HELEN LEETE

loves to make sculptures which give delight to people and which inspire and uplift their spirits.

These days she works mainly in bronze, doing commissions, both figurative and abstract, for collectors.
She is also well known for her public sculptures around Sydney, which include:

‘Earthmother' in the Royal Botanic Gardens near the Opera House
‘Oceanides' in the ocean
‘Arched Back Bather' at Manly
‘Earth Ancestors' in Roseville
‘Landscape Form' at Macquarie University
‘Fountain' in Crescent Garden, Darling Park
and many more.

She studied for a B.A. in Fine Arts at Cape Town University and attained post-graduate qualifications in Sculpture (at the College of Fine Art, University of N.S.W.), in bronze sculpture and ceramics (at the National Art School) and in history of art (at Cambridge University, England).

She has exhibited widely, both one man and group shows, including four ‘Sculpture by the Sea' shows. She has been short-listed for the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery Of NSW. Helen has won a considerable number of awards and first prizes for sculpture in recent years, including the Art Gallery Society Award at the 2003 Sculpture by the Sea.
More info on Helen can be found at www.helenleete.com.au