Born and based in Philadelphia, PA, Tiarra Bell earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Furniture Design from RISD in 2020. Working primarily hand in wood, Bell’s pieces are directly inspired by her Christian faith. A meditative quality pervades her work as a physical manifestation of her values. Intrigued by the invisible, she often creates objects that feature portal-like forms.

In 2016, Bell was named a National YoungArts Foundation Finalist. She has since exhibited internationally, including the RISD X Mabeo exhibition presented at Milan Design Week in 2019 and the Do It (Home) exhibition curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist for YoungArts in Miami in 2020.