Angel Bellaran is a curator, scholar and artist disruptor.
Artist Educator, Paul Robeson Galleries, Express Newark, Rutgers University – Newark, New Jersey
New Jersey Futures Fellow, The Center for Cultural Power and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
education
MA in Visual Arts Practices (MAVIS), Curatorial Studies, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin, Ireland
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Dual Degree), Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers State University, New Jersey
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
DEI Training (2019) School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Admin, Faculty and Student Training (2019) Untapped and School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training (2019) East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Safe Space Training (2019) Campus Pride and East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
ICEFAT In-House Art Handling Training (2011) International Convention of Exhibition and Fine Art Transporters (ICEFAT) and Crozier Fine Arts, New York, NY
AWARDS, HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS
Artist Disruptor Award (2024) The Center for Cultural Power and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
New Jersey Futures Artist Fellow (2023) The Center for Cultural Power and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, 2023-2025
Creative Catalyst Fund Recipient (2023) The City of Newark, New Jersey, Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs
NYCxDESIGN Awards Finalist in the Kids' Zone Category (2022) Andrew Franz Architecture and Interior Design
Shortlist: apexart's Open Call for NYC Exhibitions (2019) Entry 208: A State of Grace | Un Estado de Gracia (No. 5)
Supervisor of the Year (2019) East Carolina University School of Art and Design
Nomination: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award (2017) Project: Nasty Women Exhibition Movement
INTERVIEWs
Irina Mason, “Artists Reflect on Their Work at Express Newark Opening of ‘Blues People’ Exhibition”, Rutgers News, March 1, 2024.
"The 2022 NYCxDESIGN Awards Finalists Are Announced”, Interior Design Magazine, April 27, 2022.
Vincent Justice, “Graduate art students display talent”, The East Carolinian, March 11, 2019.
Kate Walls, “Q&A with RAA’s Angel Bellaran: ‘Of Women’ Juror Focused on Inclusiveness and Connection”, The Wave, March 2, 2018.
Catherine Santino, “These 'Nasty Women' Are Proving Just How Much Art Can Empower”, Spring Street, January 11, 2017.
Alex Thompson, “Trump is triggering a new wave of feminist protest art”, VICE, January 14, 2017.
WEB DESIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
www.www.manasquanalumni.org | Manasquan Alumni for Enlightenment
Instagram @mhsalumniforenlightenment
Website and Instagram build, social media management (June 2020-)
Nasty Women Exhibition | Nasty Women Exhibition NYC Organizers
Instagram @nastywomenexhibition
Instagram build, social media management (January 2017-)
www.artwithall.com | Art with All LLC
Instagram @art_with_all_llc
Logo design, website and Instagram build, social media management (June 2023 - February 2024)
Project for Empty Space Galleries and Studios
Instagram @projectforemptyspace, @pes_studios, @pesfeministincubator
Instagram account(s) maintenance and management (June 2022 - March 2023)
www.newarkartistsdatabase.org | Newark Artists Database
Instagram @newarkartistsdatabase
Website, Instagram account management (June 2022 - March 2023)
www.fourcornerspublicarts.org | Four Corners Public Art
Instagram @fourcornerspublicarts
Website, Instagram account management (June 2022 - March 2023)
www.toppledmonumentsarchive.org | Toppled Monuments Archive
Instagram @toppledmonumentsarchive
Logo design, website and Instagram build, social media management (May 2020 - July 2021)
www.macp.sva.edu | MA in Curatorial Practice at School of Visual Arts
Instagram @svacuratorialpractice
Website and Instagram build, social media management (October 2019 - July 2021)
East Carolina University School of Art and Design
Instagram @ecusoad
Instagram account co-management (July 2018 - July 2019)
Wellington B. Gray Gallery at East Carolina University
art.ecu.edu/artonline/gray-gallery
Instagram @ecugraygallery
Website and Instagram build, social media management (July 2018 - July 2019)
www. jessamynfiore.com | Jessamyn Fiore, Curator, Co-Director of Gordon Matta-Clark Estate
Website build, management (2017-2019)
www.soireeseries.com | Soiree Series
Website build, management (2016-2019)
www.katyavalvich.com | Katya Valvich, Curator
Website build (2016-2017)