Richard Hellman     

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Served as the American Juror for the Agart World Print Festival in 1998, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Other 3 jurors were from Scotland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia.  Over 1500 prints from 55 countries were juried. 
     
  • Published a chapter on using the computer as a tool for screenprinting in Screenprinting Today: From Hands-On Techniques to Digital Technology, by Roni Henning (Watson-Guptill, 2006)

 

EDUCATION

  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY , DeKalb, Illinois
    M.A.; M.F.A., Printmaking
    Studied with David Driesbach, Robert Bornheutter, Dorothea Bilder, Robert Kabak, and Gordon Dorn. Specialization in Color Viscosity Intaglio/Relief
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Summer Study with Krishna Reddy
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY , Syracuse, New York
    B.F.A., Printmaking & Drawing
    Studied with Don Cortese, Bruce Manwaring, Gary Trento
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington, Vermont
    B.A., Study with Hanlyn Davies, Bill Davison, Paul Ashenbach

 

PRIZES FROM SHOWS

  • Awarded 1st Prize
    • Cash Award - ARTLINK Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN., 29th Annual National Juried Print Exhibition 2009. Juror: Mary Brodbeck
    • Hunterdon Art Museum Purchase Prize - Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey, 2006. 50th Annual National Juried Print Exhibition, Juried by Judith Brodsky (Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking), Kristin Henning (Pace Gallery), and Nona Hershey (Mass college of Art).
    • Awarded 2nd Prize - Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, 2004. "Original Prints" Regional Juried Exhibition; Juror: Susan Goldman.
    • Awarded one of two BEST in SHOWS - Maryland Federation of Art, MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2002. Small Prints Big Impressions; Juror: B.G. Muhn, Georgetown University.
    • Arkansas State University Purchase Prize - Arkansas State University, Bradley Gallery, 2001. 6th Delta National Small Prints Exhibition; Juror: Daniel Piersol, curator of Prints & Drawings, New Orleans Museum of Art.
    • Graphic Chemical & Ink Purchase Prize - Arkansas State University, Bradley Gallery, 1997. 2nd Delta National Juried Print Exhibition; Juror: Judith Brodsky.
    prize in Graphics - Art Commission of Baltimore City, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore, MD, 1979. First Artists Invitational Juried Exhibition.
  • Honorable Mention - Ames Society for the Arts, Ames, Iowa, 1975. Fifth Regional Clay & Paper Show; Juror, Rudy Pozzatti.
  • Honorable Mention - Allied Artists of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1974. Mid-West Juried Print and Drawing Exhibition.
  • First Prize in Graphics, and The Quincy Library Purchase Award - Quincy Art Club, Quincy Art Center, Illinois, 1973. 24th Regional Juried Show; Juror, George Ortman.

EXHIBITIONS AND  (***SOLO SHOWS)

 

