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Museum Exhibitions
    2013    • Seats of: Chairs in Art - Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY - October.
    2012    • CUT - Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, NY - October.
    2005    • Sculpture In and By the River - Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA - June - October.
    1997    • Thin Skin - Collaborative exhibition: Concept, design and installation, Helen Suter, Harvey Weiss and Bradley Wester. The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ - May.
    1996    • 14 th Annual Metro Show - Palmer Museum, Springfield, NJ - July.
    1996    • 14 th Annual Metro Show - Monmouth Museum - Lincroft, NJ - September.
    1992    • Artist’s Choice: Works from the permanent collection - curated by sculptor Angela Ferreira, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa - July.
    1980    • Three Young Sculptors - The Touch Gallery, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, ZA.
    1979    • Cape Town Biennial - South African National Gallery, Iziko Museums, Cape Town, ZA.

One-Person Exhibitions
    2013    • Helen Suter - Window Installation: Prima...Primavera ! - Kosa, Hudson, NY - March.
    2009    • Venus Landing (after Botticelli) - Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center, NY - November.
    2004    • Helen Suter - Works on Paper, Objects - A.D.D. Gallery, Hudson, NY - April.
    2003    • Helen Suter Sculpture - A.D.D. Gallery, Hudson, NY - January.  
    2002    • Hudson Arts Walk - Contemporary Quilt Studio, Hudson, NY - October.    
    1983    • Helen Suter Constructions - South African Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, ZA - February.
    1983    • Helen Suter - MFA Exhibition - Hiddingh Hall, University of Cape Town, ZA - September.

Select Group Exhibitions

    2019    • En Masse, Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY - December.
    2018    • En Masse, Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY - December.
    2017    • Primavera 2, Continuum Movement Arts Exhibition, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY - July.
    2016    • CUT 2 - Continuum Movement Arts Exhibition - Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY - July.
    2015    • Artist Teacher - Foundation Gallery, CGC College, Hudson, NY - September.
    2014    • En Masse - Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY - November.
    2014    • Hawthorne Valley Farm & Art - La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY - October.
    2012    • Re - Structuring Signs and Symbols - Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY - August.
    2009    • Bounty - G.A.S. Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY - June.
    2008    • The Dog - Curated by Wendy Holmes, Gallery 345, Hudson, NY - July.
    2006    • Small Paintings - Curated by Eric Cohler, A.D.D. Gallery, Hudson, NY - March.
    2005    • Waves of Light - Curated by Gregory Kepinski, Pocketbook Factory, Hudson, NY - September.
    2005    • CCCA Annual Art Show - Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY - March.
    2004    • Weihnachtsausstellung - Progr, Bern, Switzerland - December.
.   2004    • Twelve - Columbia County Council of the Arts Gallery, Hudson, NY - December.
    2004    • Fundamental Change - A.D.D. Gallery, Hudson, NY - July - August.
    2003    • The Manipulated Object - Curated by Jefferson Snider, Director A.D.D. Gallery, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY - March.
    1998    • Swiss Institute Benefit Exhibition - Swiss Institute, New York, NY - November.
    1996    • The Hanging Sculpture Garden - Curated by Robert Costa, a Pro Arts presentation, Newport Center Mall, Jersey City, NJ - September.
    1996    • Art Around the Park - Sculpture Garden - Curated by Joe Schneider, Tompkins Square Park, East Village, New York, NY - May.
    1996    • Action : Reaction, An Installation Exhibit - Curated by Christopher Koep, Raritan Valley Community College Art Gallery, Somerville, NJ - February.
    1996    • the Lyrical, the Expressionist and the Poetic - Curated by Michael Walls, owner Michael Walls Gallery, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Soho, New York, NY - September.
    1995    • Solid State. A survey of contemporary sculpture - Curated by Robert Costa, Morgan Industrial Center, Jersey City, NJ - October.
    1994    • Hoboken Steel 94 - The Garage, Hoboken, NJ - November.
    1994    • International Juried Show - Curated by Robert T. Buck, Director Brooklyn Museum, New Jersey Center For Visual Arts, Summit, NJ - March.
    1993    • New Directions - Pleiades Gallery, Soho, New York, NY - June.
    1993    • Art: New Jersey - Ben Shan Galleries, William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ - February.
    1992    • Eleventh Annual Metro Show - City Without Walls, Newark, NJ - November.        
    1992    • Small Works International - 7th Annual Juried Competition, Amos Eno Gallery, Soho, New York, NY - August.    
    1991    • Tenth Annual Metro Show - City Without Walls, Newark, NJ - November.
    1980    • Eighteen Cape Artists - South African Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, ZA - April.
    1979    • Afrox Metalart - South African Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, ZA.
    
