Ralph Helmick obtained a BA in American Studies from the University of Michigan, attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, and received an MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, Medford, MA. Early in his career Helmick exhibited his work in several solo shows in Boston and New York, as well as in group exhibitions in museums throughout New England.
Among his many awards is a National Endowment for the Arts / New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and numerous design honors for his public artwork.
Heart and Mind
Klamath Falls, OR
Convergence
Denver, CO
Human Nature
Boston, MA
Signal
Piscataway, NJ
Disorders of Magnitude
Charlotte, NC
Blue Lines
Fort Worth, TX
Fourteenth Way
Lincoln, MA
Pattern Recognition
Phoenix, AZ
Landing
Sea-Tac, WA
Constellation
Anchorage, AK
Persistence of Vision
Charlotte, NC
Exquisite Corpse
St. Paul, MN
Perspective
Dallas, TX
Jurisprudents
St. Louis, IL
Rabble
Raleigh, NC
Genius
Brooklyn, NY
Ghostwriter
Evanston, IL
Rara Avis
Chicago, IL
Fata Morgana
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Portrait of Neal
Private Collection
St. Sebastian
Boston, MA
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial
Austin, TX
Arthur Fiedler Memorial
Boston, MA
Evert
Lynn, MA