Helena Calmfors

Helena Calmfors is a queer artist, performer and BDSM professional based in Brooklyn. Originally from Sweden, she has worked and performed in New York since 2014.

The act of creating intimate scenes and experiences is present in all aspects of her work, ranging from watercolor paintings and digital work to performance and photography. Helena’s work is centered around taking control of the male gaze through the practice of femdom. She addresses issues around reclaiming ownership of body and identity through the hierarchical power play present in BDSM.

Helena has an MBA focused on Branding and Visual Communication from ESC Rennes & Umeå University, a BA in Art History from Stockholm University, and a Graphic Design certificate from Shillington School of Graphic Design in New York

Helena has exhibited at a number of group shows and galleries in New York including The Locker Room, The Untitled Space, Culture Lab LIC, AHA Gallery and CADAF Crypto & Digital Art Fair. A notable New York performance venue where she performed regularly between 2018-2020 is House of Yes in Bushwick. Outside of New York her work has been featured at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Arc Gallery in San Francisco, Seattle Erotic Art Fair and European Digital Art Fair.