“The subject matter stems from a personal and political experience of motherhood, and a desire to challenge existing ideals and images of the body” Helen Sargeant
Exhibitions
Themes:
abjection asylum baby body book Brockhall Village child community culture drawing duality emotions fertility grid history hospital human condition humour icon identity Inebriated Women ink installation interdisciplinary m(other) madness measurement memory motherhood nature nurture pain painting performance personal political pregnancy psychological puppetry Scenes from the Asylum Wall sexuality social space stories time 
Mini Series
“An exhibition of video and sound pieces exploiting the medium’s potential to create experience directly.”
Secret Garden
A group exhibition of drawings to coincide with The Big Draw, Bankley Studios Gallery, Manchester.
Forget Me Knot (Scenes from the Asylum Wall)
“A performance installation produced as the result of a collaborative residency by Helen Sargeant (Visual Artist), Michael Mayhew (Performance Artist) and Scott Abraham (Film Maker) at the John Moore Hospital, Lancashire prior to its closure in 1997.”
Winchester Show
Group exhibition of painting, Winchester School of Art Galleries