BIO:

Richard Bell was born in 1953 in Charleville, Queensland. He lives and works in Brisbane and Sydney and is represented by Bellas Gallery.

CV:

Solo Exhibitions

2003 Made Men, Metro Gallery, Brisbane

2002 Emotional Fitness, Fire-works Gallery, Brisbane

1995 Text Ya, Hogarth Gallery, Sydney

1994 Prospectus.38,Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide

1994 Prospectus.44, Gabrielle Pizzi Gallery, Melbourne

1993 Prospectus.303,Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Armidale

1993 Prospectus.25, Moree Regional Gallery, Moree

1993 Prospectus.25, Fire-works Gallery, Brisbane

1992 Pretty Serious, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville

1992 Aboriginal*Crisis*Live*, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

1991 Crisis - What To Do About This Black + White Thing? with Campfire Consultancy, Spring Hill Baths, Brisbane

Awards:

2003 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award

2002 Emotional Fitness Artist-in-Residence Program, Brisbane City Council

1993 Arts Queensland Fellowship

1993 Jupiters Art Award Winner, Gold Coast Art Gallery

1993 Australia Council Part-Fellowship

Collections:

National Gallery of Australia

Queensland Art Gallery

Art Gallery of New South Wales

National Gallery of Victoria

University of Queensland Art Gallery

Gold Coast City Art Gallery

Perc Tucker Regional Art Gallery, Townsville

Flinders University, Adelaide

Ashfield Council, Sydney

Artbank

Suncorp

Private Collections, Australia + Overseas

Who's Dreaming Now? Essay by Morgan Thomas

Detail - Masterpiece 2003

for information about works, please contact Bellas Gallery - bellasgallery@ozemail.com.au