Helen Dolan
Education:
2021 Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art - Sculpture
Bachelor of Arts: Digital Media Arts
Hamline University
St Paul, MN
Grants & Awards:
2019 Ehler’s Fellows Travel Grant, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Scholarship, Summer 2019
Dean’s List, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
2017 Presidential Scholarship, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 2017-present
Hamline University Art Department Scholarship, 2017-present
Dean’s List, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 2017-present
Selected Exhibitions:
2021 Hard & Soft ,Caroline S. Mark Gallery,Wausau,WI (forthcoming)
30 Under 30,Viridian Artists,Virtual Exhibition
Senior Thesis Show,Soeffker Gallery,St.Paul,MN
Hamline Digital Media Arts Senior Show,Online exhibition
Crystal world VR exposition,Escape010101,Online exhibition
Comfort Good Gifs,Gxrlongrill,Online exhibition
2020
Sugar-free Red Bull Milwaukee Regional Snow and Ice Festival, Milwaukee,WI
Contaminated, Institute of Aesthetic Advocacy, Online exhibition
Gallery 610's curated online exhibition, Bad Coping Mechanisms
2019 Open Studios Art Crawl, Sad Boys Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Forum, Olson Gallery, Bethel University, St Paul, MN
2018 Open Studios Art Crawl, Sad Boys Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Forum, Regis West Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minnapolis, MN
Student Juried Exhibition, Soeffker Gallery, Hamline University, St Paul, MN
2017 Open Studios Art Crawl, Sad Boys Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Annual Patron and Young Artist Exhibits, Brown County Art Guild, Nashville, Brown County, IN
Professional Experience:
2021 Teaching Artist, WEEKLY Mentorship (BBBS)- Twin Cities
2020 Northern Clay Center teaching assistant, Minneapolis
Assisted students and Teacher, giving demos on the wheel as well as hand building, giving construction tips, overseeing wheel throwing for students 9-14 years old and helping teacher prep and clean spaces.
Education Intern, Big Brothers Big Sisters-Twin Cities
Teaching artist at two sites in spring term, creating art lessons,
and helping to create relevant programming.
Teaching Artist, WEEKLY Mentorship (BBBS)- Twin Cities
Working at a partner site, engaging with low-income preschool to teenaged students in one hour of art programming every week, teaching and creating curriculums with other mentors at site.
Teaching Assistant- 2D-3D, Hamline University
2019 Teaching Assistant- Sculpture, Hamline University
Assisted students with class assignments, instructed students how to use metal and wood shop equipment, led class while Professor Baker was absent
2018 Sculpture Studio Monitor (2018- present), Hamline University
Assisted students outside of class hours with assignments, giving construction tips, overseeing the safety and use of metal and wood shop equipment.
Studio Assistant to Professor Allison Baker (2018-present)
Assist with production, fabrication, and installation of sculpture.
Workshops and Residencies
2019 Anderson Ranch: Fiber to Form- Sculpting with Paper,
Snowmass Village, CO
Technical Skills:
Woodworking (carving, construction), steel welding (MIG, oxy-acetylene), metal fabrication, mold-making (multi-part, sand, silicone rubber), casting/foundry experience (bronze, aluminum), photography and photo manipulation (Adobe Photoshop), graphic design (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator), printmaking (woodblock, etching, aquatint), paper making, paper casting,ceramic wheel throwing and clay hand building.