Helena a étudié le dessin, la peinture et la sculpture figurative à la Arts Students League of New York, le Studio Escalier en France, l'Angel Academy of Arts à Florence, ainsi que le Grand Central Atelier à New York. Elle détient une maîtrise de la New York Academy of Art et est récipiendaire de plusieurs prix et bourses, dont trois de la Fondation Elizabeth Greenshields. Elle vit et travaille au Québec, à Montréal et dans les Laurentides.
Helena studied figurative drawing, painting and sculpture at the Art Students League of New York, the Studio Escalier in France, the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, and the Grand Central Atelier in New York. A recent graduate of the New York Academy of Art, she is a recipient of various prizes and honours, including three grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. She lives and work in Montreal and in the Laurentians region of Quebec.