Bella Christine is a Aotearoa New Zealand artist based on Waiheke Island.
She works with ceramics, glass, film and more. Her creative practice is closely linked to her spiritual practice where art making is meditative and intuitive. She works conceptually with ecofeminist ideas of mother nature. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam, she works at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery while studying a Diploma of Ceramics part time.
Education
2023 - current
Otago Polytechnic, Diploma of Ceramics (distance)
2020 - 2022
Elam School of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts
2019 - 2020
Massey University Wellington
Exhibitions
2024
Home, Members Show - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2023
Ceramic Diploma Exhibition - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2023
WAI-RUA-ONO-RUA - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2022
Elam Grad Show - Elam, University of Auckland
2022
The Divine Feminine - Mother Nature (Solo Show) - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2022
Members Show - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2022
2022
2022
Matariki 2022 - Ka Poipoia - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Reclaim to Fame - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Intergenerational (Pride Month) - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2021
Small Treasures - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2020
Members Show - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2020
Te Manawa Ora o Papatuanuku - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2019
Arero Hei Whakawhitanga Korero - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2018
E Tipu E Rea - Waiheke Community Art Gallery
2017
Toi Gallery
Awards
2018
Brett McDonald Young Designer Award
2018
ARA Arts Scholarship
Freelance Work
2023
Stage design for Artworks Theatre Matariki and Christmas Shows
2023
Archiving and scanning the Topp Twins Film Photos for their book Untouchable Girls
2022
'The Great Waiheke Nude' Film, Julia Holden
2021
Balance Board Design, Panga Waiheke
2020
Photography and video for marketing, Rangihoua Estate