Helen Fraser

I see myself as a multidisciplinary artist who works in a series format.  I make art as a symbolic act of healing a scarred earth and mending the fragments in my inner world.  Through my art making I express my quest for transformation and reconciliation on a personal and collective level.  I want my art and the process of creating to inspire a more democratic world where we can accept the different, destructive and vulnerable in ourselves and each other.  

I thread together my love of textiles, psychology, history, human rights, dreams and nature into a unique visual vocabulary that may offer a sense of quiet restoration or spiritual healing to the viewer or collector. I predominantly work on paper with ink and gouache and have a strong social art focus through my ongoing collaboration with the Australian South Sea Islanders Port Jackson, Sydney.