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Feb 3 2012

Helen Taylor - Artist

EVER since she can remember Helen Taylor from Mold has always loved to draw and paint.

In school she was awarded a prize from the Gwladys Edwards Foundation for art & design. This led to her attending Wrexham College of Art & Design 1983 -1987 graduating with a B-Tec Higher National Diploma in Visual Communication Studies.  

Using her qualifications the 45-year-old worked in the advertising industry as a finished artist. At this time she also produced the artwork and designs for the fanzine ‘Bamboo’ who were dedicated to the 1980s band ‘Japan’ – work included designing and producing the artwork for David Sylvian’s 1988 tour book ‘Eighty Days’.
In 1991 Helen moved to Scotland and worked as a Senior Visual Arts Assistant at the MacRobert Art Centre, Stirling University.  

In 1995 taking a break to be a full time mum to three daughters, Helen returned to work part time in 2007 as a classroom assistant/support worker at the local junior school, as well as attending Yale College one day a week on an art refresher course. She was put forward for the annual V & A Art Competition celebrating Adult Learners’ Week 2008 and won her category.  

In 2010 Helen was also nominated for a City & Guilds Gold Medal of Excellence for her artwork at Llandrillo College, Denbigh.

This has encouraged her to pursue a career using her art and is slowly establishing herself as a community artist. She is the art tutor for Mold based charity D.A.F.F.O.D.I.L.S, and last year set up her Art Club for Children. She is involved with ‘Face Britain’ The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts and has arranged several portrait workshops in Flintshire. Helen also offers Back to Basics beginner’s art classes for adults.

Helen’s own artwork is inspired by the Welsh landscape and works in mixed media. She has an exhibition of her work at Flint Library until March 2 and has also been invited to join a group of established Mold based artists for ‘The Helfa Gelf Trail’ 2012 held every weekend throughout September when artists open their doors to the public.

For more information about Helen’s work, visit www.helentaylorart.com.

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