David Helm
David Helm received his BA in
Anthropology from Ithaca
College in 1980. Since the 1980’s, Helm’s art has been a
vehicle for exploring technology, public forums and historical discourse. Among
his many exhibits are solo shows at The Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh, the Sculpture
Center in New York
City and the Art in the Anchorage in
Brooklyn.
He has been awarded grants from the Illinois Arts Council, The Nebraska
Arts Council, and Art Matters.
Additional honors include, serving as a National Endowment for the Arts
panelist, an Artpark Residency and an Art and Industry Commission from the Bemis Center
for Contemporary Art. In 2013, Helm was
awarded the Diamond Professorship in recognition of outstanding Teaching and
Creative Activity.