about Helen

Helen Vergouwen’s sculptures refer to maps of houses, cities or places where she has been. These are imagined memories solidified in the sturdy material that the sculptures are made of: wood, bronze and corten steel. The structure of the material is important. Her works are about forms, usually geometric forms, but sometimes also irregular, more organic forms. Vergouwen plays with opposites such as open versus closed, rough versus smooth, inside versus outside. Geometric abstract art, but intuitive, not calculated. Helen releases emotion by letting you look at a form made from rusty steel. The attraction of her sculptures is reinforced by her masterly command of the materials she uses and the precision of her work.

Helen Vergouwen (Rucphen, 1960) lives in France and works in both the Netherlands and France. She studied at the St. Joost Academy in Breda.

Works presented by

2005 - 2014 Galerie 4^de dimensie, Plasmolen (NL) 
2006 - 2018 Salon Réalites nouvelles, Paris (Fr)
From 2006 Galerie Orion, Centre Géometrique MADI, Paris (Fr) / Galerie Aller Simple, Longjumeau (Fr)
From 2015 Kunsthandel Meijer, Utrecht (NL)
From 2020 Modern Shapes Gallery Antwerpen (BE)

Art Fairs

2005 - 2013 Galerie 4^de dimensie, Plasmolen (NL): pAn Amsterdam
From 2015 Kunsthandel Meijer, Utrecht (NL): pAn Amsterdam, ArtRotterdam, ArttheHague, Art on paper Amsterdam, KunstRAI Amsterdam, Modern Art Fair Paris
From 2017 Galerie Aller Simple, YIA Art fair Paris

Exhibitions

2025

ARTZuid Amsterdam Biënale, Le Pont de Claix, ArtRotterdam, ArtAmsterdam, Art on paper Amsterdam

2024

KunstRAI Amsterdam 2024 Kunsthandel Meijer, PAD Paris Modern Shapes Gallery, Radial Art Contemporain Strassbourg (F), Sentier de sculptures Altier (F), Jeux Artistiques château de Maillebois (F), ArtLabCity, pAnAmsterdam

2023

Small is beautifull, Espace Moliëre Agde, Hôtel Jules César Arles, ArtRotterdam en Art on Paper Kunsthandel Meijer,  Galerie Abigail, Parizsi Kocka II, Budapest (HU) Artist in Residence BCAC Buffalo Creek Art Center Nevada (USA)

2022

Sculptures Serignan (F), Radial Gallery Absence Creates Space Strassbourg (F), Sculpture Passion Château du Bosc, Domazan (F), A something in a summer’s day Gallery O68 Velp (NL), Salon Realites Nouvelles Parijs, Modern Art Fair Parijs, Galerie Wagner Liberalitas Parijs, Art Chepy Symposium Tullins (F)

2021

Stedelijk Museum Breda, overzichtstentoonstelling, ‘Evenwicht in Cortenstaal’ solo> Art Gallery O-68, Velp> Galerie Akie Akinci Paris (F)  ArtLabCity Agde (F), Zutphen Concreet 2021, Biënnale Sculpt En Sologne 2021(F), Modern Shapes Gallery Antwerpen (B)

2020

75 jaar Vrijheid, Vlaardingen en Delft> Spoordonk Oirschot> Art Gallery O-68, Velp Ontgrendeld> Aller Simple Longjumeau (F)

2019

Universo Madi’, Gallery Odalys, Madrid (E),>  ‘Getting there’ solo expositie Art Gallery O68 Velp (NL),> ‘Lineart’ Kunsthal Hof 88, Almelo (NL),> ‘Zutphen Concreet’ Zutphen (NL), ‘Hommage aan Ad Dekkers’, Stadhuis Gorinchem (NL),> Biënnale Sculpt en Sologne, Chaumont sur Tharonne (Fr)

2018

Galerie Outreloire, Nevers (Fr),> Carrement 5, L’espace Peugeot, Paris (Fr),> Galerie Plein Jour, Douarnenez (Fr), > Galeria Vizivarosi Boedapest, Collectie Nagy-Nemes (HU)

2017

Merapi Revisited Gallery Kartika Affandi, Yogjakarta (Indonesië), > Galerie Kunstkamer, Hoogeloon (NL)

2016

“Rhythme et Géométrie”, Musée de Chateauroux (Fr),> “Erven zonder testament”, Museum hildo Krop Rams Woerthe, Steenwijk (NL),> Galerie Plein Jour, Douarnenez (Fr),> “Verwantschap”, Kruithuis en Willem II fabriek, ’s-Hertogenbosch (NL)

2015

Sporen, Galerie Kunstkamer, Hoogeloon (NL), Galerie Den heeck, Bornem-Hingene (B),> “Uit liefde voor hout”, MuseumIJsselstein (NL),> “Symposion 2015”, Gorinchem (NL)

2014

“Hors les murs” SRN-Paris, Beijing (CN)

2013

Land en Beeld, Asperen (NL),> 15A Galerie & Beeldentuin, Lochem (NL)

2012

“Hommage á Vantongerloo av MADI”, Natavaara- Akademin, Sarvisvaara Cercle Polaire (SE)

2011

Parizsi Kocka, Abigail Galéria, Budapest (HU) Tretvjakov Gallery, Moskou (RU> MADI, Musée d’art, Cholet (Fr), “Conscience polygonale: Carmelo Arden-Quin”, MADI, CIAC Nice (Fr)

2010

Couleurs et Géometrie, Musée de Sens (Fr) Kunsthaus Neurenberg (D) Muzeum Narodowe Kielce (P), > Galaxie des Artistes MADI, > Galerie Akié Arichi, Paris (Fr), > Petits formats MADI, Galerie Nouvellet, Paris (Fr)

2009

De géometrie van MADI, Stadhuis Gorinchem (NL), > Bichrome MADI, Centre des Arts de Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Fr)

Collection

CIAC Centre International d'Art Contemporain de Carros, Nice (FR)
MAGI '900, Bologna (IT)
Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem (NL)
Plusieur collections privées/Several private collections

Public art contracts

2016: Longjumeau (FR)
2012: Drunen, Vlijmen en Oud Heusden (NL)
2009: Drunen (NL), “Centrumplan”

Publications

2017: Espaces Imprévus, Helen Vergouwen (Pauker Collection HU)
2016: ‘Verwantschap’ #
2015: ‘Cette obscure clarté’, Léopoldo Novoa & Helen Vergouwen
2004: ‘betekende en onbetekende objecten’
2004: ‘een samenwerking’, Arie Brinkman & Helen Vergouwen