biography
Artist and founder of Waygood Gallery & Studios.
“My career as an artist combines my own practise and the development of Waygood Gallery & Studios. I view this as my contribution to the community of artists, writers and curators I am a member of, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK”
In 1995 I founded Waygood as a programme of critical contemporary art presented in the context of an artist's venue. For me this is defined as studios, a gallery and a meeting place for artists, art teachers and writers.”
I am interested in the way artists develop ideas within a community with whom they share interests, art and lifestyle, Being aware of other artists' research and close to the development of their practice informs my curating at Waygood and is the context in which I choose to live and make art.”
Educational Qualifications
Fine Art MFA Newcastle University 1992-1994
Fine Art BA Hons Sunderland Polytechnic 1981-1985
Current Employment
Creative Director Waygood Gallery & Studios 1995 - Current
Recent Exhibitions
- Girls With Big Hair And Other People I know
- Waygood Studios
- Newcastle Upon Tyne UK
- May 2009
- Flash Company A Handkerchief Show
- Cecil Sharp House
- London UK
- April 2009
- Waygood With Wings
- Harker Herald Billboard
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Novellus Castellum
- NewYork USA
- 2007
- International Travellers
- Artgene
- Barrow in Furness
- Curated by Paul, Moss Workplace Gallery
- 2007
- New Paintings by Helen Smith
- Gallery North
- Northumbria University
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2006
- Solo Exhibition
- Alanheads Centre for Contemporary Art
- Northumberland UK
- 2004
- Builders Arms 2
- International 3 Gallery
- Manchester UK
- 2003
Publications & Catalogues
- Alanheads Centre for Art
- Northumberland UK
- Anniversary Publication
- 2009
- Interview by Joel Fisher
- To accompany New Paintings by Helen Smith
- Gallery North
- 2006
- DVD
- Cut & Paste
- Waygood Gallery catalogue
- 2000
- VANE 1998
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Texts by Mike Collier and Sune Nordgren