  • Works on Paper: Celebrating the Hunterdon Art Museum’s Collection” 2012; 50 prints from the museum collected over 60 yearsHunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
  • The Inner Circle: Etchings and Screenprints--2012, The Himmelfarb Gallery, Tai Sophia Institiute for the Healing Arts, Laurel, Maryland.
  • Drawn To Washington II--2011: A Juried Exhibition Celebrating the Work of Mid-Atlantic Printmakers. Juror, Christine Neptune, VisArts Rockville, Maryland
  • FULL CIRCLE: Screenprints & Etchings--2010; Slayton House Gallery, Wilde Lake Village Green, Columbia MD----Recent prints by Richard Hellman, with new screenprints inspired by the practice of Mindfulness Meditation
  • 29th Annual National Juried Print Exhibition--2009 - ARTLINK Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Juried by Mary Brodbeck
  • 20th National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition--2009 - College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Juror: Allegra Marquart, Professor of Printmaking, Maryland Institute College of Art
  • 2009 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition- Arkansas State University, Bradbury Gallery, 2009. Joror: Siri Engberg, Curator of Contempory Prints, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Geometries of Conviction--2008- The Rehoboth Art League, Homestead Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE. Recent Work by Orna Feinstein, Richard Hellman & Peggy Sampogna: Three Integrated One Person Exhibitions
  • Drawn To Washington--2008 - Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, Maryland. A Juried Exhibition Celebrating the Work of Mid-Atlantic Printmakers. Juror, Shelley Langdale, Associate Curator of Prints & Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • 7th National Biennial Print Competition--2008 - Janet Turner Print Museum, University of California, Chico. Juror: Karin Breuer, Curator of Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
  • Impact: 10 Contemporary Printmakers--2007- Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, Maryland
  • 50th Annual National Juried Print Exhibition--2006 - Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey. Juried by Judith Brodsky, Kristin Henning, and Nona Hershey.
  • SGC Traveling Juried Members Show--2006-2009 - Southern Graphics Council, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Juried by Efram Burk, USC-Beaufort
  • "Theater of the Mind" - American Print Alliance, 2004 - 2007. Traveling Juried Exhibition of 20 prints. 
  • National Printmaking 2006- The College of New Jersey. Juror: Lynne Allen, Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking
  • 2005 North American Print Biennial- Boston Printmakers, 808 Gallery at Boston University. Juror, Joann Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • The Print Show 2005 - Maryland Federation of Art, MFA City Gallery, Baltimore, MD. National Juried Print Exhibition; Juror: Erik Denker, Curator of Prints & Drawings, Corcoran Museum of Art
  • New Works: Faculty Art Exhibition- Towson University, Holtzman Gallery, 2005
  • "Original Prints" Regional Juried Exhibition - Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, 2004
  • Art Maryland 2004 - Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD. Juror: Stephen Bennett Phillips
  • Directory of Print 2003- International Print Triennial Society, Krakow, Poland, 2003
  • "Director's Choice" - The Print Consortium, Missouri Western State College, 2003
  • Small Prints Big Impressions- Maryland Federation of Art, MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2002. Maryland Printmakers Juried by B.G. Muhn, Georgetown University. 
  • Pacific States Biennial National Juried Print Exhibition- University of Hawai'i at Hilo, 2002. Juror: Mohammed Khalil, Artist/Printmaker
  • Recent Work: Faculty Exhibition- Towson University, Holtzman Gallery, Towson, MD, 2002
  • 6th Delta National Small Prints Exhibition - Arkansas State University, 2001. Juror: Daniel Piersol, Curator of Prints and Drawings, New Orleans Museum of Art.(catalog)
  • Print Odyssey 2000- Towson University, Union Art Gallery, Towson, MD
  • 10th Anniversary Juried Exhibition- Maryland Printmakers, Rockville Art Center, 1999
  • Selected Works: Maryland Printmakers- Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Cardinal Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 1999
  • 1st Northern Ireland International Small Print Exhibition - Townhouse Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1998
  • From Plate to Print - Maryland Printmakers, Catonsville Community College Art Gallery, Catonsville, MD, 1998
  • 5 Maryland Printmakers - Loyola College Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1998
  • 2nd Delta National Small Print Exhibition- Arkansas State University, Bradley Gallery, 1997. Purchase Prize; Juror: Judith Brodsky, Founder, Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking (catalog)
  • Fourth Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints - Roopankar Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Bhopal, India, 1997. Jurors: Shoichi Ida, Akbar Padamsee, Amitav Das (catalog)
  • 6th National "Pressed and Pulled" Printmaking Exhibition- Georgia College & State University, 1997. Juror: Rudy Pozzatti
  • Recent Works by Maryland Printmakers - Towson State University, Union Gallery, Towson, MD, 1997. Juror: Jan Howard, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, The Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Small Works National Juried Exhibition - Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1996. Juror: Terrie Sultan, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • 9th National Small Print Juried Exhibition- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1995. Juror: Garo Antreasan, Tamerand Institute (catalog)
  • Favorable Impressions - Maryland Printmakers, Baltimore Life Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1995
  • As Time Goes By - Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD, 1994. Juried Show of Maryland Printmakers
  • Six Maryland Printmakers Invitational - Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, MD, 1993
  • Aids Benefit Exhibition- Towson State University, Holtzman Gallery, Towson, MD, 1993
  • Group Show (featured artist) - ArtShowcase Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1993
  • Faculty Exhibition - Loyola College Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1993
  • ***One Person Show - Lillian Fitzgerald Fine Arts, Alexandria, VA, 1992
  • Multiple Views: Maryland Printmakers Invitational- Maryland Communications Center, 1992. Curated by Lisa Corrin, Museum for Contemporary Arts
  • Black and White Prints by Eight Printmakers- Parlor Gallery, Towson, MD, 1992
  • ***One Person Show - National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center Gallery 1, Bethesda, MD, 1991. Purchase, NIH Permanent Collection
  • ***One Person Show - Art Showcase Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1991
  • 25 Maryland Printmakers in Brazil, 1) Museu da Gravura Citade de Curitiba; 2) Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 1991. Consecutive Shows; Juried by Bob Blackburn, Printmaking Workshop, NYC
