London W1T 1DQ
Phone: 0131 557 1412 0131 557 14120131 557 1412
For enquiries please contact [email protected]
website: arushagallery.com
"A closed door, a den" - Group exhibition in Bruton, Somerset
I have a little painting in this group show in: Arusha Gallery, Bruton The Old Silk Barn Quaperlake Street Bruton, Somerset BA10 0HB |
with exhibiting artists:-
Helen Flockhart, Charlotte Keates, Iwan Lewis, Holly Mills, Eleanor Moreton, Anna Rocke, Emma Steinkraus, Nina Silverberg and Margaret Thompson Opening Saturday 18 November 2023 2 - 6pm exhibition continues 19 November - 23 December 2023 11am - 6pm email: [email protected] gallery website: arushagallery.com |
Scottish Women Artists: 250 years of Challenging Perception, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
My 2005 painting "Lemons Dripping" is hanging in the Dovecot Studios and Gallery in Edinbugh as part of Fleming Collections's exhibition "Scottish Women Artists: 250 years of Challenging Perception" until January 6 2024.
"This important exhibition... celebrates the work of women artists who have challenged and shaped the contemporary art scene in Scotland. In an era when women lead Scotland's government, galleries and art schools, it is easy to forget the prejudices and barriers their predecessors have faced."
There is a book to accompany the exhibition by Charlotte Rostek. The book contains an image of my 1997 painting "Canute" which is also held by Flemings.
https://dovecotstudios.com/exhibitions/scottish-women-artists
My 2005 painting "Lemons Dripping" is hanging in the Dovecot Studios and Gallery in Edinbugh as part of Fleming Collections's exhibition "Scottish Women Artists: 250 years of Challenging Perception" until January 6 2024.
"This important exhibition... celebrates the work of women artists who have challenged and shaped the contemporary art scene in Scotland. In an era when women lead Scotland's government, galleries and art schools, it is easy to forget the prejudices and barriers their predecessors have faced."
There is a book to accompany the exhibition by Charlotte Rostek. The book contains an image of my 1997 painting "Canute" which is also held by Flemings.
https://dovecotstudios.com/exhibitions/scottish-women-artists
"Lemons Dripping" 53.5cm x 79cm oil on canvas, 2005
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Book by Charlotte Rostek to accompany the exhibition
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"Canute" 114cm x 144cm oil on canvas 1997, also held by Flemings
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"Io" 30.5cm x 23cm oil on panel
Hawthorn and the Feast of Julian, May 2023, New York
"Io" was part of Hawthorn and the Feast of Julian, an exhibition by Arusha Gallery in High Line Nine Gallery, New York from 16 to 28 May 2023.
"In this seasonal show we look to celebrate the mythologies of both the thorny Hawthorn bush and the writer, mystic and anchorite Julian of Norwich. Both invite rich visual narratives and contemplations ushering us into the summer months."
"Io" was part of Hawthorn and the Feast of Julian, an exhibition by Arusha Gallery in High Line Nine Gallery, New York from 16 to 28 May 2023.
"In this seasonal show we look to celebrate the mythologies of both the thorny Hawthorn bush and the writer, mystic and anchorite Julian of Norwich. Both invite rich visual narratives and contemplations ushering us into the summer months."
Eye of the Collector May 2023, London
My painting "I was Chloris, who am now called Flora" was in the beautiful Eye of the Collector art fair in Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD from 17 to 20 May 2023, as seen hanging in the spectacular stairwell, left.
My painting "I was Chloris, who am now called Flora" was in the beautiful Eye of the Collector art fair in Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD from 17 to 20 May 2023, as seen hanging in the spectacular stairwell, left.
Royal Scottish Academy Christmas Show
19 November to 22 December 2022
The Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound
Edinburgh
EH2 2EL
www.royalscottishacademy.org
I have this little new painting in the RSA Christmas Show
“An Exercise in Orange”. 13.2cm x 18.4cm oil on panel
19 November to 22 December 2022
The Royal Scottish Academy
The Mound
Edinburgh
EH2 2EL
www.royalscottishacademy.org
I have this little new painting in the RSA Christmas Show
“An Exercise in Orange”. 13.2cm x 18.4cm oil on panel
I Take What is Mine
An exhibition by Arusha Gallery in Gallery 9
High Line Nine
507 W 27th Street
New York NY10001
1 - 28 September 2022
With work by Helen Flockhart
James Owens
Anousha Payne
Plum Cloutman
Robert Fry
“I was Chloris, who am now called Flora” 120cm x 190cm oil on linen
An exhibition by Arusha Gallery in Gallery 9
High Line Nine
507 W 27th Street
New York NY10001
1 - 28 September 2022
With work by Helen Flockhart
James Owens
Anousha Payne
Plum Cloutman
Robert Fry
“I was Chloris, who am now called Flora” 120cm x 190cm oil on linen
I'm Delighted to be showing these above paintings at Masterpiece Art Fair in Chelsea, London from 30 June to 6 July 2022 with Arusha Gallery. Also showing with Arusha Gallery will be Charlotte Keates, Lisa Wright, Robert Fry and Claire Partington.
