Helen Boyd Keen, American artist. Named Premio Oscar de Italia Accademia Italia, 1985; recipient First award, Tacoma Art League, 1945. Member of National Geographic Association.
Background
Keen, Helen Boyd was born on August 12, 1894 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of James Munro and Margaret (Delprat) K. One-man shows: Tacoma Art League, 1945, Seattle Art Museum, 1945, Zoe Dusanne Gallery, Seattle, 1952, Artists Gallery, New York City, 1956, 60, Art Gallery Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1966.
Education
Group showsinclude: Seattle Art Museum, 1939-1945, Tacoma Art League, 1938-1945, United States.State Department Show, Paris, 1956-1957, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1957, Brooklyn Museum, 1957, Blue Hill Gallery, Maine, Seligman Gallery, Seattle, 1962, 63-66, Norfolk Museum Arts and Science, Virginia, 1963, Weye Gallery, New York City,1968, Avanti Gallery, New York City, 1972, Smithsonian Archives, Washington, 1980. Represented in permanent collections: Seattle Art Museum, Addison Gallery American Art, Massachusetts, Tacoma Art Museum, Art Gallery Greater Victoria (British Columbia, Canada). Also private collections.
Membership
Member of National Geographic Association.