Helen Denerley

Sculptor

Photo of Helen

Biography

 

  • 1956 Born Roslin, Midlothian
  • 1977 Graduated from Grays School of Art, Aberdeen
  • 1995 Elected Professional Member of the Society of Scottish Artists

 

Commissions

2022 Tree of Life for rewilding Centre at Dundreggan commissioned by Trees for Life
2022 Lord Aberdeen memorial
2021 Peacock for Delilah’s restaurant, Lochinver
2020 Loanhead, 26 starlings for railings at a new housing scheme
2020 Life sized Aberdeen Angus bull, Private
2019 Life sized pony, Private
2018 Hen and Chicks fountain, Thyme Cookery School garden, Southrop
2016 Hong Kong, 6m giraffe for private client
2015 Westhill Shopping Centre, wild boar with piglets
2015 Montejaque, Spain, Goat for the village square
2012 West Side Primary School, Lewis. Raven sculptures for entrance to new school.
2008 Duloch Park, Dunfermline sheep and poultry for a new shopping centre.
2008 Miller’s Yard, Cromarty: Ammonite. (Winner of the IAA Awards for architecture)
2007 Stirling University Courtyard: 3 Oyster Catchers.
2006 Glan Clwyd Hospital, N Wales: Humming Bird Memorial Sculpture
2005 Omni building, Edinburgh: Dreaming Spires. 2 larger than life giraffes on the pavement.
2004,2005 Eniwa Garden Project, Hokkaido: Japan. Dragon railings, arches and birds.
2004 Horizon Scotland, Forres: Sheep and lamb, HotDogs, and Birds for new Enterprise building
1999 Clackmannanshire Council, Tillycoultry: The Devonside Sculptures
1999 Alford Academy Sculpture Garden: The Alford Panther
1997 Safeway PLC, Inverurie: “A Flying Visit”
1994 Princess Royal Trust For Carers, Aberdeen: Commemorative Piece
1994 Govan Housing Association, Glasgow: The Govan Milestone
1991 Grampian Regional Council, Inverurie: The Inverurie Sundial
1980 Belmar Engineering and Atlantic Drilling, Aberdeen
1980 Carronhall Engineering, Stonehaven: The Carronhall Dinosaur
1979 William Wilson & CO, Aberdeen
1978 Aberdeen District Council: The Hazlehead Pterodactyl
1977 Aberdeen District Council: Musical Play Sculpture

Private Commissions Worldwide

 

Solo and Two-Artist Exhibitions

2019 Moncrieff Bray gallery, Petworth, Sculpture and Drawings
2018 Rhue Gallery, Ullapool. Across the Equinox, exhibition with poet Michael Longley.
2014 Rhue Gallery, Ullapool. Molto in Parvo, Miniature sculpture
2013 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly, Positive Space
2011 Pittenweem Arts Festival Invited artist
2010 Harley Gallery, Wellbeck, Mechanimals
2009 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly: Fight or Flight.
2008 Gleneagles: Sculptures in the Garden
2007 Beaux Arts, Bath: The Space Between.
2006 Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen: Between the Lines.
2003 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly: Hare Moon and Sky Hawk
2002 Milton Gallery, Aberdeenshire: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
2001 Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen: Cabras and Perros
2000 Champs Hill, West Sussex: Wild Wood
1999 Timespan Gallery, Highlands: Time and Tide
1998 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly: Running with Wolves
1997 Conoco UK LTD, Aberdeen: Durer’s Rhinoceros
1996 The Kenny Gallery, Galway Faith: Hope and Clarity
1995 Woodwick House, Orkney: Beauty & the Beast
1994 Warehouse Gallery, Banff: Objects of Desire
1993 The Ulster Arts Club, Belfast: The Sculptor and the Weaver

 

Group Exhibitions

2019 SOC Gallery, Aberlady, Interpretations, sculptures of birds
2019 Caol Ruadh Sculpture park, Colintraive,
2019 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. The Art of Drawing
2019 Scottish Ornithologists Club, Aberlady, Interpretations
2018 Duff House, Banff. Invited artist at Aberdeen Artist’s Society Annual Exhibition
2017 British Art Portfolio, The Sicily Oak Gallery Cheshire
2017 Tatha Gallery Fife, Connections
2015 Oseana Museum, Bergen. Crocodile and Hen Harrier Food pass, permanent collection,
2014 Knebworth House, The British Art Portfolio Sculpture Exhibition
2014 Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly, Sculptors’ drawings
2014 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Summer show
2013 Caol Ruadh Sculpture Park, Kyles of Bute, Maritime Exhibition
2013-1991 Scottish Society of Artists, Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
2012 Antarctic Exhibition, Moncrieff Bray Gallery Petworth
2011 Rhue Art Exhibition at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh
2011 Chichester Cathedral, Sculpture in Paradise
2010 An Talla Solais,Ullapool,In Response 2 Norman MacCaig
2010 Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, Design Collection
2009 Cambo Snowdrop Festival, St Andrews
2007/2009 Touring Britain, Seeing Dragons in the Clouds.
2006 Philharmonic Arts Centre, Florida
2005 The Gallery in Cork Street, London, Kilmorack Gallery
2005 Beaux Arts, Bath
2004 Art Parks International, Guernsey
2004 Philharmonic Arts Centre, Naples, Florida
2003 Q2 Gallery, Dundee,
2003 Royal Glasgow Institute, Annual Exhibition. (Prize winner)
2003 Invited artist at Burghley Sculpture Garden, Lincolnshire.
2003 Art Outside, Savill Garden, Windsor Park.
2002 F.T. Sabin Gallery, London, Sculpture Under English Skies
2001 The Lennox Gallery, London, Contemporary Highland Art
1998 Ghent Art Fair, Belgium
1997 City Arts Centre, Edinburgh and touring UK, Animal Magic
1997 John Martin of London, On a Grand Scale
1996 Mayfest (SSA), Glasgow, Brave Art
1995 Art Connoisseur, London, The Beltane Spirit
1995 Artspace Galleries, Aberdeen, Sunset Song
1994 The Kenny Gallery, Galway, Heroes & Heroines

 

Events

2002 “Flight of Fancy” A British romantic comedy featuring sculpture as part of the set. Starring Jason Flemyng and directed by David Fairman.
2001 “Boundaries” A collaborative Iron Pouring event with Professor George Beasley; broadcast live to The International Sculpture Conference, Pittsburg
1998 “Running with Wolves” A cross art form performance commissioned by the Highland Festival combining sculpture, painting, dance, music and lighting
2004 Invited by the government of South Georgia to make a life size whale from the scrap in an old whaling station. Visited the island in January to carry out a feasibility study and while there produced a small whale.
2006 “The exquisite cupola” A furnace made by several international artists for the Iron conference in Ironbridge
2011-2013 Artist in Residence with ACES. Working with scientists for an international conference on Conservation Conflicts
2012 Crocodile sculpture used for promotional film by Visit Scotland
2014 Shuffle, a theatre event featuring a collaboration with theatre director John McGeoch
2015 Shuffle, a theatre event featuring collaborations with musicians Tom Blasdale and Gregor Donaldson
2015 Artist in residence with Plan B contemporary arts co.

email: helen@helendenerley.co.uk

Work available at:

Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
Rhue Gallery, Ullapool,
Tolquhon Gallery, Tarves
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
Moncrieff-Bray Gallery Petworth
Heinzel Gallery, Aberdeen