Helen Jacobs
CV

Curriculum Vitae Selected Exhibitions and Commissions:


2008 - The Mystery of Upholderers, solo show, South Square Centre, Bradford.
2008 - Final exhibition and seminar, Tatton Park, Cheshire, oneplace project, ArtsUK / Cheshire Council.
2007 - Breathing Space, Brahm Gallery, Leeds.
2007 - Prestival 07, various venues, Preston, Lancs.
2007 - Artists’ Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) Bursary, Leeds College of Art and Design.
2006 - GIFT, Museum MAN, Liverpool, as part of the Liverpool Independents Biennial.
2006 - Objects in Waiting, End Gallery, Sheffield.
2006 - Members’ Show, S1 Artspace, Sheffield.
2006 - Perambulator, South Square Centre, Bradford with New Work Yorkshire.
2006 - Artist in Residence, Tatton Park, Cheshire, oneplace project, ARTS UK and Cheshire County Council.
2006 - Beneath, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, curated by Apartment, of Manchester.
2005 - Members’ Show, S1 Artspace, Sheffield.
2005 - 3D Open, Surface Gallery, Nottingham.
2005 - Sculpture commission for Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, Hardcastle Crags.
2005 - Testbed 3, Leeds Met Gallery.
2004 - Housebound, solo show, Sky Lounge Gallery, City Screen, York.
2003 - The Tenderness of Pain, The Tower Contemporary Visual Arts Gallery, York.
2001 - URBAN, Images of Cities, Towns and Industry in Yorkshire, City Art Gallery, York.

Workshops, Training and Career Development:


2007 - The Big Draw workshop, Tatton Park, Cheshire.
2006 to 2007 - Curatorial Assistant post and Financial Secretary, S1 Artspace, Sheffield.
2006 to 2007 - Voluntary assistant, Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum, Sheffield.
2006 - Sculptural workshops, visitors to Tatton Park (all ages), Cheshire.
2006 - Artists in Schools Mentoring Project, with The Art House, Wakefield, Creative Partnerships (Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham), artist Terry Chipp and Kiveton Park Meadow Junior School, Rotherham.
2006 - SightSonic Digital Arts Festival 2005 and 2006 steering group member, York.
2006 - Textile workshop, Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School, Wakefield.
2005 - Artists’ Representative at the National Studios Forum, London.
2005 - Arts Marketing Training, Audiences Yorkshire, Leeds.
2005 - Artists in the Community, Professional Development Training, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield.
2005 - Intensive ICT Training for artists and shadowing artists in schools, The Art House, Wakefield, Creative Partnerships (Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham), and Green Spaghetti, Sheffield.
2003 - Artists Platform/ Emerging Artists mentoring panel member. SightSonic Digital Arts Festival, York.
2001 to 2004 - Co-founder and curator of The Tower Contemporary Visual Arts gallery and studio in York.
2001 - 'Home Work' drawing from memory workshop, City Art Gallery, York.

Education:


2000 - BA Hons Fine Art: Sculpture, First, Sheffield Hallam University.
1999-2000 - 4 month student exchange (Erasmus), Universidad Del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
1997- BTEC foundation studies in Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University.