Bette-Belle Blanchard (b. Watford, 1995)  is a multi-disciplinary artist currently based in West Berkshire.  

After initially studying Illustration, the artist embarked on a period of self-directed study to explore her talents in painting, drawing, and sculpture. A background in illustration can however still be found, as there is always an undercurrent of storytelling within the work. 

Working across a range of mediums including (but not limited to) painting, drawing, ceramics and printmaking, her work is first an act of introspection, drawing from personal experiences following

themes of memory, childhood, family, and the environment.

Her work is characterised by bright colours and pronounced shapes, exploring both abstract and figurative contexts.

Education

BA Illustration, Camberwell UAL, London, 2018

Group Exhibitions

Aurora, Fern and Glade, online exhibition, 2022

Folk Beasts Exhibition, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (VA, USA), 2021

Life on Venus, The Tub hackney, online exhibition, 2021

Summerzine, Transition Gallery, 2019

Life Hack Curatorial, (private address), South Harrow Contemporary 2, 2017

Work in Print

Drawings published (Vinyl & Digital releases) with Gag Salon, 2022

Folk Beasts – Hart Club x The Golden Thread Project, Oct 2020

Comics published in Grrrl in Print Issue 3, GZF, 2019 

Zine roundup, by Alice Wadsworth, Brixton Review of Books, 2018

Drawings published in The Golden Thread Book, TGTP, 2018

Comics published in Bubblegum zine, Jumbo Press, 2018

Workshops

Experimental drawing workshop, Comic Club, Camberwell College, 2020

ART&MIND Zine making workshop, Goldsmiths, 2020

Collabo Comix workshop (with Tommy Brentnall), Camberwell College, 2019

What do I want to tell the world? Zine Workshop, Art Clubbers Bootcamp, Art Clubbers CIC, 2019

BOOT/LEG Zine Workshop (with Tommy Brentnall), Camberwell College, 2019

Play Dough Studio workshop (with Tommy Brentnall), Camberwell College, 2018