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Helen Altman (American, 1958)
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Helen Altman
Goldfish 2006
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Biography |
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1958 |
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Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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1981 |
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BFA, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
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1986 |
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MA, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
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1989 |
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MFA, University of North Texas, Denton |
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1991 |
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Engelhard Award, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts |
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1993 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Mid-America Arts Alliance |
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1999 |
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Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant, Dallas Museum of Art |
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Currently lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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Floater, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas (solo)
P.R.I.N.T. - Looking Back, Pressing Forward, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, Texas (group)
Cherry Picked: 2007 Survey of Texas Art and Artists, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (group) |
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2007 |
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Cherry Picked: 2007 Survey of Texas Art and Artists, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas (group) |
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2006 |
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Collectors X 3, Art League Houston, Houston, Texas (group)
Dozens, Dunn & Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas (solo)
Photo-based, Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley, California (group)
Furniture as Metaphor: Contemporary Sculpture and the Poetics of Domesticity, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, Texas(group) |
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2005 |
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The Natural World, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas (group)
Footcandles: History and Process in Contemporary Art, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana (group)
Pairings, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas (group)
Welcome 2 the Jungle, DCKT Contemporary, New York, New York (group)
Land, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas (group)
Artists Among Us, The Women’s Museum, Dallas, Texas (group)
Double Vision: Exhibiting Contemporary Texas Artists for 25 Years, The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas (group) |
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2004 |
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Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (solo)
Group Show, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Dark Horse, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas -solo
Home Again, Dunn and Brown Contemporary -solo
Patch of Blue, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama -solo
Helen Altman: Smoke Signal, DCKT New York, New York -solo
5th Anniversary Exhibition, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
Flock & Fable: Animals and Identity in Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Art in Embassies Program: Switzerland and Liechtenstein, United States Embassy, Bern, Switzerland
Texas Vision: The Barrett Collection, The Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX |
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2003 |
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Helen Altman, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California -solo
Flip, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas |
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2002 |
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Fire and Ice, the Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas (solo)
Lassie Go Home, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas (solo)
Home Sweet Home, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas (group)
Next, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas (group)
The Inward Eye: Transcendence in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (group)
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2001 |
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Helen Altman: My Best Eggs, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas -solo
Helen Altman: Trailhead, Women and Their Work, Austin, Texas-solo
Helen Altman: Mixed Herd, Moody Gallery, Houston, Texas -solo
Helen Altman: Moose and Squirrel, J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall, Texas Christian -solo
The Inward Eye: Transcendence in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
Burn: Artists Play with Fire, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbus, South Carolina
Creature (dis) Comforts, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, June 15- August 18 |
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2000 |
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Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas
Texas Dialogues: Scenic Overlook, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas
Natural Deceits, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Burn It! Next Text, Arlington Musuem of Art, Arlington, Texas
Artistic Centers in Texas: Dallas/Fort Worth, The Texas Fine Arts Association, The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, Texas
Who Needs TV? Art League, Houston, Houston, Texas
small, The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas
Texas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Making a Mark: experimental drawing and printmaking, University Art Gallery Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Crossing State Lines, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Out of the Ordinary New Art from Texas, Contemporary Arts Museum,Houston, Texas
Uniquely Texas Icons, New Braunfels Museum of Art, Texas |
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1999 |
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Ever Green, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin -solo
Running Rabbit, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas -solo |
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1998 |
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Nature Depicted, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas -solo |
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1997 |
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Just Ahead, Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont; traveled to Galveston Arts Center, Texas -solo |
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1995 |
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Ark, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas -solo
Out of the Woods, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas -solo |
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1992 |
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Helen Altman, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas -solo
Burning Down the House, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas -solo
Watching Pots, Ida Green Gallery, Austin College, Sherman, Texas -solo |
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Literature |
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2004 |
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Ostrower, Jessica. “Helen Altman at DCKT,” Art in America, September 2004, p 133. |
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2004 |
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Bourbon, Matthew. “Helen Altman: Home Again,” Artlies, Spring: 76. |
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2002 - 2003 |
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Hanor, Stephanie. “Cerca Series,” Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, December 12 - February 16. |
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2002 |
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Odem, Michael. "Helen Altman," ARTFORUM, January 2002, p.145. ill |
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2001 |
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Davenport, Bill. "Trailhead," Women and Their Work, January 13-February 17. |
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2001 |
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Watson, Neil. Burn: Artists Play with Fire (exhibition catalogue). Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, March 31-June 3 |
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2001 |
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Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. " Helen Altman: Trailhead," Austin American-Statesman, January 27, sec. D, 6. |
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2001 |
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Johnson, Patricia C., "Nature Studies: Contrasts Displayed in Bold Quilts, Delicate Paintings," Houston Chronicle, 16 June: 9D. |
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2000 |
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Goad, Kimberly. "Emerging Artists," Arts and Antiques, February: 52. |
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2000 |
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Kutner, Janet. "Art Outlet," Dallas Morning News, July 8:1C, 7C. |
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2000 |
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Long, Andrew. "Artistic Centers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Fine Art Association," Artlies, Summer, p.50. |
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2000 |
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Green, Allison de Lima. Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. |
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2000 |
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Herbert, Lynn M. and Paola Mosiani. Out of the Ordinary New Art From Texas. Exhibition catalogue. Contemporary Arts Musuem in Houston, August 12- October 8. |
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2000 |
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Auping, Michael. Natural Deceits. Exhibition catalogue. Modern Art Musuem of Fort Worth, TX, May 14-September 10. |
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2000 |
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Small. Exhibition catalogue. Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX., December 2- January 28. |
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2000 |
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Bless, Nancy, Texas Dialogues: Scenic Overlook. Exhibition catalogue. Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX., December 1- January12. |
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