Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions
2017Epoch, Beijing 2006 – 2012 – CFCCA, The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art. Manchester, UK. 27 Jan – 19 Feb
2016Omani Women نساء عمانيات – Husk, London, UK. 16 Sept
Mrs. West's Hats – Allen Gallery, Alton, Hampshire, UK. 2 – 30 June
2015Omani Women نساء عمانيات – Gallery Sarah, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Muscat, Oman. 12 Oct – 5 Nov
2011In Beijing – Aluss Art Photography Space, Beijing, China. 19 June – 24 Aug
2010Cloud Series, Yellow LiningHanbury Hall, 3rd Festival On Cities, TINAG, This Is Not A Gateway, London
2007New Work – Gallery Perif, 5th DIAF, Dashanzi International Art Festival, 798 District, Beijing, China. 13 Oct
2006Gift – 3rd Floor Contemporary, 4th DIAF, Dashanzi International Art Festival, 798 District, Beijing, China
2005Linebuilding – visiting artist, The Well Gallery, LCC, London College of Communication, UAL, University of the Arts, London
2004Lost Landscape – visiting artist, Digital Design Department, LCC, London College of Communication, UAL, University of the Arts, London
 Mrs. West’s Hats – First Floor Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2001Italy Series – The Photographer’s Gallery Bookshop, London
200019.30 – National Contemporary Art Prize, (London winner) Pizza Express, Langham Place, London
1999There was no single reason for me to be there at first – The Photographer’s Gallery, London
1997Streetscape – Peckham Women’s Centre, London
1997Preface – The Windows Gallery, Central Saint Martins School of Art, Charing Cross Road, London
  
Group exhibitions
2016Stades, Le Musée Olympique, Lausanne, Switzerland. 14 Oct 2016 – 7 May 2017
The Photobook Exhibition, Athens Photo Festival, The Benaki Museum, Hellenic Centre for Photography, Greece. 1 – 31 July
Travelling within Everyday Life, T.A.V. Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan. Feb 27 – March 20 ‎
2012Heyi 798 Art Project. Yihe Hotel, 798 District, Beijing, China. 8 April – 8 May
2011The Affordable Art Fair, 798 Space, Beijing, China. 14 – 15 May
2010Arles International Photography Festival, book award display, Les Rencontres d’Arles. 3 July – 19th Sept
 The Artful Scriptorium – Climate/Gallery, New York
2009There and Everywhere – Transtition Gallery, London
 Uncharted Stories – The Triangle Gallery, Chelsea School of Art, London
2008Contemporary Chinoiserie – Collyer Bristow Gallery, London (London Festival of Architecture 2008)
 Solutions for a Modern City – Park Court, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
 China in Motion – Phase 2, Arup, London (China Now and London Festival of Architecture 2008)
 The Affordable Art Fair, 798 District, Beijing, China
2006Open 05 – Artsway, Hampshire
2005Future Landscape – Shrewsbury Open Art Exhibition, Shrewsbury, UK
Creekside Open, A.P.T. London
 2004Uncommon Ground – Artsway, Hampshire, UK
2000Sodium Blindness – APT Gallery, London
1997find(found) – 4 New Burlington Street, London
1994Art and Accountancy Exhibition – (2nd Prize) The Financial Training Company, London
  
Publications
  
2015Omani Women نساء عمانيات
Foreword by Dr. Sussan Babiae. Text in English/Arabic
Hardback, 174 pages, illustrated in colour, portrait 24cm x 17cm x 1.5cms. 700g
Produced by Soloshow Publishing
First Edition
ISBN 978-0-9560172-2-2

Muscat book launch of Omani Women نساء عمانيات
Book signing with an exhibition opening
Gallery Sarah, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Muscat, 12 October

London book launch of Omani Women نساء عمانيات
Book signing with an introduction to the project
The Photographers’ Gallery, 12 November
2009Mrs. West’s Hats
Introduction by Dr Anthony Gorman
Hardback, 84 pages, illustrated in colour, portrait 18.5cm x 12cm x 1.5cms. 280g
Produced by Soloshow Publishing
First Edition
ISBN 978-0-9560172-1-5

London book launch of Mrs. West’s Hats
Book signing with an introduction to the project by Carol Tulloch, V&A
The Phoenix Artist Club, 3 November
  
2008WORKERS 工人
Introductory text by Peter Suchin
Text in English/Mandarin
Hardback, 152 pages, illustrated in colour, landscape 2.5cm x 25.5cm x 21.5cm. 1kg
Published by Soloshow Publishing with funding from Arup
First Edition
ISBN 978-0-9560172-0-8