  • Diverse Impressions - Maryland Printmakers, University of Maryland, University College: Annapolis and St. Charles Campuses, 1991
  • Maryland Printmakers in Action, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, 1990. An Exhibit of Fine Art Prints and How They Were Created. (my etching plate was featured).
  • 10 Maryland Printmakers - Knight Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1990
  • Maryland Printmakers Invitational - Daedal Fine Arts Gallery, Fallston, MD, 1989
  • Celebrating The Pride of Baltimore II - Katzenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1988
  • Invitational Group Show - University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 1988
  • ***One Person Show: "Metaphors", Etchings and Color Intaglio/Relief Prints - Katzenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1987
  • ***One Person Show - Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1986
  • ***One Person Show - Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD, 1985
  • Westlake Graphics Festival - Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, 1985
  • Juried Exhibition and 2-Year Tour - Southern Graphics Council, 1984. Juror: Janet Flint, Curator of Prints and Drawings, The Museum of American Art
  • ***One Person Show - The Unicorn Gallery, Timonium, MD, 1984
  • 5 Maryland Printmakers - Mickelson Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1983
  • Local Contemporary Printmakers - 15th Annual North American Print Conference, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore, MD, 1983. Juror: Vicki Porter, Curator City Hall Galleries
  • Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition - Maryland Institute College of Art, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1983
  • ***One Person Show - Morgan Millard, Baltimore, MD, 1982
  • Artists Equity Juried Show, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore, MD, 1982
  • Group Show - The Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1981
  • Invitational Exhibition - Muscular Dystrophy Society of Maryland, Notre Dame College Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1981. Art Donated to Raise Money for Muscular Dystrophy
  • Comparisons and Contrasts 1980-1982 - Southern Graphics Council, 1980. Juror: Fritz Eichenberg; 40 Printmakers Juried from 19 States to tour the USSR in an Exchange Exhibition
  • First Artists Invitational Juried Exhibition - Art Commission of Baltimore City, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, 1979
  • Invitational Regional Exhibition - Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1979
  • Invitational Art Exhibition - Ladeau Topiary Gardens, Monkton, MD, 1979
  • "Year of The Child" Invitational Art Exhibit - Jewish Community Center, Pikesville, MD, 1979
  • National Printmakers Invitational - University of Maryland Baltimore County, Library Fine Arts Gallery, 1978
  • Group Show - B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1978
  • ***One Person Show - The Tomlinson Collection, The Rotunda, Baltimore, MD, 1977
  • Simultaneous Print Show: 8 Eastern Art Schools Faculty Exchange- Maryland Institute College of Art, 1977
  • ***One Person MFA Thesis Show - Northern Illinois University, Fine Art Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, 1977
  • 7 State Painting, Drawing & Print Show - University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI, 1977
  • 14th Midwest Biennial - Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1976. Juror: Henry T. Hopkins, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Group Show - Caulfield Gallery, Binghamton, New York, 1976
  • Group Show - Gallery 500, Philadelphia, PA, 1976
  • Juror: Frederick Walkey, Executive Director, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
  • 17th Annual National Exhibition of Prints and Drawings - Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, 1975. Juror: E. John Bullard, Director, New Orleans Museum of Ar
    • Twentieth National Print Exhibition - Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, New Jersey, 1976. Jury of Selection: Richard Kemble, Ruth Leaf, Lynd Ward
    • Group Show - Ann Leonard Gallery, Woodstock, New York, 1975
    • Group Show - Uptown Gallery, Manhattan, New York, 1975
    • New Horizons in Art 1975 - North Shore Art League, Mid-Continental Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, 1975.
  • Fifth Annual Clay and Paper Show - Ames Society for The Arts, Ames, Iowa, 1975.  Juror: Rudy Pozzatti
  • 149th National Exhibition - National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y., 1974. Jurors: John Ross, John Noble, Stephen Csoka
  • 26th Annual National Print Exhibition - Boston Printmakers, Brockton, Art Center, Brockton, MA, 1974. Juror: Frederick P. Walker, Director, DeCordova Museum
  • 2nd National Juried Exhibition - Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County, 1974. Juror: Henry T. Hopkins, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • 18th National Print Exhibition and Tour - Hunterdon Art Center, 1974. Two Private Purchases
  • 1st National Art Exhibition - Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, LaGrange, GA, 1974. Purchase, LaGrange College
  • 4th National Print and Drawing Exhibition - Minot State College, Minot, ND, 1974. Juror: Zigmunds Priede
  • 66th Annual National Jury Exhibition - Birmingham Art Association, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, ALA, 1974. Juror: Arnold Glimcher, Director, Pace Gallery, NYC
  • 16th Annual National Exhibition of Prints and Drawings - Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OKLA, 1974. Juror: Lewis W. Story, Asst. Director, Denver Art Museum; Purchase: Tulsa City-County Library
  • 52nd National Art Exhibition 1974 - Shreveport Art Guild, Shreveport, LA, 1974. Juror: Adelyne Breeskin, Consultant, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
  • Mid-West Print and Drawing Exhibition - Allied Artists of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1974. Honorable Mention
  • 10th Mid-Western Paper Works Exhibition - Waterloo Municipal Galleries, Waterloo, Iowa, 1974. Juror: John Ittmann, Curator of Prints and Drawing, Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • 62nd Annual National Exhibition - The Art Association of Newport, Newport, RI, 1973. Juror: Kenworth Moffett, Curator, Department of Contemporary Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • Eight-State Print Exhibition - J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 1973. Juror: Rudy Pozzatti
  • 3rd Mid-Western Creative Arts Exhibition - Westwood Art Center, Toledo, OH, 1973
  • 24th Annual Juried Show - Quincy Art Club, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois, 1973. Juror: George Ortman
  • Tri-State Exhibition - University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1972. Jurors: Joseph Ishikawa, Director of Wright Art Center, Beloit College; Tracy Atkinson, Director of Milwaukee Art Center
  • 31st Annual National Exhibition - Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, Jersey City Museum, 1972. Juror: Tad Lapinski
  • 2-Person Show - Eisenhower College, Fine Arts College Gallery, Seneca Falls, N.Y., 1972

