About The Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
JOHN HELMS IS A NATIVE OF MEMPHIS, TN AND HAS 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FINE AND GRAPHICS
ARTS. HE HAS HAD HIS DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS IN MANY EXHIBITIONS AND HAS TAUGHT OIL,
WATERCOLOR, AND DRAWING CLASSES AT VARIOUS CHURCHES AND THE PARK COMMISSION IN THE
MEMPHIS AREA. HIS LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ARE IN HUNDREDS OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE NATION. JOHN HAS HAD SEVERAL WRITE-UPS IN THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL AND
INTERVIEWS ON LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS. HE IS A VIET-NAM ERA VET AND RECEIVED
HIS FORMAL EDUCATION AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, AND MEMPHIS
COLLEGE OF ARTS. IN 1989, JOHN ORGANIZED THE FIRST “ART FOR HEART’S SAKE FINE ARTS
SHOW AND SALE” AT OAK COURT MALL IN MEMPHIS, TN. IN CONJUNCTION WITH WEZI FM RADIO.
IN THE SAME YEAR THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL HONORED JOHN IN PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSHES’ “1000
POINTS OF LIGHT’ CAMPAIGN FOR CONTRIBUTING HIS LIMITED-EDITION PRINTS AND ORIGINALS
TO HELP FUND-RAISERS OF VARIOUS CHARITIES. JOHN IS A FRIEND OF WKNO TV AND HAS DONATED
MANY ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND PRINTS OVER THE YEARS FOR THEIR ANNUAL ART AUCTION. JOHN
TAUGHT ACRYLIC, OIL, AND WATERCOLOR CLASSES AT MICHAELS ARTS & CRAFT STORE UNTIL
HE QUIT IN 2016. JOHN HELMS CURRENTLY LIVES IN MEMPHIS, TN. AND IS NOW TEACHING ACRYLIC
CLASSES AT HOBBY LOBBY IN COLLIERVILLE, TN. AND OLIVE BRANCH, MS. JOHN ALSO SPENDS
A LOT OF TIME PERFECTING HIS ON-LINE GALLERY. HIS PAINTINGS AND PRINTS CAN BE SEEN
ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.JOHNHELMSGALLERY.COM
“ I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN NATURE AND ANIMALS EVEN AS A SMALL CHILD. TRYING
TO INTERPRET IT HONESTLY ON CANVAS OR PAPER IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. I LOVE BEAUTIFUL,
MAJESTIC LANDSCAPES AS WELL AS RUN-DOWN WEATHERED BARNS AND OLD RUSTY TRUCK
John Helms Fine Art
