Helen L. Kohen - A Gracious Life. Forty years of collecting, critiquing, and supporting South Florida artists. (January 24 - March 6). The extent to which Helen Kohen touched generations of South Florida artists is immeasurable: she was our voice, our champion and our advocate in all ways large and small. At times she guided us with a "nudge " to go a little further-- mostly with a kind of parental pride--taking delight in our individual accomplishments while overseeing Miami's growth into the richly diverse art community of shared accomplishment that it is today. Robert Thiele, Kristen Thiele, and Francesco Casale.