About Helen R. Kamins

Helen Retynsky Kamins began formal art training at the age of nine. After graduating with a BFA degree cum laude from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and studies in London, Ms. Kamins moved to the Boston area and proceeded to advance through the commercial design industry which included the position of Corporate Art Director for a Fortune 500 Company. Desiring a greater challenge, Kamins studied at M.I.T., Boston University, and Northeastern University in order to learn the newest technologies relating to the visual arts. Becoming a pioneer in the computer graphics field, she traveled extensively from 1983 to 1986 consulting for clients including 3M, Digital, Libby Owens Ford, and General Electric. She then established a production facility in Boston, HR GRAPHICS, Inc., which serviced the video and interactive media industries for over 10 years. Kamins was known for her technical rendering capabilities, and often gravitated towards educational projects. She art directed and illustrated a videotape series of open-heart surgical procedures for the Childrens Hospital in Boston that was distributed worldwide. In 1996, Helen left the graphics industry and returned to her fine arts work. HR Kamins’ work can be found in private collections in the Boston and New England area as well as New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, London and France. Ms. Kamins is a cancer survivor. The artist’s studio, ART2000® is located on scenic route 127 just north of Boston, and is open by appointment. Oil portraiture and art instruction available.