Background
Burkett, Helen was born on February 15, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Harding Theodore and Helen Louise (Torris) Burkett.
Burkett, Helen was born on February 15, 1942 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Harding Theodore and Helen Louise (Torris) Burkett.
Student, Strayer School of Business, 1960-1961; student, Corcoran School of Art, 1968-1969; student, Maryland. U., 1970-1973; student, Hilton Leech Studio-Gallery, 1976-1980; student, Ringling School Art, 1980-1981.
Assistant to director Hilton Leech Studio, Sarasota, Florida, 1975-1980, workshop organizer, figure study coordinator, 1978-1980. Demonstrator, teacher, artist, owner/operator Helen Burkett Studios, since 1975. Juror Ann Arbor St. Art Fair, 1998.
Art teacher Brevard County Watercolor Society, Melbourne, Florida, Longboat Key Center Arts, Sarasota,Fla, 2000, Art League Fort Myers, 2006.
Teacher Visiting Artist Program, Coconut Grove, Florida, since 1990. Artist, teacher Donne Bitner Studio, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1996. Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Organization for Women, American Watercolor Society (associate), National Watercolor Society (associate), National Association Indiana Artists, Sarasota Art Association (board directors 1980-1982), Florida Watercolor Society (life, Award of Distinction 1985, 92), Southern Watercolor Society, Michigan Guild Artists.
Married Juris Doctor Collins, September 1, 1961 (April 16, 1975). Children: Mark W. Collins, Donna L. Collins. Married Charles Talbot Marshall, December 24, 1975.
1 child, Gabrielle T. Marshall.