Hi! I’m Helene.

I’m a NYC-based artist and therapist-in-training.

I’m a graduate of Williams College, where I studied clinical psychology and studio art. After a few years of working in tech & consulting, I pivoted into social work and went back to school. These days, I’m at the Columbia School of Social Work, studying to become a therapist and expanding my curiosity & awe of the human experience.

My apartment is my art studio, and I live in Queens with my two studio panthers (cats), Edgar and Ellie.

If you have any questions or have ideas for a creative project / commission, I’d love to chat! Please feel free to fill out the contact form below, or send me an email: byheleneryu@gmail.com

Select Exhibitions

Re-Orienting, Land to Sea, Williamsburg, New York, 2026
Curated

I Grieve Different, Detox Gallery, Chelsea, New York, 2025

December Exhibition, T.O.L.K., Bushwick, New York, 2025

Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Greenpoint, New York, 2025 (Placed: Runner-Up)

Dreams, Eight of Swords, Williamsburg, New York, 2025

Searching for Sticky Voids, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 2022

Existential Re-Flux: A Mini Universe, Goodrich Coffee Bar, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 2022
Curated

Select Press

Bold Journey, June 2026

The Amp, August 2026

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