ABOUT ANGEL

CURATOR

Angel Bellaran (she/her) is an independent curator & scholar with an MA in Curatorial Studies from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dublin, Ireland, and a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A third-generation multi-racial American and visual arts activist, Bellaran was the first female and Latinx director of both the MA Curatorial Practice program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and the Wellington B. Gray Gallery of East Carolina University School of Art and Design, in Greenville, North Carolina.

ARTIST DISRUPTOR

In 2023, Bellaran was formally identified as an 'Artist Disruptor' by The Center for Cultural Power and Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and currently serves as a member of their New Jersey Futures cohort. 

Founding organizer of the global grassroots art movement, Nasty Women Exhibition, and co-creator of the international artist-run collective, Toppled Monuments Archive; for decades Bellaran has contributed to various local community projects and public art interactions, notably providing integral support to Audible's Newark Artist Collaboration throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

RESEARCH

Intersectional pedagogy is inherent in Bellaran’s creative practice. Her academic research identifies and analyzes histories that challenge conventional wisdoms, with a focus on inspiring cultural change from within. This informs and inspires her curatorial practice, which is action-orientated and often collaborative, promoting inclusivity through representation.

In October of 2022, Bellaran shared her ground-breaking research into Black Mountain College’s diversity and recruitment strategies at the ReVIEWING Black Mountain College International Conference in Asheville, North Carolina.