Press

2016Artist shows true colours of Oman - Portraits aim to overturn misconceptions – Sophie Inge
Islington Gazette, 3 March
Spotlight – Geographical Magazine, February
2015Omani Women – Helen Couchman
The Anglo-Omani Society Annual Review 2015, October
Omani women through the lens – Lakshmi Kothaneth
Oman Observer, 27 October
Helen Couchman talks about her book of portraits that celebrates the diversity of Omani Women and their fashion – T A Ameerudheen
Lifestyle - Culture, Times of Oman, 22 October
The Many Colours of Omani Women – Deeba Hasan
Y Magazine, 15 October
Omani Women photography exhibition at Gallery Sarah
Times of Oman, 15 October
Beyond the Veil – Jane Borges
Muscat Daily, 12 October
UK artist to open Omani Women exhibition – Chris Amery
OmanGB News, 9 October
Photo exhibition to mark Omani Women's Day
Times of Oman, 7 October
Portraits of Omani Women – Suzy Fontes
Faces Magazine, September
2014LinkedIn under fire for censoring Tiananmen Square posts - Tania Branigan
The Guardian. 4 June
In the Shadow of Tiananmen Linkedin succumbs to China's Censorship - Fergus Ryan
China Spectator. 4 June
2012Special Feature, Helen Couchman - Dr Trish Lyons
Art.Zip magazine, Issue 5. 2012
WORKERS 工人 on exhibit in Beijing
Accademia Apulia News. 17 April
Capital Creations – Zhang Xi
China Daily European and China Daily. 16 March
Interview for Expat Tales – Julianne Page, CRI Beijing
Broadcast on China Radio International and ‘Heartbeat’ Strait to Taiwan radio.
2011An Artist’s Space – Jennifer Thomé
Agenda Magazine, August
Beijing Excavations: An interview with Helen Couchman – Travis Jeppesen
Whitehot Magazine, August
Interview with artist Helen Couchman
CityWeekend, 5 August
Mirror Images, Artist reflects on hutong development – Song Yuanyuan
Global Times, 11 June
2010Live radio/video broadcast. Discussing Mrs. West’s Hats
774am, China State Radio. 1 December
Live interview for Talk Box - A British artist in Beijing with presenters June Lee and Dominic Swire
China State Radio, 774am. 14 July
Interview with Helen Couchman
Binhai Radio, Tianjin People’s Broadcasting Station 747am, June
Britons in China – Helen Couchman
The British Embassy in China website
Private fantasies, creative vulnerability – Christine Laskowski
China Daily, 29 March
Interview with Helen Couchman about her book WORKERS 工人 and life in Beijing – June Lee and Dominic Swire
Talk Box, China State Radio, 774am, 2 March
Sheltering from the Storm – Artistic Residencies and Environmental Change – Bronaċ Ferran
Leonardo Journal Transactions, Royal College of Art London. March
Expatriate art thrives in China – Dan Levin
International Herald Tribune, January
For Expatriates in China, Creative Lives of Plenty – Dan Levin
New York Times, January
2009Mrs West’s Hats – Carole Denford
The Hat Magazine No.43. November
Hats off to new book – Yolanda Carslaw
Country Life Magazine, November
Mrs West’s Hats
Dakai Magazine, October
2008Contemporary Chinoiserie – Gigi Chang
Assistant curator, China Design Now, V&A
Crafts Council Magazine, November/December
They built this city – audio slide show – Mary-Anne Toy
The Age, August
Silent workers get their moment to shine before the games begin – Mary-Anne Toy
The Age, 7 August
WORKERS 工人 review – Mary-Anne Toy
The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August
Helen Couchman’s WORKERS – Peter Walters
That’s Beijing feature, August
Interview and television short – Christy Simson
ESPN Star Sports, August
Beijing 2008 Image of the day, Building a dream – Jennifer Eden
Television short,13 August
Photographer puts faces to construction on iconic Games sites – Ng Tze-Wei
South China Morning Post, 30 July
Coffee Table Q&A, WORKERS – Kit Gillet
Urbane Magazine, July
Q: Arts and Culture – Interview with Jian Ghomeshi
CBC Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 30 June
Images of Chinese Migrant Workers in Foreign Artist’s Lens – Xiao Yu
China Radio International, 21 Jun
7 do Sajewicza – Tomasz Sajewicz
Polskie Radio Europe, 15 July
Television short – Robert Goralczyk
Polish Television Information Agency, July
WORK UNIT – Ligaya Mishan
The Book Bench, The New Yorker, 19 June
WORKERS book launch – Jeremy Goldkorn
Danwei, 17 June
Explain your art – WORKERS
City Weekend Magazine, 6 June
The Affordable Art Fair Beijing
China Radio International, 8 May
Previously: A Tale of two Cities, Helen Couchman – Jane Chan, Beijing Radio interview, Nov 2007 / Linebuilding by visiting artist Helen Couchman, UAL Dec 2005 / Mrs. West’s Hats, Sky News interview Yerevan, Armenia 2004 / Sodium Blindness – Gianmarco Del Re review, Flash Art, Oct 1999