I am a visual artist based in Bristol, UK. I was born in nearby Stroud but travelled and lived in the USA and Australia for a decade before returning to study, and now live and work, here.

My artwork is quite playful, but often awkward and clunky, reflecting my interest in the absurd and the seeming impossibility of straightforward communication between human beings. I am more attracted to various colours and shapes than to specific mediums and use cheap or devalued materials to represent my ideas. My practice is intentionally erratic and has veered between pure abstraction and cartoon-like representation.  I am currently focusing on the meaning and usage of commonplace symbols, and trying to disrupt what we expect them to do.

My work has recently been selected for Baggage Claim at Staffordshire Street Gallery, London and the forthcoming publication Catalogue of Failures. In 2022 I was an artist in residence at Espacio Lavadero, Granada, Spain and exhibited in Winter Sculpture Park, Gallery No.32, London and Expanded Painting, AIR Gallery, Manchester. 

Helen K Grant - Decoy 2023