Bella Rune (born 1971) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. She is educated at Chelsea College of Arts in London, UK (1995–1998) and Beckmans School of Design, Stockholm, Sweden (1992–1994). Bella Rune works with sculpture, often with a performative element. She experiments effectively with different materials and techniques. In the ongoing project Konsekvensanalys (Impact analysis) she explores the interface between physical reality and a virtual world with augmented reality. The project has been presented in several exhibitions, including Stadsskogen, Uppsala Sweden (2015), Konstmuseet i Norr, Kiruna, Sweden (2016), Tensta Konsthall, Sweden (2018) and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia (2018) as well as a site specific permanent public commission at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden (2018). Bella Rune curated the exhibition Textila undertexter (Textile Subtexts) together with Helena Selder, which was first shown at Marabouparken (2016) and then at Malmö Art Museum (2017). In the exhibition she made a larger installation also serving as exhibition design. Her solo presentation Vertical Network Performance at Market art fair in Stockholm, Sweden (2018), the exhibition XYZ at the gallery (2019) and Skendöd (Suspended Animation) at Carl Eldh’s studio museum (2020) received great attention and she is now represented in the collections such as Moderna Museet, Stockholm and Magasin III, Stockholm, Sweden. Up until 2021, Bella Rune was a professor of Fine Art, Textile at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.
