Helen Barbara Howard, RCA (March 10, 1926 – December 7, 2002) was a Canadian painter, wood engraver, draughtsperson, bookbinder and designer who produced work consistently throughout her life, from her graduation in 1951 from the Ontario College of Art until her unexpected death in 2002. Her work is represented in many permanent collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the British Library, the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England and The Library of Congress in Washington. Her work also hangs in private, public and corporate collections in Canada, England and the United States.  In 1975 she was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.