BIO
"I am, more than anything, curious. About the world, and about movement. The movement of things, people, colors, situations.. The study of movement, to me, is a study of sources. Art leads you to the source, the sources of all things."
"Within Art is contained tremendous capacity for goodwill -- for the visible, physical manifestation of goodwill."
--J.Heloise
J.
Heloise (pronounced "Hello-ease") graduated Parsons The New School for Design with a fashion degree, and Northwestern University with a B.A. in Comparative Literature. She has studied Art at the Atelier of the Louvre in Paris, & at the Centre D’Art Contemporain in Istres, France.
Her first formal artistic training was in classical piano, from age 5-17. She also performed in voice, acting/musical theater throughout her schooling, winning awards.
She received a fashion design AAS from Parsons The New School for Design in 2006, where she trained with professor Laura Volpintesta & faculty. After graduating, she worked as a designer-illustrator for NYC companies J.Crew, Express, Alice Roi & numerous clients.
In 2008, Heloise relocated to Vermont aiming to cultivate her skills in the visual arts. In 2009, she launched the J.Heloise line of art goods at the summer Artist Market. The product offerings quickly grew from a small table to a full selection of greeting cards in stores & online. She also taught art at the college level & recrationally to students of all ages. After 8 years, she returned to the NYC-area, where she spent the pandemic songwriting & creating at her Jersey City art studio location.
She continues to create both art & music as a songwriter/singer and is currently producing an album of original songs. She has provided art commissions for businesses & clients for over 14 years.
NEWS: As of March 2024 J.Heloise has relocated to Seattle, WA. Looking forward to new adventures & inspiration on the West Coast!
PS ..A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the artwork! <3
Photo by Lauren Mazzotta
GALLERY
Photos by Julie at Hopskoch (waterfront, Healthy Living), Tim Swann (pencil case) & Lauren Mazzotta, Self (guitar)
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CLIENTS / COMMISSIONS / HONORS
J.Crew (2007), Gap (2007), Express Design Studio (2007), Alice Roi (2006), Babel Fair (2008), April Cornell (2011, 2015), UVM Private Client, Creative Contrast (2011), Altitude Marketing Group (2011), CG Garment Designs (2010), Farm to Ballet Project (2015), Blue Wave Taekwondo (2015), Lake Champlain International (2016), Book Cover Illustrations for Albert Liebman (2005-2008), Guest Lecturer, In Fashion exhibit at Shelburne Museum (2011), Published illustrator, The Language of Fashion Design by Laura Volpintesta, Rockport Publishers 2014
PAST EXHIBITIONS
The Block Gallery, Winooski VT (solo show) | Trinket, Burlington VT (solo show) | Allen House at UVM, Burlington VT | Art Hop Burlington VT 2010, 2011 | 'Garamaniacal', FOE Shop & Gallery, Northampton MA| Champlain College Faculty Show, VT 2014 | Artist Markets, juried - BCA, Queen City Craft Bazaar | Parsons The New School Mid Season Preview Show 2006 |
<3 A Million Thank-You's are owed to the following people: Cindy, Madeleine Woods, my Family, Anita & Jeffrey Liebman, Liebman's of Evanston, Amy Gordon & Dunn Family, Smuckler & Chusid Families, Elaine Dunn Engel, Pierre of Pierre's Repairs, my teachers in the Arts: Piano- Patricia Ann Schweickert, Ballet- Chatch Pregger, Music- Stephen Fox, Fashion Illustration- Laura Volpintesta, Creative Methods- Kathryn Simon, Spotlight on Dance of Vermont, Farm to Ballet, Friends of Eagle Island & alumni, Pete & Beth Benson, Healthy Living of VT, everyone at Blue Wave Taekwondo, Burlington Shambhala Center, Timothy Swann, Martha Hampson, Martina Hill, Julie at Hopskoch photography, Lauren Mazzotta Photography, Katherine Patronis, Jonathan Fenney, Erin Campbell, Keely D, Elli B, Peter & David Valente, the Garretts, supporters of the 2012 Indiegogo campaign, and all the businesses, friends, patrons, and people of Vermont and beyond who've made life so much easier, and who have helped out beyond measure. Thank you. -J