Helen Smith was born in Wiradjuri country (Cooma), New South Wales and lives and works on Gadigal land (Sydney).
Her practice is influenced by a formal, minimalist view-point with simplicity of form and geometric abstraction generally contributing to the outcome. Oil on canvas paintings, large scale wall works (quite often completed as projects with her collaborator in life Jeremy Kirwan-Ward) and a number of ongoing photographic series derived from an interest in social and cultural systems form the basis for her enquiry.
In 2023 she was awarded a Master of Fine Art through the Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney where she is now employed as a casual academic.
Smith is now represented by Gallery144 in Sydney and has been a member of the Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA) since 2002. Her works are included in the collections of National Gallery of Australia, Daimler Collection Berlin, Artbank - National Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Australian Embassy - Madrid, John Curtin Gallery - Curtin University of Technology, Louis Vuitton Collection, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Murdoch University, PS Netherlands, Hebel 121 Collection and various private collections in Australia and Europe. Contact through Instagram on direct message @helensmi1h