About me

Helena Maclean Drewe

I was born in Westminster, London

Graduated in Interior Design, IADE (MADRID) 1,990.

Graduated from The New York Film Academy 1,998

Art Teacher Concejalía de Familia y Servicios Sociales. Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas de Madrid, desde 2006.

Tel .: + 34 670 206 296.  Mail: helena@lullaby.es

WINDOW THROUGH WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FEEL”
Listen to your inner music and you’re painting over and over again one last concern. Many issues remain; in my case cities like New York or Madrid 4 towers” though I feel the need to express them”  from another point of view, in another color, another material and will not stop until I feel satisfied. That is the inner music …
Helena MacLean

 

Helena Maclean

Artist of Scottish descent living in Madrid. She trained at I.A.D.E Interior Design in Madrid, first, and then at the New York Film Academy.

She presented his first individual exhibition in March 2003 at the Concha Márquez Foundation, with a collection of watercolors. Since then and to date she has been exhibiting permanently in various galleries in Madrid, and in different cultural centers in Castilla-La Mancha.

In parallel, she has held various group exhibitions in Spain, of which the exhibition on “women and their influence” at the Conde Duque Barracks stood out.

In 2006 she had his first international exhibition with a group exhibition in Paris, ¨Meeting of European Painters¨. In 2008 she was part of the VIII Ibero-American Meeting of women in art with a beautiful exhibition that took place in Chiapas, Mexico. In 2011, once again, she was part of the group exhibition, “Meeting of European Painters” in Frankfurt, Germany.

It is from 2017 that she begins to exhibit at Contemporary Art Fairs such as Malaga, Berlin at BERLINER LISTE 2017.

In 2018 she participated in HYBRID ART FAIR & FESTIVAL and ART & BREAKFAST, Málaga and inaugurated her first monographic exhibition.

In 2019 she participates in DOWNTOWN CHIADO, Portugal and at the ATENEO de Tarragona.

IN 2020 she was part of the first edition of ARTIST MADRID.

In 2022, JUSTMAD will exhibit in 2023 in TORRE BLANCA (Albarracín) and in 2024 in the exhibition hall of the FACULTY OF FINE ARTS UCM, Madrid. Currently exhibiting at Lorena Aguirre Gallery, Madrid.

 

Individual exhibitions

 

  • Galería Azteca, Madrid. Marzo de 2003.
  • Casa Cultural, sala J.M. Díaz Caneja. Noviembre – Diciembre. Las Rozas, Madrid 2003.
  • Centro Cultural de Alpedrete. Marzo, Madrid 2004.
  • Galería Garajarte, La granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia. Junio de 2004.
  • Zest, Noviembre – Diciembre de 2006.
  • La Taberna del Sumiller, Madrid. Junio 2007- Marzo 2008.
  • Casa del Doncel, Sigüenza. Febrero – Marzo 2009.
  • Centro Cultural de Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara. Del 2 al 13 de Marzo de 2009.
  • Concejalía Servicios Sociales, Las Rozas, Madrid. Marzo – Mayo de 2009.
  • Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo, Las Rozas, Madrid. Del 9 de Marzo al 15 de Abril 2012.
  • Exhibition Quilombo, Gran Vía 16, Madrid. 11 Marzo al 15 Junio 2013
  • Exhibition Permanente Galería Ana Linares
  • Exhibition Quilombo, Gran Vía 16, Madrid. 1 Agosto 2014 a 15 Mayo 2015
  • Exhibition “Luces Urbanas en CIT”, Madrid. 18 Abril al 28 abril 2016
  • Exhibition stand A66 de ART FAIR MALAGA, 28 de Junio al 3 de Julio 2017.
  • Permanent Exhibition en la Galería Juca Claret, Madrid. Desde el 1 de Octubre 2017.
  • Exhibition ON LINE en Galería Espacio Siena, Chile. Desde 15 Septiembre 2017. www.espaciosiena.com
  • Monographic Exhibition at the ̈Juca Claret ̈ Art Gallerÿ. 2 marzo al 12 Abril, 2018. www.jucaclaret.com
  • Eonographic Exhibition, “Arquitectura Deconstructiva”, Las Rozas de Madrid. Mayo 2018.
  • Summer Exhibition , CW Manuel Becerra.  Madrid 2019
  • Permanent Exhibition ww.elclubdelasmujeresinvisibles.com From  agust 2019.
  • Exhibition on stand 27, ARTIST 2020. 1º edition FERIA DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO, Madrid February  to March 2020.
  • Quarentena Gallery Exhibition “Thailand Collection” Chile from November 25 to January 5, 2021.
  • Exhibition “City Impressions”, Galería Juca Claret. Ayala 156, Madrid. From Febrero 10 to March 26, 2021.
  • SINGULART Online Exhibition, 2023.
  • Exhibition “Landscape Architecture”, from September 17 to November 5 at Lorena Aguirre Gallery, Madrid. (2024)
  • Exhibition, #salvemospeñascales, in the Rafael Boti I Room, Torrelodones House of Culture, November 7 to 25, 2024.

