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​Helen Blake's practice is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.  
​www.artscouncil.ie/Arts-in-Ireland/Visual-arts/Arts-Council-Collection/  
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Highly Commended Award, the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2022.  www.contemporarybritishpainting.com/cbp-prize-2022-exhibitions-huddersfield-and-london/ 

Contemporary British Painting Prize exhibitions:
  • Huddersfield Art Gallery, Unit 7 The Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS; 17 September – 29 October 2022.
  • Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London SE18 5NR; 11 – 27 November 2022.​​ ​
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Other upcoming group exhibitions:​​​​​
  • 'In and of Itself', RHA Gallery, Dublin; 17 November 2022 - 28 January 2023.
  • ​A0, Kanu Nayak Art Foundation, Mumbai, India; Autumn/Winter 2022, date to be confirmed.
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Recent solo exhibitions:  ​
Recent group exhibitions:​​
  • 'Walking in Two Worlds', part 3, curated by Jonathan Powell; Volcano Theatre, Swansea, Wales, 30 July - 27 August 2022.
  • Generation2022: New Irish Painting, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny; 23 April - 10 July 2022.  www.butlergallery.ie/whats-on/generation2022 
  • RHA Royal Hibernian Academy 192nd Annual Exhibition, Dublin; 23 May - 24 July 2022.  rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/artworks/categories/1/35-helen-g-blake-dreaming-in-a-hothouse/
  • Return to Disintegration—Periodical Review 11, selected by Sheena Barrett, Alice Butler, Mark Cullen and Gavin Murphy, Pallas Projects, Dublin; 11 December 2021 – 22 January 2022.  pallasprojects.org/project/return-to-disintegrationperiodical-review-11
  • 'Walking in Two Worlds', parts 1 and 2, curated by Jonathan Powell:  Oriel Carn, Caernarfon, Wales: 2 October – 14 November 2021; Oceans Apart Gallery, Salford, Manchester; 9 October – 7 November 2021. ​
  • Art Beijing 2021; showing with the Embassy of Ireland, curated by Niamh Cunningham and Peking Art Associates.  
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​Helen gave a talk about her work at The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin on 24 January 2018. This talk was part of the lecture series, 'Painting As Material'.  All talks in the series were recorded and are available to view through the RHA website.  rhagallery.ie/archive-talks/
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​Paintings may be viewed at:​ ​
Copyright © 2022 Helen G Blake