Helena Foster

b.1988
Lives and works in London.

Education
BA (Hons) Painting, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, 2007-2010.
Foundation, Fine Art (Painting), Chelsea College of Arts, London, 2006-2007.

Solo Exhibitions
Time Honoured, Kasmin, New York. 2025
In Voluntary Absence, 1st Floor, Green Park, Bath. 2024-2025
To See Beyond Seeing, Simon Lee Gallery, London, 2023
In One Breath, French Riviera, London, 2022
Things of The World, online, 2021
Flesh & Spirit, Bow Arts, Thamesmead, London, 2020
Achịcha, Studio 1.1, Shoreditch, London, 2019
Money, Love, Jealousy, OM's, Victoria Island, Lagos, 2019
Space In Between, Seesaw Studio, Dalston, London, 2018

Group Exhibitions
Codex, Centre For Recent Drawing, London, 2025
Wings Of A Butterfly, Ingleby, Edinburgh, 2025
of intimacy and quietude, Sid Motion Gallery, London, 2024
Image Impressions, FF Projects, Lagos, 2023
Time, Pablo’s Birthday, New York, 2023
Cosmic Coincidences, French Riviera, London, 2022
Manifold, FF Projects, London, 2022
Gertrude Presents, London, 2022
Leo Asemota & Helena Foster: Materials For A Performance Of Unknown Reasons, London, 2022
Elbow Room, The Sunday Painter, London, 2022
EQX 22. 20:20. 21, French Riviera, London, 2021
Art X Lagos, Septieme Gallery, 2021
Entre Amis Trois, French Riviera, London, 2020
Viva la Fiesta, French Riviera, Bethnal Green, London, 2020
Entre Amis Deux, French Riviera, Bethnal Green, London, 2019
Black, The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras, London, 2018
50 / 50, The Crows Nest Gallery, London, 2018
Encounter, Jewel Piccadilly, London, 2018
Art Hub Gallery, Deptford, London 2017
Storytelling, Remp Art Gallery, Marrakech, 2010
Degree show, Camberwell College of Arts, 2010
Youth Art Interchange II: A sense of perspective. Tate Britain 2009

Curatorial & Collaborative
Lagos Biennial: How to Build A Lagoon with Just A Bottle of Wine, Guest Projects, Shonibare Studios, London, 2019.
Foundations in Curating, Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, 2018.
Tate Collective Talk, Tate Britain, London, 2017.
Modern & Contemporary African Art. Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, 2016.
Adidas Collaboration: “When I see you, I See Me”. Late at Tate, 2015.
Power Myth & Technology: A one-day symposium at Tate Modern, 2013.
Hyperlink – Circuit, Tate Modern, London, 2013.
Benjamin, Benin and Britain: A Diamond Jubilee. The British Museum, London, 2012.
The Ens Project: “Count Off for Eo Ipso” Leo Asemota. Tate Tanks, Tate Modern, 2012.
Controversy in Art. Art Session, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2011.
Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project Summer Academy, 2010.
Britishistory Series: Make it up, Mix it up & Talk it up. Tate Britain, 2010.
Fearless. Kultu, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010.
UK-China 400: Creativity and Cultural Innovation, British Council, Shanghai, 2009.

Tate Collective Alumni

Art Residency
Thamesmead Texas, Thamesmead, London, 2020
Terre Sans Frontiere|And'Art. Marrakech, Morocco, 2010.

Feature
Plus Magazine, Helena Foster | Between the Seen and the Felt, 2025
Manifold Archives, FF Projects, 2024
Konfekt Kompakt - Issue 62. Home Truths / Helena Foster: Refined Palette, 2023.
MoMus, Preoccupied with Things Left Behind: On Three Nigerian Artists, 2022.
England: Talking of Art - Contemporary Artists from England, Imago Mundi, 2020.
Good Trouble Magazine, Issue 22, August 2018: UNMANIFESTO.
Under The Influence Magazine, The Africa issue, 2012.
Issues of Identity, Purpose and Direction: Conversation between Jelili Atiku and Helena Foster.