Helen Ward is an artist and designer based in Bristol, UK, renowned for her intricate paper artwork.

She began her creative journey studying design at the University of the West of England, Bristol. After graduating, Helen worked as both a traditional bookbinder and a paper engineer, designing and crafting pop-up books. During her time at the bindery, she began collecting antique papers, which sparked her extensive collection of hand-marbled papers. Today, she incorporates Victorian marbled paper as a signature element in all her work.

Helen exhibits her work across the UK and internationally, with shows in cities such as Paris, Brussels, New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. Her pieces have been displayed at the V&A Museum in London and have been commissioned as prizes for the Observer Ethical Awards.

Her collectors include the Swedish Royal Family, the Royal Family of Thailand, and British designer and presenter Kevin McCloud.

EXHIBITIONS

2025
Paper Work, RWA, Bristol
Rejects, Everyone’s Art Friend, London
Summer Open, Byard Art, Cambridge

2024
PULP, Make SouthWest, Bovey Tracey
Byard Art, Cambridge
Bradford Gallery, Bradford-On-Avon
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Form Gallery, Nailsworth

2023
Byard Art, Cambridge
Bradford Gallery, Bradford-On-Avon
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Form Gallery, Nailsworth

2022
’Equinox’ Palais des Vaches, Hampshire
’Mixed Summer Exhibition’ Byard Art, Cambridge
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
Bradford Gallery, Bradford-On-Avon
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Form Gallery, Nailsworth

2021
’Home and Garden’ Byard Art, Cambridge
Bradford Gallery, Bradford-On-Avon
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Form Gallery, Nailsworth
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea

2020
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Foss Fine Art, London
Byard Art, Cambridge

2019
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Foss Fine Art, London
’Mixed Summer Exhibition’ Byard Art, Cambridge

2018
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham
’Nature in Mind’ Byard Art, Cambridge
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Foss Fine Art, London

2017
Hidden Art Gallery, Bristol
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Foss Fine Art, London
Byard Art, Cambridge

2016
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
Foss Fine Art, London
Byard Art, Cambridge
The Cube Gallery, Marylebone, London
The Cube Gallery, Bristol