Exhibitions - Helen Couchman

Solo exhibitions

2017	*Epoch, Beijing 2006 – 2012* – CFCCA, The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art. Manchester, UK. 27 Jan – 19 Feb
2016	*Omani Women نساء عمانيات* – Husk, London, UK. 16 Sept
	*Mrs. West's Hats* – Allen Gallery, Alton, Hampshire, UK. 2 – 30 June
2015	*Omani Women نساء عمانيات* – Gallery Sarah, Bait Al Zubair Museum, Muscat, Oman. 12 Oct – 5 Nov
2011	*In Beijing* – Aluss Art Photography Space, Beijing, China. 19 June – 24 Aug
2010	Cloud Series, Yellow Lining – Hanbury Hall, 3rd Festival On Cities, TINAG, This Is Not A Gateway, London
2007	New Work – Gallery Perif, 5th DIAF, Dashanzi International Art Festival, 798 District, Beijing, China. 13 Oct
2006	Gift – 3rd Floor Contemporary, 4th DIAF, Dashanzi International Art Festival, 798 District, Beijing, China
2005	Linebuilding – visiting artist, The Well Gallery, LCC, London College of Communication, UAL, University of the Arts, London
2004	Lost 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
2001	Italy Series – The Photographer’s Gallery Bookshop, London
2000	19.30 – National Contemporary Art Prize, (London winner) Pizza Express, Langham Place, London
1999	There was no single reason for me to be there at first – The Photographer’s Gallery, London
1997	Streetscape – Peckham Women’s Centre, London
1997	Preface – The Windows Gallery, Central Saint Martins School of Art, Charing Cross Road, London

Group exhibitions

2016	Stades, 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 ‎
2012	Heyi 798 Art Project. Yihe Hotel, 798 District, Beijing, China. 8 April – 8 May
2011	The Affordable Art Fair, 798 Space, Beijing, China. 14 – 15 May
2010	Arles International Photography Festival, book award display, Les Rencontres d’Arles. 3 July – 19th Sept
	The Artful Scriptorium – Climate/Gallery, New York
2009	There and Everywhere – Transtition Gallery, London
	Uncharted Stories – The Triangle Gallery, Chelsea School of Art, London
2008	Contemporary 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
2006	Open 05 – Artsway, Hampshire
2005	Future Landscape – Shrewsbury Open Art Exhibition, Shrewsbury, UK
	Creekside Open, A.P.T. London
2004	Uncommon Ground – Artsway, Hampshire, UK
2000	Sodium Blindness – APT Gallery, London
1997	find(found) – 4 New Burlington Street, London
1994	Art and Accountancy Exhibition – (2nd Prize) The Financial Training Company, London

Publications

2015	Omani 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

2009	Mrs. 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

2008	WORKERS 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

2017	WORKERS 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

2016	Helen 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

2015	Omani 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

2014	Presenting WORKERS 工人 and Mrs. West's Hats The Stuart Hall Library Research Network INIVA, Institute of International Visual Arts, London. 16 October

2013	Interview 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

2012	*The limits of Seeing – Art, Space and Perception* Cambridge Science Festival. 22 March

2011	*Negotiating 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

2009	Beijing 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

2008	Helen 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
2008	The Arup Collection, London and Hong Kong
2006	The Fan Museum, London

Awards

2015	Anglo-Omani Society Grant
2013	Anglo-Omani Society Grant
2012	Research Fund for Travel – UAL, University of the Arts London
2005	Fellowship for Photography – VSC, Vermont Studio Center, U.S.
2000	London regional winner – National Contemporary Art Competition sponsored by Pizza Express

Misc

2010	Commissioned by Artquest to write Artroute series - China pages.
2014	Discussing a selection of printmaking work at Communicating Your Discoveries, the RGS Explore Weekend, Royal Geographical Society