 

Collective exhibitions

 

  • Galería ACHEARTE, Madrid 2003.
  • Museo de Santo Domingo de Cifuentes, Guadalajara 2003.
  • Exhibition de Arte Solidario, “Casa palacio del pez” 4 de Diciembre 2003
  • DÁrte, exposición en Palacio de Congresos de Madrid, Enero 2004.
  • Exhibition Asociación Española contra el cáncer en Centro Cultural de las Rozas, 18 Octubre 2004.
  • Meeting of Women’s Associations. Exposición colectiva. Sigüenza, Octubre – Noviembre 2006.
  • Meeting of European Painters, Paris, Francia. Noviembre 2006.
  • Exhibition “La Mujer y su influencia”, Cuartel Conde Duque, Madrid. Noviembre 2007.
  • Exhibition “La Mujer y su influencia”, Palacio Valparaíso, Almagro, Ciudad Real. Noviembre de 2007.
  • VIII Ibero-American meeting of women in art, Chiapas, México. Marzo – Abril 2008.
  • Exhibition “Vitalidad y Color”, Noviembre de 2009.
  • Permanent exhibition at the Museum of Schools, Luzón, Guadalajara. Noviembre de 2009 a 1 de Noviembre de 2011.
  • Meeting of European Painters, Frankurt, Noviembre 2011.
  • VI Exhibition Colectiva, Centro Cultural Tamara Rojo, Villanueva del Pardillo, Madrid. Enero 2012.
  • Collective exhibitions, Ermita del Santo, Sigüenza, Guadalajara. Junio 2012
  • Tribute to the Concha Márquez Foundation, Centro Cultural Arganzuela, Madrid. 11 al 28 Septiembre 2012.
  • Exhibition Desnudosdos, El Foro, Pozuelo, Madrid. 14 al 28 junio 2013.
  • Exhibition Triangular Las Rozas, Villebon, Liederbach. Diciembre 2013
  • Exhibition Luces Urbanas, El Foro, Pozuelo, Madrid. 20 Noviembre 2013 al 20 Enero 2014.
  • Exhibition Cuerpo y Poder, El Muro de Fuencarral, Madrid. 27 Marzo al 17 de Mayo de 2015
  • Exhibition Arte y Moda, Las Rozas Village, Madrid. 1 Abril al 1 de Junio de 2015
  • Exhibition ”Salón de las ciudades hermanadas”, Francia. 27 Noviembre al 13 de Diciembre de 2016.
  • Exhibition “De todo un poco”, Galería FEEL & FLOW, Madrid. 7 de Julio al 31 de Agosto 2017.
  • Exhibition “Molinos y Gigantes”, Galería FEEL & FLOW, Madrid. 7 de Septiembre al 24 de Septiembre.
  • Exhibition BERLINER LISTE 2017, G25 Galería de Arte Gaudí, Berlín.   15 al 17 de Septiembre.
  • Exhibition “Colectiva de Otoño”, Galería de Arte Gaudí, Madrid. 28 de septiembre al 16 de Octubre 2017.
  • Exhibition HYBRID ART FAIR & FESTIVAL, S 211, Galería de Arte Juca Claret, Madrid 23, 24, 25 de Febrero 2018.
  • Exhibition 360º FEEL & FLOW, Madrid en Junio 2018.
  • Exhibition ART & BREAKFAST, Finales de Junio en Málaga.
  • Downtown Chiado Contemporary Exhibition, Lisboa 2019, Portugal.
  • Exhibition of the artists’ catalog in the POZUELO PLASTIC ARTISTS DICTIONARY at the MIRA Cultural Space, “Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, from April 11 to 14, 2019.
  • Collective Exhibition of Contemporary Art MundoArti, “Ateneo de Tarragona”, Cataluña. From  Juny 7 to July 7  2019.
  • XII CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION, “Palacio de la Mosquera” Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila. from 2 to 28 August 2019.
  • V Contemporary art exhibition, “Public schools of San Esteban del Valle”, Ávila from 8 to 24 August 2019.
  • El Club de las Mujeres (In) Visibles, “Mercado de Arte”, NH Hotel Paseo del Prado nº 48, Madrid on 19 October 2019.
  • Cafebrería Ad Hoc” Salón de invierno”, Pozuelo de Alarcón. Madrid from 16 november 2019.
  • “MI CASA” Virtual exhibition, Galería Álvaro Alcázar. Marzo, Abril and Mayo 2020.
  • PAINT_DEMIA Exhibition, Collective solidarity exhibition. C.C Palacete Quinta del Berro, Madrid. From 1 to 30 of September.
  • Collective exhibition Hotel Oca Puerta del Camino, Santiago de Compostela.From September 11 to October 11, 2020, MundoArti.
  • XXI National Painting Prize Exhibition. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos, Valencia. From September 9 to October 31, 2020.
  • Paint-Demia group virtual exhibition with the Quarentena Gallery, Chile. From November 1 to 31, 2020.
  • “City Impressions” exhibition, Juca Claret Gallery. Ayala 156, Madrid. From February 10 to March 26, 2021.
  • First sculpture exhibition at Caféconvertesart, November 2021.
  • JUSTMAD, Art Fair, February 2022, Juca Claret Art Gallery.
  • Collective exhibition Galería Juca Claret XVI anniversary, from December 12 to 30, 2022
  • Collective exhibition of notes from the “Higher Course in Landscape Painting”. Torre Blanca-Albarracín Landscape Space, between July 15 and August 20, 2023.
  • Collective exhibition at Arriaza 11. El Foro de Pozuelo, from Thursday, October 19 to November 18, 2023.
  • Exhibition in the exhibition room of the FACULTY OF FINE ARTS UCM, Madrid, June 2024.

