Julia C. Butridge Gallery Exhibit: Regular and Precious

Bella Cheng, Ranbow Galls, 2024, mixed media on paper.

Regular and Precious

Bella Cheng
On Display October 10 – November 28, 2026

Artist Reception: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 7-9 p.m.
Artist Talk: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7-9 p.m.
Austin Studio Tour: November 14-15 & 21-22, 2026, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Regular & Precious features recent drawings by Bella Cheng that turn the ordinary into much more. Everyday scenes and observations from nature are closely analyzed, abstracted, cut up, and put back together again. At times, these drawings resemble the much smaller architectures of life—the microbial, the cellular, the doll-like—and at other moments, scales totally out of reach—the cosmic, the alien, and the dreamlike. “Regular & Precious” is an expression of how the artist sees the world within and outside of herself, inviting viewers to see with childlike curiosity.