Helen Ek Heller aka “Helen Heller” 1918–1974 (Née Helen Olive Ek) was a professional photographer, a sculptor, and a modern dancer based in Westchester County, New York. Her work included photographs and sculptures of dancers, and photographic illustrations of two children’s books. She had two solo exhibitions in New York City.

1966: Selected Artists Galleries, 903 Madison Avenue, New York 21, NY

1974: The Benevy Gallery, 542 LaGuardia Place, New York , NY 10012.

Heller studied sculpture with the avant–garde Austrian sculptor/ceramicist Kurt Ohnsorg
(1927–1970) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

She was trained by the modern dance pioneer Hanya Holm (1893–1992), who established The Hanya Holm School of Dance in Manhattan.

Heller also trained as a professional photographer in New York City. She taught modern dance to Maryknoll nuns, women in the community and underserved children at the Ossining Children’s Center in Ossining, New York. Her art and life reflected her commitment to multiculturalism, anti–war activism, religious tolerance, feminism, gender and racial inclusivity.