Helene Lund Den Boer
My Story
I’m originally from Denmark, but since 1996 I have lived outside my Mother country. After living in England and various parts of the United States, I now reside with my husband and our daughter in western North Carolina, in the Smoky Mountains.
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Visual art has always played a central role in my life, especially drawing and painting. I’ve long been drawn to portraits and visual narratives, with a consistent focus on women—their stories, presence, and emotional depth.
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For many years I worked primarily in oils, later transitioning to acrylics. Over time, collage also became part of my practice. But in 2017, after moving to North Carolina, my work took an unexpected turn: I discovered a fascination with textiles and began sewing images instead of painting them.
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Though the medium has changed, I still to some extend consider myself a painter—
I now work with fabric and thread rather than paint and brushes. The core of my artistic inquiry remains the same: exploring light and shadow, and telling stories with women at the center.
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I hold a BA in Fine Art from Norwich School of Art and Design, UK and an MA in Illustration/Sequential Design from the University of Brighton, UK.
Artist Statement
"I see myself as a storyteller. Each piece I create is a sequence in a larger narrative, one whose beginning and ending remain unknown. The story ultimately belongs to the viewer; I offer only the scenery, and occasionally a title, as invitations into that world.
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My work centers on the female figure and character. Throughout my life, I have admired strong, compelling women, and I aim to portray their strength, imagination, secrets, dreams, and femininity. In my pieces, the figure becomes an actress—the core around which everything else revolves.
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Inspiration comes from everywhere: a beautiful font, a vintage movie poster, a hummingbird, a song title, or an Asian floral pattern. I collect images, words, and anecdotes, each one a seed for new ideas.
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Recently, I have begun working with fabric. Its texture and subtlety intrigue me, offering a new dimension to my storytelling and a nuanced way to explore form and emotion."
Let’s Work Together
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