About me

Graduated with BA (hons) Fine Art & Illustration with over 10 years postgrad experience as a fine artist and illustrator. I specialise in comics and graphic novels, book illustration and music industry clients. I have experience curating an arts collective, exhibitions, workshops, and international collaborative work.

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Projects

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  Cloudbusting, the graphic novelCloudbusting is my first illustrated graphic novel. All info here: https://helendearnleyillustration.webs.com/cloudbusting It's available to purchase via Artithmeric here: https://artithmeric.com/shop/80204/cloudbusting/
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  Taped From MTVTaped From MTV is a comic produced with funk band Chromeo: http://takeonmevshelendblackbird.blogspot.com/2018/11/taped-from-mtv.html Copies of Taped From MTV are now available to buy via Artithmeric https://artithmeric.com/shop/78023/taped-from-mtv/
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  #Funktober2020For #inktober, I've been illustrating a few imaginary concept funk album covers for Juliet Records. Contact me to license artwork or commission similar artwork. #TheFunkLady In order of appearance, they are: Day4 Radio Day1 Fish Day 8 Teeth Day 2 Wisp Day 6 Rodent
• Jak And Daxter CommissionA small private commission for a gaming fan fiction blog for the PS4 game Jak And Daxter.
• Crackerbox PalaceJust a fun 3D diorama my brain insisted I make based on George Harrison's Crackerbox Palace. Music industry proposal.
• Zine Making with OOMKWorked with One Of My Kind (OOMK) to make a zine entitled "Peace Painting".

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Work history

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DirectorLincoln Artists' Network
Oct 2009 - Apr 2015Lincoln, United KingdomFull Time
I was awarded a graduate bursary to set up Lincoln Artists' Network, which I ran from 2009 to 2015. I collaborated and curated site specific art installations, exhibitions, organised artist call outs, events and workshops, peer to peer networking, artists' markets and empty shop projects, In 2013-2014, I became a carer, so I put the LAN work on hold to focus on my illustration practice, due mainly to a lack of funding support from the Arts Council for artists living and working in Lincoln, which was vital to develop the group. I felt that the skills I gained were not valued properly within the arts.

Skills

• Illustration
• Digital Illustration
• Book Illustration
• Animation
• Art Curation
• Editorial Illustration
• Curation
• Print Design
• Content Curation
• Drawing

Education

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BA(Hons) Fine Art IllustrationUniversity of Lincoln
Sep 2005 - Jul 2008Lincoln, United Kingdom
I studied a joint honours degree in Fine Art & Illustration as a single parent, graduating with an Upper 2:1