Helen Popinchalk

Assistant Teaching Professor and Director, Trustman Art Gallery and University Art Collection

Helen Popinchalk is a full-time artist and adjunct professor of screen printing and printmaking. She earned her BA in studio art and arts administration from Simmons and her MFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Her work has been widely exhibited in Boston and beyond, including the Boston Center for the Arts, Thomas Young Gallery, and the South Shore Arts Center. She is a Research Associate for Art Collaborations Worldwide, assisting an independent curator with art acquisitions, research, creating public art collections and exhibitions.

Popinchalk also is a founding member of Trifecta Editions, a print collective that produces affordable, innovative, limited edition screen prints and art objects.
 

Education

  • BA, Studio Art and Arts Administration, from Simmons University
  • MFA, Printmaking, from University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Courses

  • ART 117 Printmaking
  • ART 215 Screen Printing

Helen Popinchalk in the News

State House Curator Susan Greendyke Lachevre (left), Director of Operations at Simmons’ Gwen Ifill College Donna Graham-Stewartson (right), and Simmons Events and Gallery Specialist Kyle Mendelsohn (far right) assist during the State House installation

Notable Women of Boston Mural Moves from Simmons to the State House

Created in 1980, Ellen Lanyon's Notable Women of Boston mural has been a fixture at Simmons and other prominent Boston institutions for over thirty years. In light of the long-term renovations in progress at Simmons, the mural was recently installed...


Simmons University Main College Building in the fall

Simmons Faculty Recognized for Innovative Teaching During the Pandemic

Simmons University received a $10,000 Presidential Grant through the Davis Education Foundation to fund a Post-Pandemic Innovative Teaching Award.


Helen Popinchalk with her husband on the trail in the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque

Meet Your Professor: Helen Popinchalk, Director of the Trustman Art Gallery

Helen Popinchalk '03 holds several roles at Simmons, from teaching to curating the University art collection, Popinchalk is Simmons' resident art expert. Learn more about her most recent projects and her hobby that's been passed down through the generations.


Shout-outs from Students and Alums

Calla Savelson '24

Discovering Purpose and Community through Art, Service, and Song

Arts Administration major Calla Savelson ’24 shares how she gained professional experience and build a community for herself during her time at Simmons.


Abhilasha Natarajan, bachelor of social work (bsw) student

Abhilasha Natarajan ‘22 Thrives at the Intersection of Art and Social Work

Natarajan is the creative vision behind “Re-assembling” and “Bound Together.” Both exhibits are currently on display in the Management and Academic Building (4th floor) and the Main College Building (4th floor). Learn about her journey.