EDUCATION
2015 BFA in Painting and Art History, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Departmental and Academic Honors
2011 High School Degree with a concentration in Visual Arts, Educational Center for the Arts, New Haven, CT
RESIDENCIES
2016 Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China
AWARDS
2015 Jeremy Foss Auction Award, Fine Arts 2D Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 2D Book Award, Fine Arts 2D Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Professor Gretchen Lipschitz Award, Art History Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Art History All School Show Award, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2014 George Nick Competition Prize Winner, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2014 Fine Arts 2D Foundation Auction Award, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2013 Fine Arts 2D Foundation Auction Award, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2011- 2015 Presidential Scholarship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2016 Artist In Residence Gallery, “Return to Nature,” Inside Out Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group
2016 North Crackatorium Gallery, “Steady Pace,” Massachusetts College of Art and Desgin, Boston
2016 Jamaica Plain Brewery Hallway, “Projections,” Jamaica Plain Brewery Complex, Jamaica Plain, MA
2015 Student Life Gallery, “Senior Painting Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 North Crackatorium Gallery, “Paintings By John and Helen,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 President’s Gallery, “Painting All School Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Arnheim Gallery, “Art History All School Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Student Life Gallery, “Converging Lines,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Scollay Square Gallery, “MassArt Student Exhibition,” Boston City Hall, Boston
2014 Sparring Partners Windows, “Painting Now,”, Center for Art and Community Partnerships, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2014 Arnheim Gallery, “Art History All School Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2014 President’s Gallery, “Painting All School Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2013 Student Life Gallery, “The Away Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2013 Arnheim Gallery, “Art History All School Show,” Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016 Mick Theebs, "Guest Post: Helen Brechlin: Alternative Narrative," Also That (blog), September 12th 2016.
http://www.alsothat.com/home/2016/9/9/helen-brechlin-alternative-narrative
2015 Mick Theebs, “Guest Post: Transitions - Helen Brechlin,” Also That (blog), July 31st 2015.
http://www.alsothat.com/home/2015/7/31/guest-post-transitions-helen-brechlin
2015 FA2D Senior Catalogue, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, 2015)
2014 Mick Theebs, “Guest Post: Helen Brechlin At A Glance,” Also That (blog), June 19th 2014.
http://www.alsothat.com/home/2014/6/18/guest-post-helen-brechlins
2013 2013 All School Show, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Exhibition Catalogue (Westwood, MA, 2013).
RELATED EXPERIENCES
2015 Curator and Preparator, “Senior Painting Show,” Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Curator and Preparator, “Paintings By John and Helen,” North Crackatorium, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Editor In Chief, FA2D Senior Catalogue, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2015 Student Representative for Painting Department, Student Government Association, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2014 Curator and Preparator, “Art History All School Show,” Arnheim Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
2013 Preparator, “Art History All School Show,” Arnheim Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston