Deborah Bell (1957,

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) is a South African painter and sculptor whose works are known internationally.

Biography

Bell earned fine arts degree from the University of Witwatersrand in 1975 and in 1986 she earned Master of Arts at the same university. Her career began in 1982 and Bell has had many solo and group exhibitions in South Africa and abroad. From 1983 to 1989 she lectured at various institutions, including the University of the Witwatersrand and the

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. She has traveled extensively in Africa, North America and Europe and in 1986 she spent two months working at the Cité Internationale des Artes in Paris. From 1986 to 1997 she collaborated with South African artists

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and

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on different projects. In 1997, they produced a series of images of

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and William Hogarth works. Together, the three artists have also created works of computer animation.La loro collaborazione più recente è intitolato ''Ubu and the Truth Commission'', e propone una riflessione sulla Commissione Verità e Riconciliazione che era stata istituita in Sud Africa per affrontare i crimini dell' ''

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''. ''Collaborazioni 1986–1997'', presso la Galleria d'Arte di Johannesburg, ha celebrato le loro creazioni comuni. Deborah Bell is a winner of several awards, her works can be found in public and private collections around the world.

Solo exhibitions

*Alchemy, David Krut, Johannesburg, 2010 *Flux, Goodman Gallery, Cape, 2009 *Objects of Power: memory of metal, memory of wood, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2007 *Crossings and Monuments, Oliewenhuis Museum, Bloemfontein, 2005 *Crossings and Monuments, Aardklop Festival Potchefstroom University Library Gallery, 2005 *Sentinels, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2004 *Unearthed, Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, 2003 *Unearthed, The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 2001 *The Journey Home, Art First, London, 2000 *Displacements, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 1998 *Muses and Lamentations, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, 1995 *Deborah Bell, Potchesfstroom Museum, 1989 *Deborah Bell, Market Gallery, Johannesburg, 1982

Group exhibitions

;2009 *Contemporary Sculpture in the Landscape, Nirox Foundation. *Collaborations, David Krut, Johannesburg. ;2007 *Lift Off II, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town. *David Krut print workshop, UNISA Art Gallery. Pretoria. ;2005 *ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, Miami Beach, USA, in collaboration with Goodman Gallery. *Works on Paper, Collaborative prints from David Krut Print Workshop, Franchise Gallery, Johannesburg. *David Krut Collaborations: 25 Years of Prints and Multiples, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown. ;2004 *Earthworks/Claybodies, Sasol Museum Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch. ;2003 *Earthworks/Claybodies, Pretoria Art Museum. *Earthworks/Claybodies, Standard Bank Centre Gallery, Johannesburg. ;2000 *Icons for the Millennium, Atlanta, USA. ;1999 *The Paper Show, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. *Emergence, Group Show, National Arts festival, Grahamstown. *Artery, A.V.A Gallery, Cape Town – in conjunction with the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. *Artists in residence, Standard Bank National Arts Festival, 25th Anniversary, Grahamstown. ;1998 *Earth Hues – Contemporary African Art, Group Show, World Space, Washington DC, USA. *4 UNISA Lecturers, Bloemfontein . *UNISA Art Lecturers, Pretoria Art Museum. ;1997 *Images and Form: Prints, drawings and sculpture from Southern Africa and Nigeria, Brunei Gallery, University of London and Edinburgh College of Art, U.K. *The Gencor Collection, Sandton Art Gallery, and The Grahamstown Festival. *Kempton Park Metropolitan Substructure Fine Arts Award Show, Kempton Park. *New Art from South Africa, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, U.K. *Les Arts de la Resistance, (Fin de Siecle a Johannesburg), Galerie Convergence, Galerie Jean-Christian Fradin, Galerie

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Awards

* Merit Prize Winner, Volkskas Atelier (1986) * Life Quarterly Award, Runner-up for the main award (1991) * Mamba Award for "the Most Sustained Artist" (1991) * APSA Award for Best New Signature, Ceramics Biennial (1997)

Bibliography

* Pippa Stein, Deborah Bell, Ruth Sack, Deborah Bell, Volume 10 of Taxi Art Series, David Krut Publishing, 2004. * Deborah Bell, Juliet White, Deborah Bell's Alchemy, David Krut Publishing, 2010.

References

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