Bella Young is an illustrator, painter, and educator currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. Her artwork focuses on narrative and surrealist illustrations, primarily created with pen and ink. She explores the history of the real world and how it can be expressed through art. While her pen-and-ink work can be intense, she also combines this style with watercolor and digital techniques to create children's illustrations. Bella has experience in various fields, including children's book illustration, editorial work, advertising, book cover art, and fine art illustration.
Education
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
BFA: Illustration 2026
Select Group Exhibitions
2026: Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition | New York, NY
2026: Massart All School Show: Tower 1 Gallery | Boston, MA
2025: Illustration Thesis Show: President's Gallery | Boston, MA
2025: Massart All School Show: West End Gallery | Boston, MA
2025: BioArts Bonanza: DMC gallery | Boston, MA
2024: Massart All School Show: West End Gallery | Boston, MA
2024: Massart Climate Change Exhibition: DMC hallway | Boston, MA
2023: Student Selected Works: Collin Art Gallery | Dallas, Texas
Awards
2026: Society of Illustrators | Student Scholarship
2026: Massart | Illustration Departmental Honors
2026: Massart | Student leadership Nominee
2025: Massart | ISBA award
Interview/ Artist Talks
2026: Asian Art Symposium | The Reflection of Images on the Nanjing Massacre
2024: Asian Art Symposium | Evolving Symbolism of Monkey Made from Stone