Background
Landgarten, Helen Barbara was born on March 4, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Samuel and Lena (Lindenbaum) Tapper.
Landgarten, Helen Barbara was born on March 4, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Samuel and Lena (Lindenbaum) Tapper.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963. Master of Arts in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Goddard College, 1972. Doctor in Art Therapy (honorary), Norwich University, 1998.
Coordinator art psychotherapy Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1967-1990. Chairman, director clinical art therapy Immaculate Heart College, 1972-1980. Chairman, professor department clinical art therapy Loyola Marymount University, 1980-1988, professor emeritus, since 1988.
Consultant United States Department Defense, Germany, 1982-1986. President International Art Therapy Consultation, Los Angeles, 1989-1992. Staff research associate Research and Education Institute Harbor University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Beit T'shuvah Residence for Addiction Behaviors, since 1999.
Founder Los Angeles County Art Museum, since 1983, Los Angeles Contemporary Museum, since 1983. Vice president California Beach Art Corporation, since 2000, Helen Landgarden Art Therapy Clinic Los Angeles, 2007. Fellow Society Psychopathology of Expression.
Member American Art Therapy Association (honorary, life, registered art therapist, board directors 1969-1971, 84-86, treasurer 1984-1986), Southern California Art Therapy Association (honorary, life, president 1972-1974), Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic, Loyola Marymount University.
Married Nathan Landgarten, October 10, 1942.