Helen Murgatroyd
MA work
MA work
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Fruit Box Still Life Jig, Helen Murgatroyd
Mixed media
My practice is driven by a compulsion to make, while being firmly rooted in observational drawing.
Inspired by Royal Mail sorting offices, kitchen utensils and the ideals of cottage industries, I invent tools and workstations to allow the duplication of my drawings. The home kitchen meets the print workshop, attempting mass-production on a domestic scale. By re-appropriating and adapting familiar domestic objects and employing makeshift methods, I aim for self-sufficiency. A drawing becomes a print, yet the unique event of each mark remains an important element within my editions of one-offs.
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Printmaking, 2010
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Contact
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07929 491829
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My practice is driven by a compulsion to make, while being firmly rooted in observational drawing.
Inspired by Royal Mail sorting offices, kitchen utensils and the ideals of cottage industries, I invent tools and workstations to allow the duplication of my drawings. The home kitchen meets the print workshop, attempting mass-production on a domestic scale. By re-appropriating and adapting familiar domestic objects and employing makeshift methods, I aim for self-sufficiency. A drawing becomes a print, yet the unique event of each mark remains an important element within my editions of one-offs.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons), Design & Art Direction, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2007
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Experience
- Visiting lecturer, Norwich College of Art and Design, Norwich, 2009; Visiting lecturer, University of East London, London, 2009; Drawing workshop assistant, ReachOutRCA, London, 2009
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Exhibitions
- Park View Situ, Café Gallery Projects, London, 2010; Man Group Drawing Prize, Royal College of Art, London, 2009; Space_Reverie, Café Gallery Projects, London, 2009; Catapult 07, Urbis Centre, Manchester, 2007
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Awards
- Villiers David Scholarship, 2009; YCN Award, 2005