[1][2] Douglas was born in Galashiels, grew up on a farm in the Scottish Borders, and studied at the Carlisle College of Art and Design.
[4] Curator and Librarian Clive Phillpot writes, "Helen Douglas has been engaged with nature and with narratives for much of her life.
Her formative years were spent in the Scottish Borders in a farming community, and she returned to live there as a working artist.
Her chosen medium for embodying her expressive visual narratives has for many years been the photographic image used in conjunction with the book.
Her works have been collected and exhibited nationally and internationally, and her achievements in the field of artist books are manifold.