EXHIBITION HISTORY

Museums, Fairs, Competitions & Commissions:

June 2010 – 337 Project Mini Golf, commission to build art sculpture/18th hole, SLC, UT
December 09 – “Aqua Art Fair, Art Basel”, with Cancio Contemporary, Miami, FL
June 09 – “The Urban Face Off” , 337 project, Mural commission/competition, Salt Lake City
May 09 – “Spring Art Affair”, Regional Exhibition, Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas NV ( Curated by Elizabeth Herridge, Director of the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum)
December 08 – “The Artist Fair, Art Basel”, Miami, FL
April 06 – Mural Commission, Time Warner Center, New York City, NY

Solo Exhibitions:

July 09 – “The Elegant Universe”, Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
January 09 – “Size Matters”; Pop Shops, Salt Lake City, UT
June 08 – “Survey”, DDR Projects Gallery, Long Beach, CA
January 08 – “The Sound & The Fury”; works on paper, Utah Arts Alliance, Salt Lake City
March 07 – “BUILDING ICONS”, Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
September 05 – “(re) Defining Space”, Time Warner Center, New York City, NY  
April 05 – “Defining Space”; ONE Modern Art, Salt Lake City, UT
February 05 – “24 Hours”; Artisan Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
July 04 – “Untitled” Evening Editions Press, Salt Lake City, UT
May 04 – “Drinking, Smoking & Dancing with the Muse”, Chroma Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

Group Exhibitions:

December 09 -  “Not Just Another Pretty Face” Salon & Holiday Show, Salt Lake Art Center
December 09 – “Small Works Show” Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, Juried by Jill Dawsey, chief curator of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.
November 09 – “Snap To Grid”, Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
June 09 – “Not Just Another Pretty Face” Gala & Exhibition, Salt Lake Art Center, UT
April 09 – “The Truth of Abstraction”, Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
February 09 – “Digital Art”, two artist show, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
January 09 – “Love and Power” Brett Wesley Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
December 08 – Holiday Group Show, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
October 08 – “5x5”, Salt Lake Magazine’s 5 on the rise Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
May 08 – “Untitled”, Utah Arts Council, Rio Grande Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
February 08 – 3rd Annual SLCC President’s Art Show; Library Square Center, Salt Lake City
December 07 – Holiday Group Show; Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
July 07 – “1+1 = 14” two artist exhibition, Artisan Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
August 05 – Utah Art’s Council, Rio Grand Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
December 04 - Curatorial lead artist; White Show, ONE Modern Art, Salt Lake City, UT
October 04 – Featured artist; grand opening of ONE Modern Art, Salt Lake City, UT
September 04 – Utah Arts Council, Mixed media, works on paper; juried selection
Group exhibition, Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
June 03 –Chroma Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

2009:
~Staker, Brian, Exhibition photo, feature article, Visual Arts | The Bell Curve: Artist John Bell continues thinking “like a builder” in a new gallery space, January 22nd, pg. 23      
 ~Photo & Mention, “John Bell at The Grand Opening of The Pop Shops”, 337 Project.org, online, January 16th
~Hampton, William, exhibition photos & mention Bell’s “Size Matters” “Impulsive art: Pop Shop gallery has legs and will travel, In Utah This Week, print and online, January 15thpgs.  22-23
~Nailen, Dan, Video blog, Interview with artist at opening reception -JohnBell’s “Size Matters” at The Pop Shops, January 12th
~Fulton, Ben, Photo, exhibition mention, “Thinking Big in SLC,” Salt Lake Tribune, art notes, January 11th
~Widlansky, Tiffini, Gallery Spotlight, Pop Shops “Change is Good”, Bell’s “Size Matters”, Artists of Utah, 15 bytes online, January 8th 
~Photo & Mention; staff pick of the day, Bell’s “Size Matters” at the Pop Shops, saltlakemagazine.com, January 6th