Reviews                
    2014    • Times Union - December 17 - Amy Griffin: ’Working miniature, on a large scale’.
    2014    • imby.com - November 25 - John Isaacs: Art and About: Thompson Giroux makes small beautiful.
    2004    • The Independent - October 8 - Richard Baim: ‘What you see is what you choose’.
    2004    • The New York Times - August 20 - Grace Glueck: ‘Sculpture In and By the River, 2004’.    
    2004    • The Berkshire Eagle - August 19 - Charles Bonenti: ‘ River celebration shakes up outdoor sculpture in South County’.
    2004    • Times Union - August 9 - Joseph Dalton: ‘The water’s edge’.
    2004    • Boston Sunday Globe - July 4 - Judith Gaines: ‘Down by the riverside’.
    2004    • Metroland, Albany - April 29 - David Brickman: ‘Minimalist Marvel’.
    2003    • The New York Times - February 15 - D. Dominick Lombardi: ‘Keeping It Simple in Color and Form’.     
    1997    • Review Magazine, N.Y. - July - Robert M. Murdock: ‘Thin Skin’.
    1996    • The New York Times - NJ Edition, p. 15 - September 15 - William Zimmer: ‘Look but Don’t Buy: A New Kind of Window Shopping at the Mall’.    
    1995    • The New York Times - NJ Edition, p. 11 - December 24 - William Zimmer: ‘Small but Select Works With Points of View’.
    1995    • The Sunday Star Ledger, NJ - Section 4, p. 12 - February 24 - Eileen Watkins: ‘Cutting-edge art at City Without Walls’. 
    1994    • The Star Ledger, NJ - April - E. Watkins: ‘Women head field at international show’.
    1993    • The Star Ledger, NJ - Section 4, p.15 - February 28 - E. Watkins: ‘William Paterson gallery expands scope of this year’s showcase for Jersey artists’.
    1992    • The Star Ledger, NJ - p. 43 - December 18 - Eileen Watkins: ‘Small Is All’.
    1992    • The Star Ledge, NJ - p. 50 - September 11 - Eileen Watkins: ‘Art’.
    1992    • The New York Times - NJ Ed.Section p. 12 - January 19 - V. Raynor: ‘Small, Lighthearted Works’.
    1983    • Die Burger, Cape Town - November 3 - Ellen Mesman: ‘Fearsome and beautiful art’.    
    1983    • The Cape Times - August 3 - Benita Munitz: ‘Dynamic space age sculptures’.
    1982    • The Cape Times - December 1 - Anne Baron: ‘Helen, sculptress in a boiler suit’.
    1980    • The Argus, C.T. - April 19 - Eldred Green: ‘18 young artist exhibit’.  
    1979    • The Argus, C.T. - September 11 - Eldred Green: ‘Sculpture laden with emotion’.
    1979    • Rapport, Johannesburg - September - Johan Bruwer: ‘This is how the Cape eye sees’.

Publications, Documentaries 
    2016    • ‘Participating in Evolution, Artists 2014-2016’ - Continuum Movement Arts, Catalogue.
    1997    • ‘Thick and Thin’. Essay by Eric Latzky (author of Three Views from Vertical Cliffs, a novel).
    1994    • ‘Mythical Associations’. Poem by Michael Vos, a personal response to the sculptures.
    1983    • ‘Portfolio’ SABC TV - Documentary Interview on a South African cultural affairs program.
    1982    • ‘A personal investigation of some functional systems and the development of sculptural analogies’ - Helen Suter, MFA publication, Michaelis School of Fine Art, UCT, ZA.

Collections
                • Private: United States - South Africa - Switzerland - Germany - Australia.
                • South African National Gallery - Permanent Collection ‘Lateral # 2’ - Cape Town, ZA.
                • University of Cape Town Gallery - Permanent Collection ‘Vertical #2’ - Cape Town, ZA.  
    
Theater Set / Costume Design
    2007    • ‘Look Homeward, Angel’ by Ketti Frings, based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe - Hawthorne Valley School, class 10 student production, Ghent, NY - March.
                • ‘Cyrano’ by Joe Roets, adapted from the play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ by Edmond Rostand, directed by Drama-Desk nominee Lenard Petit, Walking the dog Theater, Basilica Industria, Hudson, NY - June - July.
                • ‘I Do! I Do!’ by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, directed by Carl Ritchie, Copake Theater Company, Grange Theater, Copake, NY - October.
                • ‘Cyrano’ by Joe Roets, adapted from the play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ by Edmond Rostand, directed by Drama-Desk nominee Lenard Petit, Walking the dog Theater at The Grange Theater, Copake, NY - December.
    1982    • ‘A Dreamplay’ by August Strindberg, directed by Tjaart Potgieter, Set design and costumes - The Glass Theater, Cape Town, South Africa.

Education and Awards
    1982    • Master of Fine Art - Awarded with Distinction. Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
    1979    • Advanced Diploma in Sculpture - Awarded with Distinction. Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, ZA. Awarded Merit Scholarships.
    1978    • Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts. Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, ZA. Awarded Michaelis Prize For Best Overall Composition.