Ralph Helmick

Ralph Helmick is a sculptor who focuses on design works at the intersection of art, science, and new technologies. As a public artist, his goal is to create generous, layered, and challenging work that partakes in the social fabric of culture and place.

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 and in group exhibitions in museums throughout New England.

His many honors include a General Services Administration National Design Award, a National Endowment for the Arts / New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, inclusion in the Public Art Network’s National Year in Review on eight different occasions, and numerous commendations for his public artwork. He has created over fifty award-winning public commissions across the U.S. and abroad.

Learn more about Ralph Helmick’s creative work at his website, Helmick Sculpture.

Explore Ralph Helmick’s public artwork, Touch, 2004, at Rowan University, Stratford Campus.