2008:
~Checkoway, Julie, Photo, “John Bell at Phillips Gallery 5x5 show”, Salt Lake Tribune, Visual Art Notes, Oct 12th pg. d8
 ~Hogan, Donia, Photo, “Phillips Gallery Presents Salt Lake City’s 5 artist’s on the rise,” Deseret News Visual Arts, October 12th pg. e2
~Fields, Melissa, Photo & feature editorial, “5 Artists on the rise”, Salt Lake Magazine, Sept/Oct. pg.6
~Photo’s & Article, “John Bell: Artcotic and DDR Projects”, Juxtapoz art & culture online, June 
~Cleveland, Craig, Photos & interview, “John Bell the Artist”, Artcotic.com artist showcase, June
 ~John Bell’s “Survey”, highlight a diverse cross-section of his work, Artslant online
~“Survey”, mention, The work of John Bell at DDR Projects, White Hot magazine online June
~Kolb, Leif, Cover mention, photos, feature article & interview “Self Portrait”, Arkade Magazine, May pgs. 44-51
~Photo & mention, John Bell’s “The Sound & The Fury” at Utah Art Alliance & Midnight Records, In Utah, January 4th, pg.7&8
~Lolita, Nikolova, PhD, Interview photos & exhibition feature, “John Bell with his crowd”, Salt Lake Downtown, January 4th
~On camera Interview & exhibition feature w/Bell, “The Sound & The Fury, at Utah Arts Alliance,Fox 13 News, Good Day Utah, Airdate January 2nd 

2007
~Rigby, Kent, Photos, exhibition review, “Building Icons”, John Bell @ Patrick Moore Gallery, Artist of Utah, 15 bytes online, March
~Spencer, Amy, Photos, cover & feature article, “Walk & Stroll, John Bell’s “Building Icons, In Utah, pg. 31  
~Griggs, Brandon, Photo & mention, Bell’s “Icons” at Patrick Moore, The Salt Lake Tribune, March 18th, pg.d6
~Pappas, Kate, Photo, “Building Icons:” new work by John Bell, 24Seven listing, City Weekly, March 15th pg.27
~Rasmussen, Pax, Photo, mention, “Building Icons” at Patrick Moore, Catalyst Magazine, March 12th, pg 3  

2006
~Rigby, Kent, photo, feature article, “Live from New York”, Artists of Utah, 15 bytes online,http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/06may/page4.html
~Mee, Brad, Photo’s, cover & feature article, “Artist in Residence”, Utah Style & Design, fall issue, pgs. 112-121

2005
~Burt, Brandon, Photo & mention, “John Bell’s (re) Defining Space,” 24Seven listing, City Weekly, pg.28
~Rigby, Kent, Photos, exhibition review, “The Real Deal in NYC”, Artists of Utah, 15 bytes online
~Robinson, W, exhibition mention, “Bell’s (re) defining space at Time Warner Center”, Artnet online, September 10th   
~Exhibition mention, “Bell’s (re)defining space”, Blackbook Magazine, blacklist online, September 10th
~MacInnis, Michael, exhibition review, John Bell: (re) defining space at Mandarin Oriental Penthouse/Time Warner Center, NY Artworld Magazine, September 17th

John Bell

Being a prolific and multi-disciplinary artist, Bell explores many different means of creative expression. Painting, print making, photography, sculpture, architecture and writing have all found their way into his work. Combining  elements of abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, post modern philosophy, pop art, modern sculpture, and the ideas and philosophies about space addressed in modern architecture to create a genre uniquely his own.
“I am always searching for a new pictorial language to add to my work. Once I finish with a set period of ideas and feelings, I have to find a new visual language to carry on, a new way to express an evolving sense of exploration and understanding by incorporating different forms and ideas into my visual vocabulary”.
Bell’s current work evokes questions regarding pertinent issues, such as the impact of  social networking and media influence, and the ever-fluctuating values of contemporary culture.

Bell is represented by Brett Wesley Gallery in Las Vegas, Cancio Contemporary in Miami and New York and Mondo Fine Art in Salt Lake City.

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