Hong Kong book launch of WORKERS 工人
Book signing at Kelly & Walsh, Pacific Place. 31 July

London book launch of WORKERS 工人
Book signing with an introduction to the project by Dr Jennifer Greitschus, Arup
The Photographers’ Gallery, 26 June
  
Talks
2017WORKERS 工人 – Artist talk by Helen Couchman
LOOK17 Liverpool International Photography Festival, Tate Liverpool. 9 April
Snap Change: China through a Lens with Helen Couchman, Artist
YCW, Young China Watchers, Brussels Chapter, Belgium. 16 March
Artist's talk - Introduction to the Exhibition,
MA students, Salford University/Manchester Metropolitan University, CFCCA, Manchester. 26 Jan
2016Helen Couchman, visual artist in China
ACYPI, Australia China Young Professional Initiative, Pozible, Melbourne. 16 Dec
Artist's talk - Helen Couchman
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland. 2 Nov
Omani Women
Husk, London. 16 Sept
Mrs. West's Hats: The life and times of my Binsted grandmother
The Allen Gallery, Hampshire. 26 May
Omani Women نساء عمانيات - About a ‪‎Journey‬
Waterstones Islington, London. 9 March
Artist's talk‬
T.A.V. Taipei Artist's Village, Taiwan. 29 January
2015Omani Women نساء عمانيات
WorleyParsons, Oman. 4 November
Omani Women نساء عمانيات
Gallery Sarah, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Oman. 31 October
Omani Women نساء عمانيات
OURPLANET International School, Oman. 30 October
Omani Women نساء عمانيات
Higher College of Technology Oman. 14 October
Omani Women نساء عمانيات - About a ‪‎Journey‬ and ‪Portraiture
The Anglo-Omani Society, London. 23 April
2014Presenting WORKERS 工人 and Mrs. West's Hats
The Stuart Hall Library Research Network
INIVA, Institute of International Visual Arts, London. 16 October
2013Interview with Helen Couchman
UK China Arts seminar. Birkbeck College, University of London. 22 October
The Horizontal and the Vertical
University of the Arts London. 12 February
 
2012The limits of Seeing – Art, Space and Perception
Cambridge Science Festival. 22 March
  
2011Negotiating Spaces
First in series of Visualise Public Art Talks
Cambridge. 5 October
  
 Collecting and Dropping. China. China Stories with artist Helen Couchman
UCCA, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
798 Art District, Beijing. 15 May
  
 Easter weekend Photography
Workshop, Beijing Improv Festival, Penghao Theatre, Beijing. 24th April
  
 Picturing Beijing
Helen Couchman talking about her work as part of the Beijing International Literary Festival, The Bookworm, Beijing. 15th March
  
2009Beijing book launch of Mrs. West’s Hats
Panel discussion with: Helen Couchman, Dr Anthony Gorman, writer, The Bookworm, Beijing, 15th October
  
 Caroline Puel, correspondent for Le Point in dialogue with British artist Helen Couchman
蒲皓琳 法国《观点》周刊驻华记者 与英国艺术家Helen Couchman 对话
Series "Breaking News" 2: Art and Culture – 20 years Report Evolution
UCCA (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art) 798, Beijing. 20 September
  
2008Helen Couchman in conversation: WORKERS 工人
At Images and Organization the launch and first seminar in the inVisio series,
The Photographer’s Gallery, London. 14 October
  
 Beijing book launch of WORKERS 工人
Panel discussion with: Helen Couchman, Stacey Duff, art critic for Time Out Beijing (US), Wang Kan NGO Director of ZXD (China), John Pauline, PTW Architects (Australia), moderated by Jeremiah Jenne, Qing dynasty historian. The Bookworm, 20 June
  
Collections
 Private collections
2008The Arup Collection, London and Hong Kong
2006The Fan Museum, London
Awards
2015Anglo-Omani Society Grant
2013Anglo-Omani Society Grant
2012Research Fund for Travel – UAL, University of the Arts London
2005Fellowship for Photography – VSC, Vermont Studio Center, U.S.
2000London regional winner – National Contemporary Art Competition sponsored by Pizza Express
Misc
2010Commissioned by Artquest to write Artroute series - China pages.
2014Discussing a selection of printmaking work at Communicating Your Discoveries, the RGS Explore Weekend, Royal Geographical Society