Hadala, Helena (RCA)

Helena, born and raised in Calgary Alberta, has maintained a full time studio practice for over forty years. She received an MFA degree from the University of Calgary and is an elected member
of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.

Over the years, Helena has traveled extensively and participated in many national and international residencies including Australia and Spain. She has exhibited in Canada, the USA, Japan, Finland, Poland and Portugal. Her work is in numerous private, public and corporate collections including Canada Council Art Bank and the Alberta Foundation of the Arts.

Helena’s poetic compositions allow for contemplation to become visible and take on tangible form. Her images, a type of visual haiku, reflect rather than describe her perceptual world.