"I aim to create pieces that tug on your primal emotions. I want you to seek shelter from the incoming storm, to dive into the water and to react instinctively to the social situations I depict.

The stories I tell are as old as mankind. They’re about social connection taking place in our natural environment.

– Joe Helmore

Inspired by one of the oldest art forms - primitive drawings on the rock walls of caves.

Written by the Sydney Morning Herald 2016

Proud SPCA monthly supporter since 2015

Selected Exhibitions

2024

-Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

2020

-SOLO “PRIMAL VIEWS” Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

-The 2020 John Villiers Outback Art Prize, QLD, Australia

-AK Bellinger Gallery, NSW, Australia

2019

-SOLO “Inhabitants” Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

-AK Bellinger Gallery, NSW, Australia

-Murdoch Hill Winery, SALA festival, Adelaide Hills, Australia.

2018

-SOLO “New works” Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

-The 2018 biennial Adelaide park lands art prize exhibition ($20000 prize). Adelaide, Australia

2017

-SOLO "Ditch" ICI Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, Australia

-9x5 Landscape Prize exhibition, Woollahra, Sydney, Australia

-Martine Gallery, Sydney, Australia

-Parnell Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

2016

-Martine Gallery, Sydney, Australia

-The Other Art Fair Sydney, Sydney, Australia

-The Signature Piece Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand

-The NZ art show, Wellington, New Zealand

2015

-The Fête, Culverden, New Zealand

-The Signature Piece Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand

-The NZ art show, Wellington, New Zealand

Qualifications

2002-2005 Bachelor of Art & Design, Massey University

Awards & Prizes

Finalist.

2020 Finalist. John Villiers Outback Art Prize, Queensland, Australia

2018 Finalist. Adelaide Park Lands Art prize, Adelaide, Australia

2017 Finalist. 9x5 Landscape Prize 2017, Woollahra, Sydney, Australia

2016 2nd place. Signature Piece Art Award, Wellington, New Zealand

2015 Finalist. Signature Piece Art Award, Wellington, New Zealand

Commissions

2015 Tiger Beer.

Media

2021 Featured in NZ House & Garden Magazine.(NZ)

2019 A four page article in the Bit magazine (Belgium)

2017 Write up from Studio Home (NZ)

2016 A mention in The Sydney Morning Herald (Aus)

2015 Interview for Concert Playground.

2015 Write up from Tiger Beer

www.tigerbeer.co.nz

CONTACT

info@joehelmore.com