Bella’s current doctoral research at the Courtauld Institute of Art focuses on the influence of the mid-twentieth century French publishing houses on the contemporary American artists’ books. Outside of her academic research, Bella works directly with artists, galleries and art advisors to provide historical context to the works of art within exhibitions and collections. Her recent writing projects include exhibitions at Sir John Soane’s Museum and Design Museum in London.
In 2024 Bella edited and co-authored Oscar Wilde De Profundis, a limited-edition catalogue for an eponymous exhibition, curated by Daniel Malarkey in 2023 in Paris. The book takes as its starting point Oscar Wilde’s fabled 1897 love letter to Lord Alfred Douglas and features young thinkers from across contemporary art history. The publication unveils new perspectives on the importance of Oscar Wilde’s legacy for later generations of artists.
Bella’s inaugural publication, The Sublime in Nature, received The Best Book award at the Digital Printer Awards 2021. The limited-edition catalogue was conceived for an exhibition introducing up-and-coming contemporary artists to the London art world alongside internationally renowned female artists such as Celia Paul, Claude Lalanne and Gladys Nilsson.
As an art collector, Bella is particularly drawn to the medium of ceramics, drawings, and artist’s books. Tactility and materiality play a vital role in the collection. Bella is a supporter of several London institutions, and artist residencies. Bella received her MA degree at the university of Manchester, Sotheby’s Institute of Art in 2018. Her thesis on the evolution of the notion of COSMOS in the twentieth century Russian Art covers prominent Russian modern and contemporary artists like EL Lissitzky, Alexander Deineka and Ilya Kabakov. Bella also holds MSc degrees from London Business School and Bayes Business School. Bella was born in Yerevan, Amenia.