NEWS
2012
BODY PAINTING CLASS or PAINTING WORKSHOP for ONE PERSON
The best way to reach great quality in short time !
BODYPAINTING KURS oder MALEREI WORKSHOP für EINE PERSON
Die beste Möglichkeit für schnellen und qualitativen Ergebnisse!
WORLD BODY PAINTING ACADEMY CLASSES with Bella Volen 2012
Great new bodypaint workshops at the World Bodypainting Festival !
27. January 2012
After 27. of January you can buy or rent Bella Volen's original art works online.
Her new agent is:
VOYA- Virtual Gallery of Young Art
Ab dem 27. Januar können Sie die Kunstwerke von Bella Volen online kaufen und anmieten.
Bella wird von einer neuen Agentur vermarktet:
VOYA- Virtual Gallery of Young Art
26. January 2012
Press Conference and exhibition opening of VOYA- Virtual Gallery of Young Art in Novomatic Forum Vienna
Presse Konferenz und Ausstellungs Eröffnung von VOYA- Virtual Gallery of Young Art in Novomatic Forum Vienna
Making of
7.-8. January 2012
OBJECTIVE Painting WORKSHOP / GEGENSTÄNDLICHE Malerei WORKSHOP
PHANTASTEN AKADEMIE / Fantastic Academy- PALAIS PALFFY Wien / Vienna
For workshop bookings/ für Workshop Buchungen
c.venosa@palais-palffy.at ( 06766238856- Frau Venosa)
info@bella-volen.com (069913229826- Bella Volen)
2011
10.-11. December 2011
BODYPAINTING WORKSHOP
PHANTASTEN AKADEMIE / Fantastic Academy- PALAIS PALFFY Wien / Vienna
6. December 2011
Interview for Who is Who 2012 /World Society/
1. December 2011- Terra Nigra Opening
The unique, antique Terra–Nigra ceramics can be obtained in a new shop directly located in the first district in Vienna.
Address: Seilerstätte 8/3, 1010 Wien
Bella created a special body painting for the opening of Terra-Nigra.
Die weltweit einzigartige, antike TERRA-NIGRA Keramik gibt es jetzt auch in Wien.
Adresse: Seilerstätte 8/3, 1010 Wien
Bella hat eine spezielle Körpermalerei für die Eröffnung vom Terra Nigra gemacht.
26. November 2011 - Life Gala- Charity Event
Our team CREACHIEFS made a space fashion show with eight bodypainted models and costumes for the HIV Charity LIFE GALA.
The photos are comming soon
Unsere Künstlergruppe CREACHIEFS zeigte eine Space Modeschau mit acht Bodypainting Modellen und Kostümen auf der Life Gala für Aids Hilfe.
Die Fotos kommen bald.
18.-20. November 2011
The Museum of Fantastic Realism exhibiting at Luxury, please /luxury fair/ in Hofburg, Vienna
The museum presented more than 20 wonderful artists. Bella Volen was also one of them.
PHANTASTEN MUSEUM WIEN als Aussteller bei der Luxus Messe- Luxury, please in Wien
Gezeigt wurden Arbeiten von mehr als 20 wunderbare Künstler. Bella Volen war auch dabei.
28. October 2011
From the 28.October you can come and visit my biggest canvas painting Jet Lag or Follow the North Wind.
The work is exibited at The Museum of Fantastic Realism- PHANTASTEN MUSEUM WIEN
November 2011
PHANTASTEN MUSEUM - Museum of Fantastic Realism VIENNA
is proud to present the brand new project
Phantasten Akademie- The Fantastic Academy
a few workshops with Bella Volen are coming up soon
28. October- 31. December 2011
PHANTASTEN MUSEUM - Museum of Fantastic Realism VIENNA
exhibits in BERLIN
Bella's work The Time Arrow is included in this exhibition.
