Mission
The Lessick Empire is dedicated to the use and exploration of quotidian phenomena as perceptual entrances to contemporary art and culture.

Helen Lessick is an artist and art administrator working to achieve the Mission and bring the art into public and private places.

Artist
Helen is a creator and collaborator with exhibition and commission records in sculpture, conceptual and public art . Her permanent works are sited across the Pacific Northwest and southern California. Her temporal art include works in natural phenomena including fire, ice, living animals and insects in public locales. Her work are in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, Sackner Archive of Concrete & Conceptual Poetry, New York Public Library, Getty Research Institute, and public and private collections across the US and Europe. Helen’s exhibition record includes solo museum, academic and gallery shows, artist in residence projects, and fellowships.

Consultant
Helen is an experienced arts consultant specializing in public art program, project and collection development, planning and management. She has served the field nationally at the government and not-for-profit agencies including Houston Arts Alliance, Los Angeles County Metro Art, King County Office of Arts and Culture, Washington State Arts Commission, Ventura Arts Commission, and Portland Center for the Visual Arts. Helen has initiated and managed projects, programs, and analyses as a consultant to Socrates Sculpture Park in New York, the Seattle Arts Commission, United Indians of All Tribes in Washington, and the University of Southern California Public Art Studies Program. A published writer on contemporary art, exhibitions and program practices, Helen also curates exhibitions for non-profit and academic institutions.