Helen Cammock (b. 1970, Staffordshire, UK) is a British contemporary artist working across film, photography, printmaking, text, performance and installation. Her practice explores histories of Blackness, feminism, migration and resilience through layered narratives that combine archival research with personal testimony. Helen Cammock is best known for her film and installation works that foreground overlooked voices, particularly those of women whose stories have been marginalised or erased.
Drawing on poetry, song and spoken word, Cammock creates immersive works that move between documentary and lyrical reflection. Her projects frequently connect historical events with contemporary political realities, positioning storytelling as a form of resistance and repair. In 2019, she won the Turner Prize, recognising her contribution to contemporary art and socially engaged practice.
Helen Cammock’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums and biennials, where her interdisciplinary approach situates her within a broader discourse on identity, power and representation in contemporary British art.
23 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Helen Cammock has withdrawn her National Portrait Gallery installation Persistence following controversy
3 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Marking the culmination of Diasporas Now’s yearlong residency at ICA, this artist takeover responds to the live art collective’s notion of ‘home’.
8 April 2025 • Mark Westall
This special exhibition celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women – one of the most important awards supporting women-identified artists
6 June 2024 • Marta Bogna-Drew
Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock is the latest artist to be commissioned by The Line, the ever-expanding 7.7 km long… Read More
8 September 2023 • Mark Westall
Just announced, Eastbourne ALIVE is an ambitious cultural programme coinciding with Towner Eastbourne hosting the Turner Prize 2023.
17 April 2023 • Mark Westall
Brighton CCA has announced a new commission for summer 2023 – a major public artwork by Helen Cammock
16 December 2021 • Mark Westall
Serpentine and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are partnering to present Radio Ballads, an exhibition showcasing a ground-breaking project that has embedded artists within core social care services and community settings across the borough.
11 March 2020 • Paul Carey-Kent
Helen Cammock, a member of the collective which shared last year’s Turner Prize, has been in residence at the Wysing Arts Centre, just outside Cambridge.
1 May 2019 • Mark Westall
Tate Britain today announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2019: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani. An exhibition of work by the four shortlisted artists will be held from 28 September 2019 to 12 January 2020 at Turner Contemporary in Margate.
27 September 2018 • Mark Westall
Mount Street is collaborating with Frieze London next week to commission four leading UK-based female artists to produce limited edition prints. These will be available to purchase (100 prints a day) for £50
18 April 2018 • Mark Westall
Helen Cammock is the seventh winner of the prestigious Max Mara Art Prize for Women. The Prize produced in collaboration with Whitechapel gallery supports UK-based female artists who have not previously had a solo survey exhibition, making it the only visual art prize of its kind the UK.
