Petersburg, Russia, and is now living in New

York. In Russia, she studied at the Johanson

Art School and, privately, with Valentina

Gerasimova and Alexander Obuhov. in 1996 she

graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the

Fine arts, and in May of 2000, recived her

Master of Fine Arts degree from The New York

Academy of Art.

Helen accepts commissions for portraits and any