Curriculum Vitae
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Helena Brennan nee Ennis, Artist Potter 
1942                Born in Dublin
1959-64             Trained at the National College of Art, Dublin
1963                Worked with David Leach O.B.E., England
1965                Married Peter Brennan (1916-1995) (5 sons and 1 daughter)
Continually trained potters in my own studio 
Exhibited and taught at workshops in:
Peru’68, NCAD, Denmark’82, France’86, Japan ‘96. USA’97, 
S. Africa.’99, Slovenia ’01.
Collections:
Uachtaráin na hÉireann, Mary MacAlease 
The Japanese Imperial Family Collection.
The Embassy Collection Tokyo, Japan 
Exhibitions:
Joint by-annual Peter and Helena Brennan Stoneware and Porcelain exhibitions  
1966-1995
1996-2000 
Solo shows in Dublin, Wicklow and own studio gallery.
IRISH CONTEMPORY CERAMICS (travelling) 2001 
            R.D.S Prize Winners 2000&2001 Travelling Exhibition 
SCULPTURE in CONTEXT 2002 & 2003
Art Select Gallery, (drawings & ceramics) Temple Bar, Dublin
Current Work: THE ROSARY WAY
May 2004    
Finalised commission for 20 bas relief sculptural porcelain panels  depicting 
the Mysteries of the Rosary for a public Prayer Garden at the Oblates, 
Inchicore, Dublin, (jointly funded by Dublin City Corporation). 
Sept. ‘04
Final Exhibition at Dun Laoghaire-40 years of stoneware and porcelain.
Autumn ‘04
Moving to Avoca, Co. Wicklow
Helena Brennan is a co-founder of the Crafts Potters’ Society of Ireland,
 the Crafts Council of Ireland, and the Society of Designers of Ireland.
Helena Brennan, 37 Northumberland Ave., Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Tel: 01-2800030    Email: studio@helenabrennan.com
Website: www.helenabrennan.com