For enquiries please contact: [email protected]
www.arushagallery.com
https://www.masterpiecefair.com/dealer-detail/495/arusha-gallery
For enquiries please contact: [email protected]
www.arushagallery.com
https://www.masterpiecefair.com/dealer-detail/495/arusha-gallery
"Tyger's Delight" 18.3cm x 24cm oil on panel 2022
This little painting will be in the Artist Aid Ukraine charity exhibition in:
Pentagon Centre, 4th Floor
36-38 Washington Street
Glasgow
G3 8AZ
Private View 6.30 Wednesday 22 June, exhibition continues till Saturday 25th June 11am to 6pm daily.
www.artistaidukraine.org
There is a link to register for online bidding if unable to attend:
https://app.galabid.com/artistaidukraine/register
Artist Aid Ukraine's aim is to support people displaced as a result of the invasion of Ukraine and ongoing conflict, and it partners with the Red Cross and Opora.
Pentagon Centre, 4th Floor
36-38 Washington Street
Glasgow
G3 8AZ
Private View 6.30 Wednesday 22 June, exhibition continues till Saturday 25th June 11am to 6pm daily.
www.artistaidukraine.org
There is a link to register for online bidding if unable to attend:
https://app.galabid.com/artistaidukraine/register
Artist Aid Ukraine's aim is to support people displaced as a result of the invasion of Ukraine and ongoing conflict, and it partners with the Red Cross and Opora.
Following on from a residency at Marchmont House in Fogo last summer, I have some paintings and drawings which resulted from the residency in "Second Nature", a group exhibition of artists connected to Marchmont, including:
Laura Derby
Jack Brindley
Annabel Wightman
Charlie Poulson
Martha Ellis
Gary Anderson
Andrew Mackenzie
Richard Gouldsworthy
Emma Hislop
Sara Rhys
Michelle de Bruin
Frippy Jameson
The show runs from 11 June to 24 July on Fridays and Saturdays 11am - 4pm at:
Patriothall Galleries, Edinbugh, EH3 5AY
Laura Derby
Jack Brindley
Annabel Wightman
Charlie Poulson
Martha Ellis
Gary Anderson
Andrew Mackenzie
Richard Gouldsworthy
Emma Hislop
Sara Rhys
Michelle de Bruin
Frippy Jameson
The show runs from 11 June to 24 July on Fridays and Saturdays 11am - 4pm at:
Patriothall Galleries, Edinbugh, EH3 5AY
RSA Annual Exhibition 23 April to 12 June 2022
https://www.rsaannualexhibition.org/about/
I have a painting in the RSA Annual Exhibition in Edinburgh after having been elected RSA in September last year
"Weep Not My Sister" oil on linen, 88cm x 128cm 2020
https://www.rsaannualexhibition.org/about/
I have a painting in the RSA Annual Exhibition in Edinburgh after having been elected RSA in September last year
"Weep Not My Sister" oil on linen, 88cm x 128cm 2020
Royal Scottish Academy Christmas Show
In September I was elected RSA and I have a painting in this year's RSA Christmas Show:
academiciansgallery.org/viewing-room/21-the-christmas-show/
27 November - 22 December 2021
The Academicians' Gallery
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
The Mound Opening Hours
Edinburgh Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
EH2 2EL Sunday 12pm - 5pm
"Siren" 30.5cm x 23cm oil on panel 2021
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These two paintings will be part of Arusha Gallery, London's exhibition "Bearded with Moss" which opens Tuesday 16 November 2021 6-8pm and runs from 17 - 24 November .
