Guido van Helten
Melbourne / Australia
Guido van Helten is an Australian artist, born in 1986, known for his photo-realistic murals. After working as a graffiti artist in his youth, he studied visual arts at Southern Cross University, specializing in printmaking.
His interests in travel, photography, architecture and cultures have led him to develop his contemporary work linked to the large-scale muralism movement around the world. He has been commissioned in Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and Australia and was nominated for the Sir John Sulman Award at the NSW Art Gallery in 2016 for his work in the community of Brim, Victoria.