HLNE (Helen Masvikeni-Masango), a multi-medium artist, was born and raised in Zimbabwe, Africa, and relocated to the United States as a young adult thinking she’d be here only for a year. Many years later…with her journey in life consisting of two different worlds, she finds herself grappling with the deeper meaning of identity, belonging… home. As a Fine Art Photographer, she combines portraiture while posing questions that allow an audience to submerge themselves in the art as they ponder the questions posed. HLNE’s love for words and music accompany each body of work she presents. When asked what she lives by through her art, her simple yet profound answer was “life best lived, is life lived by design” to which she followed with “in Him, I live, and move and have my being.”

HLNE’s expressions of life through art vary as seen in her jewelry, musicianship and dance.