Visual Artist
Heather Bellino is an artist whose practice centers on storytelling and participation. Working across site-responsive installations, two-dimensional works, and sculptural forms, she blurs the boundaries between object, space and interaction.
Bellino’s art challenges the viewer to look beyond vibrant color, tactile materials, and playful interaction before revealing layered narratives embedded in symbolism, pattern, and place. Through each piece, she seeks ways to introduce the complexity of being human, using curiosity as an entry point into stories about place and the interconnection of nuanced emotions we all possess.
Many of Bellino’s pieces have been created outside traditional gallery settings, by activating abandoned buildings, historic architecture, and unconventional spaces throughout Europe and the United States. Rather than treating a location as a backdrop, she responds to its history, architecture, and atmosphere, allowing each site to inform the narrative of the work.
A defining aspect of Bellino’s practice is participation. Many of her works are intentionally participatory, replacing the unspoken “don’t touch” with an invitation to interact. Through touch, movement, and play, her work aims to dissolve the invisible barriers that can make art feel exclusive or inaccessible. Her art is an offering to the viewer to become part of the work, where their presence alone activates it.
Bellino is based in Las Vegas and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University, and her work has been exhibited internationally across Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. In 2025 alone, more than 1.8 million people experienced her work through public installations and site-responsive projects. Grounded in the belief that art should be approachable, her practice explores how thoughtful storytelling can foster human connection and a deeper relationship with the places we inhabit.
Education
2005 Bachelor’s in Fine Art, Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Current Exhibits
2026 Pearls of Joy, Immersive exhibit, Hospital of Emotions, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2024 The Secret Garden, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Vienna, Austria, On permanent view
2024 Motherboard Corridor, 3D interactive mural, IKONO, Vienna, Austria, On permanent view
2024 Persephone’s Return Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Vienna, Austria, On permanent view
2024 The Underwater Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Vienna, Austria, On permanent view
2024 All Seeing Eyez Façade, v2.0, Public art, IKONO, Vienna, Austria, On permanent view
2024 Persephone’s Return Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Copenhagen, Denmark, On permanent view
2024 The Betta Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Copenhagen, Denmark, On permanent view
2024 All Seeing Eyez Façade, v2.0, Public art, IKONO, Copenhagen, Denmark, On permanent view
2024 The Secret Garden, v2.0, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Berlin, Germany, On permanent view
2024 Persephone’s Return Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Berlin, Germany, On permanent view
2024 The Underwater Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Berlin, Germany, On permanent view
2024 All Seeing Eyez Façade, v2.0, Public art, IKONO, Berlin, Germany, On permanent view
2023 The Lady in the Leaves Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Barcelona, Spain, On permanent view
2023 The Underwater Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Barcelona, Spain, On permanent view
2023 Persephone’s Return Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Budapest, Hungary, On permanent view
2023 The Underwater Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Budapest, Hungary, On permanent view
2023 All Seeing Eyez Façade, v1.0, Public Art, IKONO, Budapest, Hungary, On permanent
Past Exhibitions
2022 - 2026 The Lady in the Leaves Labyrinth, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Rome, Italy
2022 - 2026 The Underwater Lounge, Interactive exhibit, IKONO, Rome, Italy
2023 Octopoda Rosa, Outdoor mural Virgin Voyages, The Valiant Lady, Caribbean route
PRESS & Publications
Condé Nast Traveler
InStyle Magazine
LA Times
Colossal Magazine
La Vangardia
Woman / Madame
Time Out
Il Messagero
La Nacion
Young Magazine
Features
50 Female Artists, Saatchi Art
Saatchi Art: Best of Fair, Los Angeles
Saatchi Art: Best of Fair: Los Angeles
Saatchi Art: Best of Fair: Dallas
Saatchi Art: Fresh Faces: Los Angeles
Design for the Greater Good: Top, Peleg, and Jonathan Cleveland. Design for the Greater Good: The Best in Cause-Related Marketing and Nonprofit Design. Harpers Collins Publishers, 2010. (p 135)
Client List
Smithsonian
Marc Ecko
Slate Magazine
Mental Floss Magazine
Workman Press
Algonquin Books
Virgin Voyages
