Helen has been exhibited widely in the UK, Europe, USA, Korea and Taiwan. Her work is found in numerous and corporate collections and museums predominately in the USA, including: The Cantor Fitzgerald Collection, New York, the William Louis Dreyfus Collection Foundation, New York, the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, The Bemis Centre for contemporary Art, Omaha and Two Trees, DUMBO, Brooklyn.
She is a multimedia landscape artist that is presently working in glass and aluminium.
The glass is painted and fired in a kiln then the pieces are illuminated to produce three dimensional landscape light pieces that are wall mounted. Other artworks include oil on aluminium paintings and small watercolours.
She is the recipient of the Cockpit Worshipful company of glass sellers Bursary 2023
Helen Brough
Fine Art Glass
About
““I use glass as a canvas to embrace reversal, fragility, and light, allowing the process of reverse painting to shape the image as much as my intention.””
Helen Brough
Process
Their practice centres on reverse glass painting, using glass as both surface and conceptual framework. Working on the reverse side requires the image to be constructed in layers and in reverse order, demanding careful planning while allowing for intuitive decision-making. Marks are applied knowing they cannot be easily altered, making the process deliberate and attentive. The transparency, reflectivity, and fragility of glass actively shape the work, influencing colour, line, and composition. Light and surface play a crucial role, with the finished image existing in dialogue with its environment. Through this method, the act of painting becomes a negotiation between control and uncertainty, where the material’s properties guide the outcome as much as the artist’s intention.
Awards
- Winner of Glass Sellers’ Bursary 2024
