Helena Emerita Gomez (b. South Los Angeles, California) is a first-generation Chicana artist from Los Angeles, California, with familial roots in Michoacán, Mexico. Her
multidisciplinary practice incorporates painting, drawing, film photography, installation, and sculpture, all exploring themes of identity, culture, and code switching. Drawing from her Indigenous and Mexican heritage, she incorporates traditional materials and processes like papel picado, serapes, traditional fabrics, and ballpoint pen to celebrate family history and lived experience. Her work honors cultural labor, familial pride, and the power of self-taught tradition. Helena holds a Bachelor of Art, in Art with a minor in Visual and Performing Arts Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California.

In addition to her studio practice, she is a teaching artist. She has several years of teaching experience in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), using education as an extension of her art practice. Through teaching, she fosters creative expression and cultural pride in the classroom, empowering students to explore their own identities and stories through art. This work deepens her commitment to community, accessibility, and the transformative power of creative education.