Welcome
I’m so glad you’ve found your way here. I’m Helen Otway, an artist based in Australia. My work draws inspiration from the rhythms of nature — the shifting light, quiet coastlines, and the traces of human presence within the landscape.
Here you can explore my latest paintings and textile works, discover what’s currently on exhibition via my Home page, and find out where my art is available — both through galleries and directly from my studio. Previous exhibitions are found on my Exhibitions page.
You can view selected artworks via the drop down menu to reveal each series:If These Walls Could Talk, Silva Luna, Forest Glow, Tidal Shift, Sacred Rocks, Minis & Postcard Paintings, Tweed Valley Series, Spiritus. And you can learn more about my work at Byron School of Art 2024-2026 including available works.
You can visit my studio on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Studio K1 at M-Arts Precinct in Murwillumbah. Other days by appointment.
Helen xx
Here you can explore my latest paintings and textile works, discover what’s currently on exhibition via my Home page, and find out where my art is available — both through galleries and directly from my studio. Previous exhibitions are found on my Exhibitions page.
You can view selected artworks via the drop down menu to reveal each series:If These Walls Could Talk, Silva Luna, Forest Glow, Tidal Shift, Sacred Rocks, Minis & Postcard Paintings, Tweed Valley Series, Spiritus. And you can learn more about my work at Byron School of Art 2024-2026 including available works.
You can visit my studio on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Studio K1 at M-Arts Precinct in Murwillumbah. Other days by appointment.
Helen xx
WHAT'S ON NOW...
Lethbridge Small Scale Art Prize 2026
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WAITING - HELEN OTWAY
oil on board, oak frame 43 x 33cm WAITING (2025) is a painting where absence and memory intersect. It holds a stillness as a form of story-telling. The dimly lit room with a mannequin, a chair and a cupboard slightly ajar, provide an introspective, psychological tone, of how space remembers, how matter absorbs emotion, and how the past continues to breathe through the everyday. Exhibition Dates 7 - 25 August Across Lethbridge Gallery and Latrobe Art Space Opening Night Saturday 8th August 6:00 - 8:00pm Lethbridge Gallery 136 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington 4064 |
Winter Glow - Brunswick Street Gallery 11–26 July 2026
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In an age of brightness and exposure, these two small works linger in the half-light. Drawing on Tanizaki's celebration of shadow and Bachelard's reflections on the intimate spaces of home, they attend to the quiet glow of winter — moments where warmth is found not in illumination itself, but in the shelter, memory and imagination that gather around it.
Firelight (2026) Lamplight (2026) Oil on board Stained oak frame 23x23cm Winter Glow at Brunswick Street Gallery Exhibition Dates: 11–26 July 2026 Opening Event: Saturday 11 July 6–8PM |
COMING UP...
Artist Residency - Tweed Regional Gallery - 6 - 27 August 2026
Photo: Helen Otway
LAVA FESTIVAL
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Original artwork by series ...
You can view selected works by series. To enquire about any of the artwork, just send through an email at [email protected] . Please note that some works are exclusive to galleries.