Teaching Experience

Helena has many years of teaching experience. She teaches both children and adults alike. As a result, she is an Internationally acclaimed Acrylic Artist and Art Tutor. Her skills include

  • Tutoring offered in many different subjects. Subjects include Pencil Drawing, Colored Pencils, Mixed Media, Pen and Wash, Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting, Portraiture, Life Drawing & Design
  • Competency with craft subjects such as Pewter work, Woodcarving, Sculpting and General Crafts
  • Fully-bilingual

Teaching and Executive Experience

  • 2013; Part time Art Tutor. Kenosis School of Art. Vanderbijlpark.

    Taught Adults and teenagers in all disciplines of art except Pottery

  • 2002 – 2012; DUCTAC, Dubai, UAE

    Taught Drawing and Acrylic Painting twice a week

  • 2012; DIAC, Dubai, UAE

    Taught Experimental Mixed Media once a week

  • 2005 – 2006; Dubai Community Art and Theatre Centre, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, UAE

    Employed as part of the “set-up” team for the new Dubai Community Art and Theatre Centre at Mall of the Emirates. Position held: Arts Consultant. Responsibilities; Head hunting Art Teachers, setting up various art courses and outlines, setting up infra-structure and administration policies and employing creative and administrative staff. Ensuring all studios have classes running 6 days a week, full time from 9:00am – 10.00pm daily

  • 2002 – 2012; Tutoring

    Tutored drawing and painting to various private students

  • 2004 – 2006; Board Member, DIAC, Dubai, UAE

    Board Member at DIAC (Dubai International Art Centre)

  • 2004; Preston University, Ajman, UAE

    Taught Life Drawing at Preston University, Ajman. UAE (one morning a week)