She creates, We create

Helen Dolan

Senior Seminar 2021

Artist Statement – In my work I combine graphic design with femnist theory ,utilizing curriculum, illustration and art history to create an alternative canon. My work is informed by my ongoing research into inequity in the art world and art history texts, striving to create more inclusivity through education. I deploy a K-12 art education curriculum to create a narrative that revolves around the great women artist. By reassessing the canon in a way that includes women as well as other marginalised artists ,thus bring them to the forefront of art history. My work changes the way art history has been written and taught, working to inspire younger generations to become great women artists.

About the artistHelen Dolan will earn her bachelor’s degree in digital media arts from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in May 2021. She will also complete a double major in studio arts.

She combines graphic design with femnist theory creating a narrative that revolves around the “great women artist”. Her work is informed by her ongoing research into inequity in the art world and art history texts, striving to create more inclusivity through education.

When Dolan is not making art, she’s most likely in running shoes or working with kids, encouraging them to build clay pots, color outside the lines, and use glitter creatively yet responsibly.