Gallery Dikmayer Berlin
15-16. October, 2011 Munich
Bella and the CREACHIEFS were judges at the Body Painting Festival- Beauty Forum Munich
7. September, 2011 Bella's new studio in the heart of Vienna is ready!
Palais Palffy, Museum of Fantastic Realism
Josefs Platz 6, Vienna 1010
Austriad
The palais is amazing and full of history. Build in 1575 it was the place where Mozart presented in 1786 for first time
The Marriage of Figaro! Since 2011 it is a Museum of Fantastic Reaism.
Please contact me in advance for an appointment!
Größere Kartenansicht
1.- 4. September, 2011 Akademie GERAS, 4 days Objective Fine Art Painting ( on canvas or paper) workshop
Here is the workshop program: 
30. July 2011 Our CREACHIEFS video directed by Xavian Master is ready!!!
Music: BLUBA LU
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A great new series of 5 art books is coming up soon. Bella Volen is included with 21 pages.
23. July 2011, Guido Verhoef and Bella created a big PAINTLOON sculpture for A Day at the Park festival in Amsterdam.
Our project was organized by the wonderful Micha de Haan!
Photos coming up soon!
2. July 2011, Bella is part of the Body Art Fashion Show by Karala B at the World Body Painting Festival in Pörtschach, Austria
more photos under Fashion
3. July. 2011, Bella Volen & IFAB gave the first Fine Art Body Paint Award ( 1000,--$ and accommodation for WBF 2012, two workshops for free) to Agnieszka Glinska and Art Color Ballet from Poland
I would like to thank the amazing Craig Tracy and Alex Barendregt for the sponsorship!
The first ten placed artists are invited to become honorary members of IFAB. More info and a few photos from the first 11 artists here.
30.June 2011, Book lounge of Body Art Fashion by Karala B- a big, beautiful and high quality hard cover art book.
Bella is one of the main artist presented in this book.
World Body Painting Festival in Pörtschach, Austria
29. June 2011, our team CREACHIEFS is a main show act at Body Circus- surreal ball at the World Body Painting Festival in Pörtschach, Austria
8. June 2011, Opening of the Kuchlmasterei: restaurant and residence
more photos here
4. June 2011,our team the CHREACHIEFS painted for David Guetta, Coca Cola and Spring Break Europe Festival in Croatia!
more photos coming up soon!
27-29 Mai 2011, CHREACHIEFS art video shooting
Our new CHREACHIEFS video was filmed outdoor near Linz. We had the pleasure to work with the amazing British director and video operator Xavian Master and photographer Robert Lunak.
We would like to thank to our sponsors: Kryolan, Da Vinci, Ströck
photos coming up soon!
21. Mai 2011, Life Ball
The biggest charity event in Europe supporting people with HIV or AIDS, Vienna
Our artist team: CREACHIEFS painted for the most popular Austrian newspaper: Kronen Zeitung and transformed two new music stars Lukas Plöchl and Marco Angelini in living paintings.
13. April 2011, Styles Gala, Vienna Couture
Bipone Fashion & Bella Volen presented an art work against the atomic energy
27. March 2011, FIRST PRIZE AWARD at Samui International Body Painting Festival, Thailand
Thank you very much to the amazing organizers: Work Point Limited who managed in the hard monsoon and rain conditions.
Find more photos and a video here: Thailand Body Painting
24-28. March 2011, Samui International Body Painting Festival, Thailand
Bella is one of the invited artists at the first edition of Samui International Body Painting Festival in Thailand.
4-6. March 2011, Judge at the NABPC
Bella is one of the judges at the North American Body Painting Championship in Dallas, Texas
2.March 2011, I-FAB was born in Dallas!
International Fine Art Body Painting Association
The association was established March 2011 by founding members Bella Volen, Craig Tracy and Filippo Ioco.
The International Fine Art Body Painting Association’s mission is to support and advance the creative development of fine art body painting.
