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A Day in May
It's a great pleasure to have been invited as a guest artist to participate in 'A Day in May' at Spirit Studios in Saxmundham, Suffolk, in partnership with John Martin Gallery. During May hundreds of artists took part in a project to make one painting, on identical boards, on one day, in a landscape that matters to them. In Association with Auto Amor Benefitting The Wildlife Trusts 4th July - 1st August
helenbaines
Jul 11 min read


Turps East Sussex
I'm exhibiting alongside my brilliant cohort at our end of year show at BN9 Studio, Newhaven and I also have a small work on paper with the group on display at Hastings Contemporary until the 28th June. It's been a thoroughly enjoyable year with lots of insightful artist's talks, critiques, gallery visits and conversations around painting.
helenbaines
Jun 281 min read


RA Summer Exhibition 2026
I am thrilled to have a painting selected for this year's summer exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Ryan Gander's (RA, OBE) theme this year is Interconnectedness which aims to explore themes of entanglement, as well as the unexpected and fortuitous connections and associations between disparate things, no matter how abstract or illogical. Proof that, as humans, our outputs hold more commonality than separation , without us intentionally seeking it. My painting, 'Magneti
helenbaines
Jun 91 min read


With No More Sound than Mice Make
I'm very much looking forward to showing once again with Unprimed Collective in the first of their 2026 shows at Safehouse 1 in Peckham. Unprimed is a collective of 32 international artists with a shared enthusiasm for form and physical matter. With five invited artists showing work with the larger group, it promises to be a diverse and exciting show. PV Saturday 30th May, 4 - 7.30pm
helenbaines
Apr 241 min read
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