Helen Oram

Helen Oram has been a practising, exhibiting artist for many years.Her inspiration is drawn from a childhood on an isolated farm in rural New South Wales. Many of the local characters appear in her work.

She has won numerous prizes and acquisitive and highly commended awards in municipal exhibitions in Shoalhaven, Manning and in many rural competitions. She has regularly been a finalist and award winner in city competitions. Her work has been sought after for commercial galleries in N.S.W. Victoria, South Australia and Canberra. She has had thirty solo and joint exhibitions and was chosen to represent women in an International Women’s Year exhibition in Wollongong.                                                                   

After painting every day of her adult life, a family tragedy found her unable to paint for many years, but following several life changes she has resumed working. This hiatus has totally changed her format and palette and led to a more vibrant platform.​​

Tuition was difficult in a small country town. She is largely self-taught, but took short classes and weekend work-shops and summer schools in the city when possible. These included different genres such as sculpture and Chinese brush stroke. Notable teachers and lecturers were Roy Jackson, Desiderius Orban and Lawrence Beck. Last year she worked privately in Ireland for several weeks with highly regarded artist and teacher, David Willis, studying grounding and layering techniques.

Paintings have been selected for use in advertising by:​

• The Scotts School Art Prize Albury

• Canada Bay Art Prize

• Hunters Hill Art Prize