The Colour of Light — My Debut Solo Exhibition I’m so excited to finally share that my first solo exhibition, The Colour of Light, will be opening in Parnell, Auckland on 31 October. This collection has been months in the making and explores the way light transforms a landscape, how colour, atmosphere and movement can completely change the feeling of a place. The exhibition will feature my original paintings alongside a small release of limited-edition fine art prints. It feels very surreal to finally be at the point of sharing this collection outside of my studio, and I’d absolutely love to see some of you there. 31 October 2026 | Parnell, Auckland Bella Nirvana

This thread is a documentation of my work at Hedland Arts: From practice in HARTZ Studio, arts practice in community and governance/coordination of the committee & studio.

Getting back into fine line drawings, had a play around during open studio today. Had 2 people join for the first hour of OS and had the studio to myself. Also carved a cool linocut print I’ll put in next update. Prepping to return to Hamilton, NZ in November through to January - keen to meet some local artists, curators & galleries and grow my network back home. I also have a Hamilton specific project I'm looking forward to getting started on.

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A glimpse into the painting process behind The Colour of Light, my first solo collection opening in Auckland this October.

Working on some Port Hedland Linocut designs to get some limited edition prints in the gallery ahead of Christmas time. Have found the Essdee ink at home isn’t as good as the Matisse block ink we have at the Hedland Arts studio but will give another crack - good draft though!

Thread of print making works & process

The lighting is terrible in my house but I've made some good progress on commission for client Lane W. There's still a but to be done but for my first chicken / rooster I'm enjoying the process of finding light and building structure through the feathers.

Artist Feature 009: Isabella Rose Young. Tāmaki Makaurau / Te Tai Tokerau analogue photographer and moving-image artist @isabellaroseyoung works intentionally slowly across 35mm, Super 8, darkroom printing, painting and writing. Her daughter appears throughout the work, but we never see her face. We discussed privacy, disappearing materials, and what the arts lose when visibility matters more than making.