Artists in Residence in the NHSCT

Helen bradbury

Helen Bradbury was born in 1963, in the Midlands England. On obtaining a 1st class hons degree from Wolverhampton College of Art in 1987 where she specialized in painting and printmaking, Helen moved to the North of Ireland in 1988. From this time, alongside the development of her work in the studio she has also evolved an engaged creative practice with a strong social ethos, spanning 3 decades. She has shown her personal artwork publicly and through exhibition with numerous and diverse communities across Ireland. The resulting social interaction, dialogue and understanding often informs the development of her thinking for her paintings in the studio. Over the years, her practice has led to invitations to work on privately commissioned artworks and has created connection with galleries, individuals and artistic bodies of Ireland, the UK, America, and Tel Aviv.  

Vanessa Brodie

Vanessa Brodie is an Artist in Residence with Arts Care (Movement and Dance) for the Northern Trust. She is passionate about delivering creative experiences to healthcare service users and to the community at large. She loves to inspire people of any age or ability to move and dance : To experience the joy and transformation it can bring. To encourage the dancer within each one of us to emerge, take up space and express themselves freely. Vanessa is an experienced facilitator who has worked in many different contexts including Education (Nursery/Primary and Adult FE). Her overall aim has always been to inspire and to help create an atmosphere where people can flourish in their own way and in their own time. ''Art cannot be experienced except by one's entire being.'' Martha Graham, Dancer.  

andrea spencer

Andrea Spencer maintains a studio in rural Ballintoy on the North Antrim Coast. A large part of her practise includes flame worked glass and mixed media to create ephemeral installations and delicate sculptural objects. Her work is inspired by nature, drawing on natural forms and structures to create pieces which correlate with aspects of the human condition. In contrast to her gallery and exhibition work she has also completed many large scale architectural commissions for a variety of public buildings, including healthcare settings, schools and public gardens. Her work is held in significant collections and was recently commissioned by the National Museums Ireland for the Natural History Museum Dublin. Andrea is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Award 2022 and has received numerous awards from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. She teaches at glass schools and private studios though out the UK, Europe and the USA and has recently begun offering workshops from her own full featured flame working and kiln forming studio.