Academic projects : coming soon

Helen Hardaker gained a first-class honours degree in Fine art at Cardiff art college (1987) before taking a post graduate route at Goldsmiths College London (1988) and gaining a distinction at master’s level in Fine Art at University of Gloucestershire (2007).

Inspired by the Art for All Movement (Generative AI 2025) and embracing the famous quote ‘Every human being is an artist …’ (Beuys 1978), Hardaker works collaboratively and has exhibited at the Tate Modern, Riverside Art studios, the Arts Council for Wales, Glastonbury Festival, and locally SVA, Prema Arts and more.

Hardaker teaches teachers how to teach art, campaigns for creative arts in schools, ‘All Schools should be Art Schools’ (Smith 2016) and strives for participation opportunities with her audiences.

Further study took Hardaker beyond the drawn and painted image, animating her work, producing short films and videos. Both Prema Arts Centre in Uley and Meantime Artists Space in Cheltenham have been important place for experimentation and development for Hardaker’s work, where she has had solo exhibitions and run art workshops.

Alongside her art Hardaker is passionate about her other professional practice, teaching the primary art and design and expressive arts curriculums, and inclusive education at the University of Gloucestershire. For Hardaker, there are clear crossovers between her academic and artistic practices.

Academic projects coming soon.