Born in 1989 in Zimbabwe, Helene Teede currently resides between Venice and Harare, the city where she was raised. Her research and art practice are both influenced by the relationship between power and writing, and the historical trajectory therein. Her work is an exploration of the ways in which the earth's surface can be ‘read’, and how we determine our position as a species that marks the world in impactful ways.
As well as being featured in the 2018 Zeitz MOCAA exhibition, Five Bhobh – Painting at the End of an Era, Teede has also exhibited at Dialoghi Muti at Cure D’Arte in Florence in 2008; We Grow Accustomed to the Dark at Amanzi Contemporary in Harare, 2015; and Unhomed at Showcase Gallery in Dubai in 2017, amongst others. Teede is also a finalist in the 2022 Sovereign Art Prize, hosted by Norval Foundation in Cape Town.