Helen Ramsaran

Helen Evans Ramsaran (born May 11, 1943 ) is an American sculptor. Her work explores the primordial world of ancient rituals, mysterious fossilized remains, mystic forces, and African inspired architecture. Ramsaran's work was first inspired by a trip to Africa in 1981, and although her sculpture is inanimate, there is a lurking sense of humanity's presence. Her recent work explores the effects of climate change on life sustaining systems and resources, specifically marine ecosystems and plant and animal species.

Early life and education Helen Ramsaran was born in Bryan, Texas in 1943 She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education (1965) and a Masters of Fine Art in sculpture (1968) from Ohio State University, where she studied bronze casting under David Black and welding with John Freeman. From 1968 to 1969, Ramsaran taught at Florida A&M University and later at Bowie State University in Maryland from 1970 to 1973.

2002 "Dwellings: Real and Imagined", American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York.

2001 "The Spirit of a Woman", Cinque Gallery, New York, New York

1998 "Pathways and Shelters", Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York, New York

1994 "Helen Evans Ramsaran", Solo Exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia "Helen Evans Ramsaran", Solo Exhibition, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New York

1992 "Touchstones of Grace", Hughley Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

1988 "Le Contes Visuels", La Fourmi Ailee Galerie, Paris, France

Selected two-person exhibitions 2002 "Windows of the Soul: Phoebe Beasley and Helen Ramsaran", Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

1996 "Masami Aihara and Helen Evans Ramsaran", Atagoyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Group exhibitions 2016 "Essentia", Taller Boricua, New York, New York "Herstory", Welancora Gallery, Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Remembers, September 11 Memorial Project. Finalist, 2003–04, Brooklyn, New York September 11 Memorial Project at Liberty Park, Invited Participant, 2004–05, Liberty Park, New Jersey Mead Art Museum, Cliff Dwellers (2002), 19" x 22" x 3", Amherst, Massachusetts The Brown Capital Management Co. Inc., Pathway to Home (2000), 20" x 11" x 65", Baltimore, Maryland Harlem School of the Arts, Dance of the Nightingales (1986), 6' x 2'x 2', New York, New York John Jay College, A Silent Sentinel (1985), 3' x 5' x 10', New York, New York John Jay College, Symbiotic Vision (1979), 22" x 18" x 4 1/2", New York, New York The College of Staten Island, Wisdom's Key (1976), 4' x 4' x 9', Staten Island, New York

Public collections Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts Brown Capital Management Company, Baltimore, Maryland Harlem School of the Arts, New York, New York John Jay College, The City University of New York, New York, New York College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, New York, New York Johnson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio New Museum, New York, New York