Helen Mayfield

Helen Burkhart Mayfield (1939–1997) was an American artist from Texas.

Mayfield was born in Houston and raised in Blanco, Texas. After graduating from high school, she attended South West Texas State University, where she majored in art and met her future husband, Martin Mayfield. In 1965, Mayfield organized the first showing of Arning's art, introducing him to the art world.

In the 1980s, Mayfield began living on the streets and would clothe herself in different costumes and fabrics and performing street art.