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H E L E N A      B A R N E S

LANDSCAPE ARTIST
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b.1992

Education

MA Fine Art, Falmouth School of Art. (current)

PGCE Secondary Art & Design. UWE. 2017

BA Fine Art & Art History. Kingston School of Art. 2015 (first class)

Foundation Degree Art & Design. Newcastle College. 2008.

Galleries

Holroyd Gallery, Glen Coe

Fika Gallery, Morpeth

Gallery 48, Cromarty

Loch Torridon, Shieldaig

Group Shows

In Cahoots Nov 2025

Cromarty Group show Aug 2024

Cromarty Group show Aug 2023

Solo Shows

Hallbankgate Hub Oct 2024

Residencies

Fish Factory, Iceland. October 2025

Raised in Northumberland, and now living in the Highlands I have always sought out Big Sky Country. Walking in wild and open places, climbing mountains, or swimming in the sea. These experiences underpin my practice.

I work on multiple canvases at once in my studio by the sea on the north coast of Scotland. I layer paint and water in an effort to capture the fleeting light, shifting seasons, and liminal spaces where hills give way to moorland, peat to bog, sand to sea.

I am fascinated by the alchemy of paint — how emulsion retracts from oil, how acrylic clings on top, how a brush or scraper dipped in white spirit can shift a surface as dramatically as weather reshapes a landscape. I am exploring the richness of land; between material and place; movement and removal; instability and permanence.

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I own the copyright of all originals. I reserve the right to reproduce all original paintings in print
 

CROMARTY, SCOTLAND

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