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Parish GALLERY - GEORGETOWN Canal Square 1054 31st Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 (202)944-2310 Dikki Van Helsland Always fascinated by the beautiful natural world around her, Dikki Van Helsland focuses her abilities in elaborating on that beauty. She firmly believes that offering images of light, airy and wonderful objects releases her viewers from the daily problems of life, even if only temporarily. Her works offer aesthetic intimate, larger-than-life views of the creations of Nature. It's a happy partnership. Van Helsland began developing her feeling and talent for art during her childhood, which centered around fine art, fine crafts and the performing arts. As a young adult, performing, costume design, and stage settings provided important opportunities to further her abilities. EDUCATION Self trained in oils, batik, acrylics, drawing Fine Arts Degree - Old Dominion University, VA Magna Cum Laude - 1982 CURRENT GALLERY EXHIBITS James Gallery, Rockville, MD Johnson Gallery, Bisbee, AZ Old Towne Gallery, Portsmouth, VA 20th Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA Village Gallery, Virginia Beach,. VA The Aurora Gallery, Annapolis, MD PERSONAL HISTORY Born in Kassa Hungary, the artist lived in Germany for a number of years and arrived in the United States with her family in 1950.