Arusha Gallery London 46 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 7QA email: [email protected]. www.arushagallery.com |
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For available work please contact Arusha Gallery:
email: [email protected] web: www.arushagallery.com phone: 0131 557 1412 |
Marchmont House Residency
I spent 17 to 30 August 2021 on a Wasps residency in the old Squashcourt Studio at Marchmont. The resulting work will be shown in Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh in February 2022
I spent 17 to 30 August 2021 on a Wasps residency in the old Squashcourt Studio at Marchmont. The resulting work will be shown in Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh in February 2022
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Art In Mind Auction I have painted a vase which will be part of the Art In Mind auction organised by artist June Carey to raise money for the Scottish Association for Mental Health - SAMH, and hosted by Lyon & Turnbull 23 - 30 May 2021. 46 artists have each created a unique artwork on 46 vases. These will be on display at Glasgow Print Studio from 18 - 29 May. https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/news/article/art-in-mind/?pc=30 www.gpsart.co.uk Lyon & Turnbull recommend registering with them prior to the auction: https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/account/register/?returnurl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.lyonandturnbull.com%3a443%2fnews%2farticle%2fart-in-mind%2f%3fpc% |
Beasts
Opening 26 November 2020 in Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, and running till 20 December
A joint exhibition of 21 new oil paintings by Helen Flockhart and 6 sculptures by Beth Carter
For sales please contact: [email protected]
www.arushagallery.com
A joint exhibition of 21 new oil paintings by Helen Flockhart and 6 sculptures by Beth Carter
For sales please contact: [email protected]
www.arushagallery.com
I'm delighted that the newly published 2nd edition of Gerda Stevenson's "Quines" bears an image of my painting "Lover's Eye" on the front cover.
Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland is a beautiful collection. I heard Gerda reading "The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots" on Women's hour in March 2018. It made such an impression on me that it inspired me to paint "Lover's Eye" which featured in my 2018 show with Arusha Gallery, "Linger Awhile", an exhibiton inspired by the life of Mary Queen of Scots.
Quines is published by Luath Press.
https://www.luath.co.uk/productsq/quines-poems-in-tribute-to-women-of-scotland?rq=Quines
"Eros As A Girl" 25cm x 20cm oil on panel 2019
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Linger Awhile, first shown at Arusha Gallery Edinburgh, will continue in Linlithgow Burgh Halls from 12 October 2018 till 20 January 2019. This Body of 17 paintings inspired by the life of Mary Queen of Scots hangs a stone's throw from Mary's birthplace in Linlithgow palace where her story began. www.linlithgowburghhalls.com email: [email protected] phone: 01506 282720 A book to accompany the show has been produced by Arusha Gallery and will be available to buy at the private view from 7 - 9pm on 11 October 2018. Thereafter it will be available from Arusha Gallery www.arushagallery.com email: [email protected] phone: 0131 557 1412 The book contains an essay by Louisa Elderton, 28 colour images and a poem by Gerda Stevenson* Book photos by Susan Castillo
*Gerda Stevenson's poem "The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots from "Quines" on Luath Press |
Linger Awhile
My solo show of new paintings will be open at Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh from 14 September 2019 till 7 October. The show will then travel to Linlithgow Burgh Halls, where it will run from 12 October until 19 January 2019
A book to accompany the show is available from the gallery. It includes an essay by Louisa Elderton, 28 colour images and a poem by Gerda Stevenson* Please contact:
email [email protected]
phone 0131 557 1412
www.arushagallery.com
www.linlithgowburghhalls.com/
*"The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots" from Gerda's book "Quines" on Luath Press
My solo show of new paintings will be open at Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh from 14 September 2019 till 7 October. The show will then travel to Linlithgow Burgh Halls, where it will run from 12 October until 19 January 2019
A book to accompany the show is available from the gallery. It includes an essay by Louisa Elderton, 28 colour images and a poem by Gerda Stevenson* Please contact:
email [email protected]
phone 0131 557 1412
www.arushagallery.com
www.linlithgowburghhalls.com/
*"The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots" from Gerda's book "Quines" on Luath Press
Hir Rob Ryall, 120cm x 90cm oil on linen 2018
My painting "Shallows" is hanging in the Columbia Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2018: Figurative Art Today
The exhibition will run from Wednesday 31 January to Saturday 17 February 2018.
https://columbiathreadneedleprize.mallgalleries.org.uk/
https://columbiathreadneedleprize.mallgalleries.org.uk/browse-and-buy/shallows
The exhibition will run from Wednesday 31 January to Saturday 17 February 2018.
https://columbiathreadneedleprize.mallgalleries.org.uk/
https://columbiathreadneedleprize.mallgalleries.org.uk/browse-and-buy/shallows
In The Morning It Is Green
Solo show of new paintings in Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
8 - 27 June 2017
www.arushagallery.com
contact: [email protected]
Solo show of new paintings in Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
8 - 27 June 2017
www.arushagallery.com
contact: [email protected]
Review of my solo show in Arusha Gallery in The List, by Bill Hare: www.list.co.uk/article/92146-helen-flockhart-in-the-morning-it-is-green/
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INK: Public Archive - Five Decades of Printmaking at the Glasgow Print Studio
A monotype print which I produced at Glasgow Print Studio in 1991 has been selected for this exhibition which runs from 11 February till 26 March 2017. The exhibiton was curated by AHM: Sam Ainsley, David Harding and Alexander Moffat, and displays 56 works by 52 artists spanning the five decades since Glasgow Print Studio's founding in 1972. http://www.glasgowprintstudio.co.uk/Home/DisplayExhibition/164?year=2017 |
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London Art Fair 2017 18 - 22 January
I have some paintings in London Art Fair with Arusha Gallery in Stand G36 http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/galleries/arusha-gallery/ |
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Solo Exhibition 2017
I will be holding a solo exhibition of new paintings in Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, opening on 8 June 2017 www.arushagallery.com |
"Corsage", 72cm x 49cm, oil on canvas, 2016
New painting, "Corsage", on show at:
The 153rd Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition
The Mitchell
Granville Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
12 - 27 November 2016
www.royalglasgowinstitute.org
"Low Whistle", 26cm x 18cm, oil on panel, 2016
This new little painting has been purchased by the Lillie Art Gallery for their permanent collection
http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery/collection.aspx
The painting can be seen in the Lillie Art Gallery from 20 August until 21 September as part of an exhibition of past and present elected RGIs
http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery/exhibitions_at_the_lillie.aspx
And Jan Patience has written about the show and the painting in The Herald on Saturday 3 September 2016
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14721197.RGI_finds_its_feet_in_Milngavie/?ref=rss
http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery/collection.aspx
The painting can be seen in the Lillie Art Gallery from 20 August until 21 September as part of an exhibition of past and present elected RGIs
http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery/exhibitions_at_the_lillie.aspx
And Jan Patience has written about the show and the painting in The Herald on Saturday 3 September 2016
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14721197.RGI_finds_its_feet_in_Milngavie/?ref=rss
"What if Charli had a cat?", 43cm x 31cm, oil on panel, 2016
This new painting is in Compass Gallery, Glasgow, as part of their summer exhibition
www.compassgallery.co.uk
www.compassgallery.co.uk
Piebald Centaur, 36cm x 56cm, oil on board
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
13 June - 21 August 2016
www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2016
I have a painting in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
My painting is hanging in Gallery VIII which has been curated by David Remfry RA
Exhibited artworks can be viewed on the RA Summer Explorer website:
se.royalacademy.org.uk/galleries/gallery-VIII
https://se.royalacademy.org.uk/artworks/helen-flockhart/917
13 June - 21 August 2016
www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2016
I have a painting in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
My painting is hanging in Gallery VIII which has been curated by David Remfry RA
Exhibited artworks can be viewed on the RA Summer Explorer website:
se.royalacademy.org.uk/galleries/gallery-VIII
https://se.royalacademy.org.uk/artworks/helen-flockhart/917
Encounter, 41cm x 51cm, oil on canvas, 2009
The Scottish ENDARKENMENT
ART AND UNREASON /1945 TO THE PRESENT
"a multi-layered thematic exhibition curated by Bill Hare and Andrew Patrizio of the University of Edinburgh, which presents a comprehensive and complex approach to the challenging concerns which have obsessed many of the most important and innovative Scottish artists since the end of World War Two"
I am delighted to be represented in this exhibition in Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. The exhibiton runs from Friday 13 May until 29 August 2016.
https://dovecotstudios.com/gallery/exhibitions/the-scottish-endarkenment-art-and-unreason-1945-to-present/
ART AND UNREASON /1945 TO THE PRESENT
"a multi-layered thematic exhibition curated by Bill Hare and Andrew Patrizio of the University of Edinburgh, which presents a comprehensive and complex approach to the challenging concerns which have obsessed many of the most important and innovative Scottish artists since the end of World War Two"
I am delighted to be represented in this exhibition in Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. The exhibiton runs from Friday 13 May until 29 August 2016.
https://dovecotstudios.com/gallery/exhibitions/the-scottish-endarkenment-art-and-unreason-1945-to-present/
"Another Gathering", 80cm x 125cm, oil on linen, 2016
"Another Gathering" won the Concept Fine Art Award at Paisley Art Institute 128th Annual Exhibition Sat 14 May - Sun 26 June 2016 www.paisleyartinstitute.com/
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If you find yourself in Stirling: the Smith Art Gallery and Museum have my painting, "Legacy" on display in their exhibition of 20th Century art from their collection.
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Green Woman, 28cm x 20cm, oil on panel, 2016
I am pleased to be working with Arusha Gallery in Edinburgh and will be holding my first solo show with them in 2017
www.arushagallery.com
www.arushagallery.com
Green Garden, 49cm x 67cm, oil on board, 2006
Women's Work: Artists in the collection of Terri Lipman Gallery of Northumberland Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Two of my paintings can be seen in this exhibiton from
10 March till 1 May 2016
Two of my paintings can be seen in this exhibiton from
10 March till 1 May 2016
Yellow Flowered Dress, 49cm x 71cm, oil on linen, 2014