Bella Volen is Vienna-based professional visual artist. She has a masters degree in painting and has been awarded with 18 prizes at competitions all around the world, lecturer at the World Bodypainting Academy, judge and curator of many projects and competitions. Bella has been also a researcher in the field of body art history since 2005.
More about Bella: www.bella-volen.com
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Bella has created art projects for following companies & institutions (selection):
United Nations (2015), Unesco (2008), Walt Disney (2016), Jaguar (2013), The Government of Venezuela (2010), The Government of Thailand (2011), WWF (2009), Acqua Colonia/ 4711, Lush, Donna Karan, Nescafe, Fashion Tv, Crocs, Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Red Bull, Hotel Sofitel (Equatorial Guinea, Africa), Waschhaus (Potsdam, Germany), Krone Hit, Kronen Zeitung, ÖBB, Adil Besim, Ö3, Vero Moda, Wrigly, Spar, Lidl, Hotel Victoria (Tirol), Hotel Klosterbräu (Tirol), Zur Schwebischen Jungfrau, Aldes, Imago etc.
Bella is represented worldwide by WB-Production agency.
Education:
Doctorate of philosophy in art, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
1/2010 Diploma, master degree in painting
2003-2010 Study of painting at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna (Prof. Wolfgang Herzig, Prof. Johanna Kandl, Prof. Heribert Just)
2002-2003 Study of graphic arts and printmaking techniques at the National Academy of Fine Arts , Sofia, Bulgaria
2001-2002 Art course in drawing after the old masters (Prof. Katja Kostova and Prof. Peter Chuklev)
April 2000 Art exchange, City of Bath College, England
1996-2001 Ilia Petrov National High School of Fine Arts (special subject: painting), Sofia, Bulgaria
1995-1996 Fine arts courses for drawing, painting and composition (Prof. Ganovski and Reggio)
Awards:
Prize of Excellence/ Award of Distinction from ART NOW 3: The 3rd Annual Juried Contemporary Art Online Competition. The award is one-page in " Art in Vogue 100 Contemporary Artists" a quality art book in Masters of Today series. The book will be released in 2011 in print run of 25,000 copies.
Bodypainting Award Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 2013- 1st prize
Face Effects Award Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 2013- 1st prize
Beauty Forum Zurich, Body Painting Trophy, Switzerland 2013- 1st prize
Maribor Body Painting Award, Slovenia 2012- 1st prize
Samui Body Painting Champion, Thailand 2011- 1st prize
Pepsi Body Painting Master, Italy 2010 - 1st prize
Shanghai Body Painting Champion, China 2009 - 1st prize
MIST Stockholm Body Painting Champion, Sweden 2008 - 1st prize
World Body Painting Fluoro Champion, Austria 2006 - 1st prize
Swiss Body Painting Day, Switzerland 2009 - 1st prize
Swiss Body Painting Day, Switzerland 2006 - 1st prize
Special Effects Award, Lugano, Switzerland 2013- 2 nd prize
Beauty Forum Leipzig, Body Painting Trophy, Germany 2013,- 2nd prize
Beauty Forum Zurich, Face Effects Trophy, Switzerland 2013- 2nd prize
Swiss Body Painting Day, Switzerland 2007- 2nd prize
Casino Austria Seefeld, Austria 2008 - 2nd prize
Swiss Body Painting Day, Switzerland 2008 - 3rd prize
Judge:
Jury Member: World Installation Art Award, World Bodypainting Festival 2017, Austria
Jury Member: Beauty Forum Munich, Bodypainting competition 2016, Germany
Jury Member: World Installation Art Award, World Bodypainting Festival 2016, Austria
Jury Member: Living Art America, Atlanta 2015, USA
Jury Member & Founder: Fine Art Bodypainting Award 2015, Living Art America, Atlanta, USA
Jury Member: World Installation Art Award, World Bodypainting Festival 2014, Austria
Jury Member & Founder: Fine Art Bodypainting Award, World Body Painting Festival 2014, Austria
Jury Member: Living Art America, Atlanta 2014, USA
Jury Member: Living Art America Greensboro, Greensboro 2014, USA
Jury Member: Living Art America, Atlanta 2013, USA
Jury Member: International Body Painting Festival, Bardolino 2013, Italy
Jury Member and curator: World Installation Art Award, World Bodypainting Festival 2013, Austria
Jury Member: Make It Up, Body Painting Award, Vienna 2012, Austria
Jury Member: International Body Painting Festival, Daegu 2012, South Korea
Jury Member: Australian Bodyart Awards, 2012, Daylesford, Australia
Jury Member: Beauty Forum Munich, Bodypainting competition 2011, Germany
Jury Member & Founder: Fine Art Body Painting Award 2011, Austria
Jury Member: North American Body Painting Championship 2011, USA
Jury Member: International Body Painting Festival 2010, Germany
Jury Member: World Body Painting Festival 2009, Austria
Jury Member: Welsh Body Painting Festival 2009, Wales, UK
Jury Member: World Bodypainting Festival ASIA 2008, Daegu / South Korea
Jury Member: Milan Body Art Contest 2008, Italy