“Sometimes the subject matter is the process or the act of painting and creating. I often begin with a subject in mind but, not always. When my subject matter is the process and the enjoyment of making art, I allow things to materialize that I have never seen before.”
-Michael Helton
Background
“I have been an artist and a painter since I was about fourteen. I was classically trained by some great teachers and worked in most modes of expression; working my way through art history. Being self-employed most of my career has allowed me to be a survivor developing my own form of expression. I wish to share this lyrical enthusiasm with you.”
Michael Helton
Education:
BFA Univ. of Evansville, IN
MFA Univ. of NC, Chapel Hill
Fulbright-Hays – Univ. of West Indies, Trinidad Tobago
Teaching:
Indiana State Univ. Evansville
UNC-Chapel Hill
NC Central Univ. Durham
Northern High School Durham
East Forsyth High School Winston Salem
Exhibitions/Shows:
Numerous shows in the Midwest, South, and East.
Chicago, Dallas, Memphis, Terre Haute, Louisville, Lafayette, Charlotte, Norfork, New York.
Public Collections:
Swope Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
Standard Oil of Texas
Welborn Hospital, Evansville IN
MICHAEL J. HELTON 