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‘Helen Britton: The Story So Far’ opens this Saturday 20 June at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Mornington Peninsula Gallery⁠
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Gallery details via link in bio - RSVP requested if you’d like to attend the opening. ⁠
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Living Treasures is a series of solo exhibitions honouring eminent Australian crafts people, celebrating their mastery of skill, their achievements, and the unique place they occupy in the national design culture. Helen Britton, an exceptional Australian artist of international reputation, is the tenth artist in the Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft series.⁠
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Between 2017 and 2019 Helen travelled three times to Australia to document the house of her great Aunt and Godmother Kath Carr on the Clarence river (Ngunitiji, Yaegl Country). Kath taught Helen how to make collages with pressed Australian flowers that she had collected, or with metal fillings from the lathe in the shed, to paint on porcelain which was her greatest hobby, and to make jewellery.⁠
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The Story So Far traces the rich and complex world of country women and the creativity that shaped Helen’s early experience of Australia. The exhibition features new works including painting, installation, jewellery, drawings and objects alongside the first showing of the photographic work My Godmother’s House.⁠
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Image: Helen Britton, Junkyard 3 (in progress), Necklace and hook, 2025, Silver, paint, velvet, wood, copper, steel, 70 x 30 x 10cm, photo by Dirk Eisel⁠
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Helen Britton

My favourite earrings from our current exhibition - Helen Britton’s glorious ‘Swirls’. Made using a technique Helen developed, with crushed glass shards and opals set within a complex silver frame. We’re open from Wednesday, come and try these beauties on!⁠
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Photo by Dirk Eisel⁠
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Helen Britton

‘Things I Love, Things I Fear’ by iconic Australian artist (and Living Treasure!) Helen Britton is now open - come and explore her compelling storytelling through miniature paintings and jewellery. ⁠
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Helen Britton⁠
Childhood Apparition 2⁠
Gouache and Tusche on paper, framed⁠
20 x 29cm⁠
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Today is your last chance to see Julie Blyfield’s ‘Silver is the Moon’ - the gallery is open from 12-4pm. ⁠
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We’ll be closed on Wednesday next week for install, and we look forward to welcoming you on Thursday evening for the opening of Helen Britton’s new exhibition ‘Things I Love, Things I Fear’. ⁠
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Julie Blyfield⁠
Lotus Flower & Cotton Leaf Strands of Beads⁠
2025-26⁠
Australian Keshi Pearls, Indian Lava beads, glass beads, sterling silver⁠
Each 300 x 155 x 6mm⁠
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