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Guido van Helten is an Australian born visual artist and photographer (1986). He is an internationally recognised artist creating contemporary street art throughout the world which is underpinned by his exploration of community and identity generated through photography and large-scale mural installations.
Born in Canberra and growing up in inner city Melbourne, Australia, the artist was influenced at a young age by traditional graffiti movements leading to an early introduction aerosol at a young age. After graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Printmaking at Southern Cross University, Guido began the development of his contemporary work now closely aligned with the movement of large-scale muralism across the world. His work has developed out of his keen interests in travel, photography, architecture and learning about cultures in connection with their landscapes. Receiving attention for his work in regional communities around Australia, Guido was nominated for the Sir John Sulman prize at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2016 for his work in the community of Brim, Victoria. These interests and his ability to work on large-scale projects have spurred commissions across the world throughout Europe, Scandinavia, the United States and Australia.
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Education and Awards
2008
Bachelor of Visual Arts, Southern Cross University
2016
Sir John Sulman Prize - Finalist, Art Gallery of NSW
2018
Young Alumni of the Year Award, Southern Cross University
Selected Commissions
2021
Reflections - Department of Premier and Cabinet, Wellington Dam, Western Australia
2020
Monuments Project , Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Canvas Tower , Greenville, South Carolina, USA
2019
AptART, Azraq, Jordan
Fundacja Urban Forms, Łódź, Poland
Shire of Paroo, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
Shire of Murweh, Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Avis Nationale (National Blood Centre of Italy), Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
2018
Fort Dodge Publilc Art Coalition, Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
Cultural Exchange with the Australian Embassy of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Mural project, Faulkton, South Dakota, USA
The Foundations at the Portland Cement Works, Portland, New South Wales, Australia
Southern Cross University, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
2017
St+Art India Festival, Mumbai and Goa, India
Sassoon Dock Art Project, Mumbai, India
UPEA 2017, Hämeenlinna, Finland
Festiwall, Ragusa, Italy
Nashville Walls Project, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Red Bull Curates: Jigsaw, Dubai, UAE
Moorundi Health Clinic, Raukkan, Coorong region, South Australia, Australia
Coonalpyn Silo Project, Coorong region, South Australia, Australia
Melbourne Polytechnic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2016
Commission and Production for ‘The Wanderers’ (ABC iview) for ABC Australia, Manildra, New South Wales, Australia
Art (Re)public, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Mural in ATO zone, Avdiyivka, Ukraine
UPEA 2016, Helsinki, Finland
Unexpected, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Arte Urbano, Ecatepec de Morelos, México, Mexico
Solar de Samaniego winery, Guardia, Álava, Spain
Fundacja Urban Forms collaboration, Grudziądz, Poland
Škoda Auto and Fundacja Urban Forms collaboration, Poznan, Poland
Chernobyl Mural Project, Chernobyl, Ukraine
The Crystal Ship Festival, Oostende, Belgium
Brisbane Street Art Festival (BSAF), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2015
Brim Silo Project, Wimmera region, Victoria, Australia
Urban Myths supported by the British Embassy in Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
City Art Project, Kiev, Ukraine
Wonderwalls festival, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
JJ Street Baltic Session 2015 supported by the Australian Embassy of the Baltic, Tallinn, Estonia
Mary-Anns Polariggen, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Big City Life, Rome, Italy
City Art Project Kiev, Ukraine
Skugga Hotel collaboration with Ragnar Axelsson, Reykjavik, Iceland
Sirkus FO, Faroe Islands, Denmark
Eternitten Arbejdermuseum, Aalborg, Denmark
Collingwood Power Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wall to Wall project, Benalla, Victoria, Australia
The Workshop in Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wonderwalls festival, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2014
Thorough_fair arts project, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
City of Vincent, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Hit the Bricks festival, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Pillars Project for G20 Cultural, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Pooŋojorteq, Nuuk, Greenland
Sia for Akureyrarvaka 2014, Akureyri, Iceland
Jón úr Vör’ for Kópavogsbær, Kópavogur, Iceland
Drawout 2014 festival, Limerick, Ireland
Heimaey Harbour, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
World Firsts Mural, Orkney, Scotland, UK
RVKRVX mural project, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013
Leith Late mural project, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Commonwealth Games mural project, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Faces of the East End project collaboration with Phil Maxwell, London, England, UK
Skagaströnd mural project, Skagaströnd, Iceland
Back Alley Gallery project stage 2, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Market Lane Project, Wollongong Central Shopping Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Holloway Eyewear warehouse, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Back Alley Gallery project stage 1, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Residencies
2019
First Coat Studios, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
2017
Nashville Walls Project, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2014
Daviðshús residency, Akureyri, Iceland
2013
NES Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland