Artists

Born Queensland 1961: Lives and works in Melbourne

Helga Groves' sensitive and meticulous practice encompasses painting, drawing and three dimensional forms. Her works embody a rigorous but personal investigation of geological sites and natural phenomena. Carefully balancing geometric patterns, colour and tonal layers, she creates compositions rich with movement and luminosity, which capture the energy and light of her subject matter. The underlying power of Groves' work lies in its ability to permeate the senses and minds of the viewer, conjuring vivid memories of the physical experience of place.

Helga Groves has held 30 solo exhibitions since graduating from Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney in 1988. She has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and abroad, having participated in 68 group exhibitions including: 2009 Australian Art for Berlin, Gitte Weise Gallery, Berlin; 2007 Points of Departure, Tobey Fine Arts, New York; 2006 P.O.W. (Personal Other World), Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra; 2002 Good Vibrations: The Legacy of Op Art in Australia, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne; 2001 Phenomena: New Painting in Australia #1, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney; 1999 Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

Individual exhibitions have included regular showings with Sutton Gallery since 1999, including her recent solo exhibition, Microclimate, 2009 at Sutton Gallery, Melbourne. Helga Groves was the recipient of a 2008 Arts Victoria International Touring grant and has been awarded several Australia Council grants and residencies including: 2002 Moira Dyring Studio, Cite International des Arts, Paris and 1997 Moet et Chandon Australian Art Fellowship, France. Her works have been acquired by major State Institutions and are held in numerous private collections.

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Helga Groves CV (PDF)

GROVES_Geophysical space, 2005_Catalogue essay

GROVES_Landforms_Catalogue essay

GROVES: Fenestrations of darkeness and light -Catalogue Essay (PDF)

GROVES_Below Sea Level 2007_Catalogue essay (PDF)

Altitude_A conversation between Jonathan Nichols and Helga Groves, August 2009