1. March 2011, FINE ART BODY PAINTING AWARD
The World Body Painting Festival in corporation with Bella Volen will present for the first time ever the Fine Art Body Painting Award 2011.
More info: Bodypainting-History.com or World Body Painting Festival
28. February 2011, Promotional painting in Thailand for TV
Bella is back from Bangkok,Thailand. I had the pleasure to paint promotional works for the coming Samui Body Painting Festival in Thailand. My work was presented at two of the best TV shows and a press conference.
Press Conference photos, also together with the mayor of Koh Samui and a few photos from one of the Tv shows.
Find more photo here: Thailand Body Painting
19.2.2011
New CREACHIEFS photo session with Franz Sauer. CREACHIEFS are an international artists corporation created in 2010:
Mike Shane, Bella Volen, Birgit Mörtl, Chris Obsn, Lena Pock, Eva Brosh
7.2.2011
One year ago Guido Verhoef and Bella Volen created a special paintloon bodypainting art work for the amazing balloon company SEMPERTEX, Colombia. Now it has been published in their new catalog. You can see a few of the images under: Paintloon
2010
November 2010
14.-16. November
Decor project and painting for The Toy Fare, Stuttgart, Germany
5.-12. November
Project and Paintloon Workshop at The Millennium Jam (art convention) in Belgium.
Find the photos under: PAINTLOON
October 2010
You can find 8 press articles from Venezuela and 7 pages interview for the Magazine Dialog under Press
13.-19. October
Presentations in Caracas, Venezuela for the Ministry of Culture and Arte Corporal Festival 2010
14. and 15. October- Paintloon workshop at the Fine Art University, Caracas Venezuela
15. October- Gala opening of the Arte Corporal Festival in Teresa Carreño Theater (Teatro Teresa Carreño)
16. and 17. October
Paintloon workshop at the Fine Art Museum in Caracas
17. October- Show with 9 Paitloon works at the Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas
Find the photos under: PAINTLOON
5. October
As the only person teaching body art history, finally I have also the right web sites for it: www.bodyart-history.com, www.bodypaintinghistory.com and www.bodypainting-history.com will be soon full of special information and interesting photos from the body art and body painting history. Of course the full information about the body art, body painting history will be presented only in my Body Art History Workshops.
4. October
Prize of Excellence/ Award of Distinction from ART NOW 3: The 3rd Annual Juried Contemporary Art Online Competition. Chosen from 317 visual artist.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.
2.October
Finally you can find information about all of my art workshops online.
1-Objective Body Painting Workshop
2-Abstract Body Painting Workshop
3- Fashion Body Painting Workshop
4- Advertising Body Painting Workshop
September 2010
30.September
21 pages with more than 35 of my works will be included in an art book about Bulgarian Modern Art coming out in 2011.
10. September
Have a look at some new interviews under PRESS
August 2010
-Six new fine art body painting photo shootings were made in Bulgaria, a part of them in the mountains.
Here you can find all of my new Fine Art Body Painting
-Photos from the Body Art Fashion Show from the World Body Painting Festival here: PAINTLOON
German Body Painting Festival
July 2010
Jury member on 24. & 25. of July in Bingen
Workshop: Objective & Abstract Body painting on the 23. July
For more information and workshop bookings:
World Body Painting Festival
July 2010
WBF Fashion Department presents:
Body Art Fashion Show- Creating Our Own Reality
17. July, 2010 at 10pm
• Karala B. - Sydney
• Einat Dan - Tel Aviv
• Yolanda Bartram - Wellington
• Sarah Bull - Sydney
• Carolyn Roper - London
• Karen Yiu - Hong Kong
• Birgit Mörtl - Vienna
• Jinny - Montreal
• Bella Volen ( Sofia) & Guido Verhoef
• Lena Pock - Vienna
Workshops 2010
12,13,14,15 July, four workshops at the World Body Painting Academy/ Seeboden/ Austria
12, 13, 14 July- Color theory, composition, body painting history and painting techniques,
abstract and objective art, perspective, human proportions
15. July- PAINTLOON, ballon art meets painting, a workshop by Guido Verhoef and Bella Volen
The first workshop of its kind in history. Paintloon is a special 3D technique created by
Bella Volen and Guido Verhoef
For more information and workshop bookings click on the logo:
June 2010
12. June, 8. pm, performance with fashion label Radic/Morger at EX-HABITED
Magazine Vienna, Hammer-Purgstall-Gasse 7, 1020 Vienna
17. of June
Participation at SHOW ANGEWANDTE 10
Painting for Emre Tamer
Fashion class, fashion show
Orangerie Schönbrunn, 1013 Vienna
Show 1 @ 6. pm
Show 2 @ 9. pm
Mai 2010
19. of May 2010
I had the pleasure to be a final guest at the 6.th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media.
