Education
In 1926-1927, she studied at the School of Fine Arts, Washington University in Saint Louis (Street Louis, Missouri) before continuing her studies at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado).
In 1926-1927, she studied at the School of Fine Arts, Washington University in Saint Louis (Street Louis, Missouri) before continuing her studies at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Colorado Springs, Colorado).
Born in 1910, Helfensteller"s parents were Armin and Louise Helfensteller. She lived in Fort Worth during her early years. Helfensteller was one of six artists from the Fort Worth group whose work was shown in the Weyhe Gallery in New York in 1944.
After the group separated, Helfensteller moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Her work was shown in the retrospective exhibition "Beyond Regionalism: The Fort Worth School (1945–1955)" (Albany, Texas, 1986). In the exhibition "The Texas Printmakers, 1940–1965" (Meadows Museum, Dallas, 1990), and the exhibition "Prints of the Fort Worth Circle, 1940–1960", (Archer Milton Huntington Art Gallery, 1992).
Her work is held in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.