Helena Knos - Artist Statement

Born in the Czech Republic where her father was an artist working in oil and watercolour media, Helena took numerous art courses some of which were at the University of Alberta with great teachers like Jerry Heine and Jim Davis. The last few years she studied with Donna - Jo Massie and Mike Svob in Canmore.

The Group of Seven and the work of Tony Couch are her greatest influence where her art is concerned but over the years Helena developed her own style

After some traveling in France and living almost eight years in South Africa, Helena and her family moved to Edmonton and later retired to Canmore. Since then, her art became her priority. In her hours of hiking, Helena see ever changing beauty of the Rocky Mountains and Alberta prairies, which inspire to capture it on paper or canvas.

Helena became a member of Canmore Art Guild the same year she moved to Canmore. She participates in CAG Group Exhibitions, the Canmore Hospital Art Gallery and past exhibitions in the Whyte Museum in Banff. Her paintings can be found in private homes in Canada, USA, Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic.