Helen Shirk

Professor of Art Emeritus, San Diego State University (taught jewelry/metalwork there 1975–2010)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
San Diego State Universtiy — since 1975

Born
1942, Buffalo, New York

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Helen Shirk

Current role
Professor of Art Emeritus, San Diego State University (taught jewelry/metalwork there 1975–2010)

Status
Retired

Link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Shirk

Training

Undergraduate	Skidmore Collegeuniversity art department · 1959 to 1963 BS · instructor: Earl Pardon
Graduate	Indiana Universityuniversity art department · 1967 to 1969 MFA · instructor: Alma Eikerman

Lineage

Taught at

San Diego State University · 1975 to present

Taught (in this directory)

Lisa Linhardt

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Shirk https://snagmetalsmith.org/2017/04/2017-laa-helen-shirk/https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/helen-shirk/https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106232497

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