COLLECTIONS

  • Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ (Purchase Award)
  • Bryn Mawr College, Tri-College Art and Artifacts Collection, Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas (Purchase Award)
  • Pharmaceutics International Inc., Hunt Valley, MD
  • Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  • Graphic Chemical & Ink Company, Villa Park, IL (Purchase Award)
  • Southern Graphics Print Study Collection, Univ. of Mississippi
  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
  • Weinberg & Green Collection, Baltimore, MD
  • St. James Condominiums, Baltimore, MD
  • Quincy School System, Quincy, IL
  • Tulsa City-County Library, Tulsa, OKLA
  • Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OKLA
  • Numerous Private Collections & Offices

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
    Adjunct Prof. of Printmaking--2006
  • Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
    Screenprinting Instructor--2006
  • Towson University, Towson, Maryland
    Regular Adjunct Faculty--1996-2006
  • University of Maryland , College Park, MD 20742-1311
    Lecturer in Printmaking--1999-2005
  • Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21215
    Adjunct Printmaking & Design Instructor--1987-1993
  • The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
    Adjunct Printmaking Instructor (Continuing Studies)--1977-1986
  • University of MD Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
    Adjunct Printmaking Instructor--1977-1981
  • Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
    Graduate Teaching Assistantship--1976-1977
  • Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
    Printmaking & Drawing Instructor, Continuing Studies (1970-72)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Maryland Printmakers. President 1996-98
  • Southern Graphics Council
  • The Print Consortium . Membership by invitation ((www.printexhibits.com)
  • Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
  • Maryland Art Place Slide Registry

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Published a 20-page chapter on using the computer as a tool for screenprinting in Screenprinting Today: From Hands-On Techniques to Digital Technology, by Roni Henning (Watson-Guptill, 2006)
  • Co-Juror: Baltimore Camera Club Photo Competition, 2002
  • Redesigned Printmaking Facilities (1999) to accommodate Waterbased Screenprinting at University of Maryland College Park, and Towson University (1995)
  • Assisted Keith Howard with Demonstration: ImageOn Photo-film; Feb., 1998, College Art Association Conference in Toronto
  • Served as the American Juror for the Agart World Print Festival in 1998, Ljubljana, Slovenia.  Over 1500 prints from 55 countries were submitted.
  • Curated: "5 Maryland Printmakers", Loyola College Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1998
  • Conducted Workshop on Non-Toxic Printmaking Methods, Maryland Art Education Association Conference, 1997, Towson State University
  • Conducted Workshop, "Experiments with Waterbased Inks for Intaglio Collagraph Printmaking", Maryland Printmakers Meeting 1997, Towson State University
  • Co-Juror: Maryland Printmakers 1997, Howard County Art Center, Ellicott City, MD: Presented Gallery Talk at Opening
  • President of Maryland Printmakers, 1996-1998
  • Presented Slide Show and Gallery Talk; Six Maryland Printmakers, Baltimore City Community College Gallery, 1993
  • Presented Demonstration on Color Viscosity Intaglio/Relief Printmaking; 1st Maryland Printmakers Spring Meeting, University of Maryland College Park Print Shop, 1990
  • Co-Juror: 25th Annual Loyola College Alumni Association Art Exhibition, 1990
  • Co-Juror: Towson Art festival, 1983
  • Assisted Norman Ackroyd with 2-Day Etching Workshop, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1981
  • Conducted 2-Day Workshop, "Etching For Print Collectors", Maryland Institute College of Art, 1980
  • Co-Juror: Maryland Art League Juried Show, 1979