Andrew Helton
Andrew Helton is writer, artist, and printmaker. His work explores interiority, the limits of the body, and the democracy of language. When he isn’t in his studio. You can usually find him training for powerlifting competitions or on the beach with his wife and dogs near their home on the Washington coast.
Visiting Artist, The Earth Of: A Moment is a Reckoning and The Earth Of: Ruptures and Reckonings, The Earth Of: Aggregate in Repose, Referent: Cynosure in Psychogeography 2022
Andrew Helton is precise.This precision is not fragile. Its strength is born of rigorous closeness. Every endeavor he initiates is created with intention and thorough engagement. He is not afraid of exertion or difficulty; in fact, he relishes the uncomfortable challenges necessary for growth. Because of this, no question is left unexplored, whether he is training for a powerlifting competition, printmaking, editing a manuscript, creating a life with his equally talented wife, or writing poetry. His poetic subtleties are the elemental stuff the Earth is made of: rooted in equal parts encyclopedic knowledge and profound compassion. His keen sensitivity, intuition, and imagination direct him time and again towards the inexpressible, that which lies beyond words. His integrity drives him, not only to personally experience all of everything but to create a new space for the rest of us to inhabit as well, as witness and witnessed, and we are better for it.
- by Ginger Teppner
BA | PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
· English Literature
MA | PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
· Writing & Book Publishing / English Literature with an emphasis on human rights discourse and political theory.
POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH | EMORY UNIVERSITY
· Research relating to Hannah Arendt and post-WWII political theory
MFA | NAROPA UNIVERSITY
· Creative Writing