 

Competitions

 

  • Exhibition, XV Painting competition “Carmen Holgueras”, Junio 2003.
  • Exhibition, X Painting competition “Jose Prat” 2003.
  • Accésit en I Quick painting contest E.M.G.V. Las Rozas 2005.
  • Tercer premio en el XII Painting competition “Jose Prat” 2005.
  • Exhibition, XIII Painting competition “Jose Prat” 2006.
  • Exhibition, II Quick painting contest E.M.G.V. Las Rozas 2006.
  • Exhibition, XII Certamen Unipublic de pintura Deportiva, 2007.
  • Exhibition, Painting competition, Caja Castilla la Mancha, 2008.
  • Exhibition, XV Painting competition “José Prat” 2008.
  • Exhibition, XVI Painting competition “José Prat” 2009.
  • Exhibition, IV National Painting Competition “Ciudad de Torrejón de Ardoz 2010”.
  • Exhibition, XVIII Painting competition “José Prat” 2011.
  • Exhibition, VII quick painting contest E.M.G.V. Las Rozas 2011.
  • Exhibition, Certamen San Lucas, Villanueva del Pardillo, Madrid. 2011
  • Exhibition, X quick painting contest E.M.G.V. Las Rozas 2014
  • Exhibition, Painting and sculpture competition, Villa de Trebujena, 2017.
  • Exhibition, Painting competition ¨Fermín Santos´, Sigüenza, 2017.
  • 2019 ASHURST EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE, Londres UK.
  • XXIII Painting Prize Indalecio Hernández. Cáceres, Valencia de Alcántara 2019.
  • BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE PINTURA 2020, “Cuna de artistas”. Finalist. August 2020.
  • XXI National painting award REAL ACADEMIA DE BELLAS ARTES DE SAN CARLOS, Valencia. Finalist. September 2020.
  • XXII National Painting Prize ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS OF SAN CARLOS, Valencia. Finalist. September 2021.