Helen Acklam
Helen is an artist who lives and works in Bristol. Since a return to a full-time art practice in 2012, (MA Fine Art, Dist., Uni of Brighton), she has participated in exhibitions, collaborations and residencies in London, Sussex, the South West and South Wales.
Her practice has an interdisciplinary approach with a strong focus on the intersection of painting with sculpture and installation.
Helen’s current project, ‘what it is to be there’ began at the start of the 2020 pandemic, with a period of research funded by the Brigstow Institute (at the University of Bristol). This enabled her to build knowledge and form ideas with academics, interested in grief, creativity and place, whilst exploring personal experiences and memories through her practice. Further funding from Arts Council England in June 2022 has enabled collaboration with other artists and practices and to build a body of work.
In 2019 Helen set up At The Garage, a permanent residency space for collaboration, workshops and experimentation in Bristol.