Contemporary visual artist, painter and curator, Leeds, UK

Render Me Chaotic

Render Me Chaotic

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Astronaut’s Allotment (3), Helen Dryden, (2022). 42 x 29.7cm, acrylic and acrylic marker on canvas.  This will be in Render Me Chaotic.

Hello,

I have a solo exhibition Render Me Chaotic coming up at Eye Room, Leeds, from Tuesday 2nd April to Saturday 29th June. This is my first IRL solo exhibition in 6 years (I did have a virtual one in 2020) so I’m very excited. 

There will be a Private Viewing event on Wednesday 1st May from 5-8pm, I hope you can join us. Please RSVP to curator@theartcourt.co.uk 

Eye Room is one of Leeds’s newest art venues – and also happens to be an optician that specialises in stylish designer eye wear. They are currently showing work by the excellent painter Jonathan Hooper – go check it out if you can.

The opening hours for Eye Room are Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm and Saturday 10am – 5pm (closed on Sundays).  They are at 9 Mill Hill, Leeds LS1 5DQ

This exhibition is selected and curated by The Art Court, who you are probably aware I have been working with over the last couple of years – and who is also curating the group exhibition I’m in at First White Cloth Hall which you can still catch until April 20th. (More about that below).

Render Me Chaotic by Helen Dryden is presented by The Art Court in collaboration with Eye Room

Maxwell House Cappuccino and Cif Spray (Chemical World), Helen Dryden, (2022), acrylic on canvas. This will also be featured in Render Me Chaotic.

Beyond Colours From Life at First White Cloth Hall

Thanks to everyone who made it to the opening of Beyond Colours From Life at First White Cloth Hall last week. The exhibition continues until April 20th 2024, and you can visit Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon to 6pm. The location is LS2 7DJ, which is on Kirkgate, opposite Kirkgate Markets in Leeds.

Opening Event, at First White Cloth Hall – photo by Stevie Campbell

The exhibition features 10 artists, of which I am one, selected by  @THE_ART_COURT 

Helen Dryden
Andy Edwards
Michelle Duxbury
Fiona Grady
Hondartza Fraga
Jonathan Hooper
Phill Hopkins
Lorna Johnson
Sarah Roberts
Courtney Spencer

Helen Dryden with work at Beyond Colours From Life – photo by Stevie Campbell

The magnificent building was recently renovated by property developers Rushbond who kindly loaned the space for our exhibition.

Sarah Roberts with her installation – photo by Stevie Campbell
Hondartza Fraga with her work – photo by Stevie Campbell

All the best

Helen