jhelmsgifts

BORN IN 1967 IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY MARYLAND. HIS FAMILY MOVED AROUND A BIT LIVING IN HAWAII AND CALIFORNIA, DUE TO HIS FATHERS POSITION IN THE NAVY, BEFORE RETURNING TO MARYLAND. THERE HIS DRIVE TO PRODUCE ART GREW. PARTICIPATING IN THE MARYLAND GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM AND RECEIVING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ART WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL. AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART HIS SKILLS AND PASSION FOR PAINTING EXCELLED. IN 1990 UPON GRADUATING FROM MICA, HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN WORKING AS A FREELANCE ARTIST. IN 1993 FOUNDED HIS OWN STUDIO IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA DEVOTING HIS FOCUS ON EACH CLIENTS NEEDS AND VISION. FOR THE PAST 18 YEAR JOE HELMS STUDIOS HAS PRODUCED CLOSE TO A THOUSAND MURALS AND CUSTOM CANVAS PIECES OVER THE EAST AND WEST COAST AND THROUGHOUT THE MID WEST, ALL THE WHILE CONTINUING TO HAVE EXHIBITIONS OF PERSONAL WORKS. AFTER A FIVE YEAR STINT IN CHICAGO, IL WHERE THE MAJORITY OF HIS WORK FOCUSED ON HAVING AND RAISING LITTLE ONES. HE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AS OF NOV. 2010, WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE SONS.  JOE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WORK AND IS AVAILABLE FOR MURALS, PORTRAITS, AND FINE ART COMMISSIONS.