Helen Brough has exhibited widely across the UK, Europe, the USA, Korea and Taiwan. Her work is held in numerous private and corporate collections and museums, predominantly in the United States, including the Cantor Fitzgerald Collection, New York; the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, New York; the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha; and Two Trees, DUMBO, Brooklyn.
She is a multidisciplinary landscape artist currently working with glass and aluminium. Her glass works are painted and kiln-fired, then illuminated to create three-dimensional wall-mounted light sculptures. Her wider practice also includes oil paintings on aluminium and works on paper.
She was awarded the Cockpit Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers Bursary in 2024.
Helen Brough
Fine Art Glass
About
“Glass forms part of my practice because it carries light, reflection and fragility within its surface. Painting in reverse asks me to surrender some control, allowing the image to unfold ”
Helen Brough
Process
Her practice centres on reverse glass painting, using glass as both a painting surface and an integral part of the work. Painting on the reverse requires the image to be built in layers and in reverse order, combining careful planning with intuitive decision-making. Marks are made knowing they cannot easily be altered, giving the process a sense of precision and immediacy.
The transparency, reflectivity and fragility of glass influence the colour, line and composition of each work, while changing light alters the way the image is perceived. Through this process, painting becomes a balance between control and uncertainty, with the qualities of the glass shaping the final work as much as the artist’s intention.
Services
- workshops
- commissions
Awards
- Winner of Glass Sellers’ Bursary 2024