Organizers & photos: Bulgarian News Agency.
Location: Vienna,
All of the photos from my performance are under: INSTALLATION
Two TV channels presented my work in their evening news.
Click here:
30. of May life body painting together with Birgit Moertl at the Wolkersdorf art festival
April 2010
1. st place at the Pepsi Body Painting Competition, Milan, Italy
Pepsi & Africa
February 2010
Award from the North American Body Painting Championship, Las Vegas
Around the world: My choise > Religion, connecting & separating people, biggest influence in art
history, architecture, human thinking and behaviour trough the centuries.
Evolution: My choice > Evolution Of Communication
The communication works when the sender and receiver of information use the same code book.
February 2010
Three workshops at FPBAC in Hotel Flamingo, Las Vegas, USA
January 2010
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 January, workshop for Krean students and artists at the World Body
Painting Academy/ Seeboden/ Austria
-Colour theory, composition, body painting history and painting techniques
January 2010
Bella has presented her Diploma solo exhibition :
The Time Arrow, Physical & Mental Transformations
More info about the new works under: Painting & Print
2009
October 2009
after four days of competition painting Bella won
FIRST PLACE at the AEMI Shanghai Body painting Festival, China
September 2009
First place at the Swiss Body Painting Day, Luzern, Swiss
Workshops 2009:
July 2009
Judge at the World Body Painting Festival 2009
13,14 July, two days workshop at the World Body Painting Academy/ Seeboden/ Austria
-Colour theory, composition, body painting history and painting techniques
January 2009
4,5,6 January, three days workshop at the World Body Painting Academy/ Spittal/ Austria
-Colour theory, composition, body painting history and painting techniques
2008
October 2008
First place at the Stockholm Body Painting Festival
Mist Stockholm/Sweeden
August 2008
Jury Member: Asian Body Painting Awards - World Body Painting Festival
Daegu / South Korea 25 - 31 August 2008
Workshops 2008:
15. July World Bodypainting Academy/ Seeboden/ Austria
Composition and Colour Theory - The artistic foundation for Body Art with Bella Volen
25., 26., 27., 28. August 2008 at the World Bodypainting Festival Daegu / South Korea
Bodypainting, colour theory & composition with Bella Volen
May 2008
Karala Barendregt, author of „Bringing Bodypainting to Life“ about Bella Volen:
"Take a visual journey through the intriguing work of Bella Volen. As a visual artist and one of the leading painters in the Body Painting field, Bella has created a collection of living art that has inspired and astounded viewers internationally.
The Body Painting works of Bella Volen move through all the worlds of the arts. They melt together painter, model and photographer to leave behind powerful glimpses into the mind of a brilliant artist.
These Body Paintings are a combination of life, colour and movement. Canvas that can dance and sculpture that can speak. This is creation in the highest form."
Have a look at my book
BODY PAINTING TRANSFORMATIONS by BELLA VOLEN
publisher Turia+Kant
2008
For book orders: info@bella-volen.com
ISBN: 978-3-85132-526-3
Here the book trailer:
