Hi,

thanks for visiting my site. I am an artist. Art is what I do and think about most of my waking time. Please, come on in and check out my work. I hope you'll enjoy it. Let me know what you think. I am really glad I've gotten to meet you. Thanks again.

                                             Helena 

 Biography:

   Helena Gijsbers van Wijk was born and raised in Czech Republic  (formerly Czechoslovakia), in the city of Liberec in the Northren part of the country. Growing up during the time when Europe was still divided into East and West made Helena very sensitive to political and social issues, a fact that would repeatedly emerge in her work. 

Since her early childhood, it was clear that Helena was artistically inclined. She studied music and visual arts. During her teenage years she moved to the capital city of Prague where she eventually received a Graduation Certificate from the Prague Conservatory, and later her MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts.   

Helena relocated to the United States in 1990. After short stay in New York and New Jersey she moved with her future husband to Pasadena, Texas, where she currently lives. She maintains a studio in Downtown Houston in the Warehouse District. She is a painter, sculptor, and ceramist.