paul bell artist
EXHIBITIONS
1968 Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
1992-93 Foundation Studies in Art and Design, Limavady
1993-96 Newport School of Art and Design/1st class Hons in Design, Wales
Solo Exhibitions
2019 When Caravaggio came to town, Braid Arts Theatre, Ballymena
2014 ‘Not Just Cows’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2009 ‘Close Encounters of the Third Cow’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2008 ‘Beyond the Valley of the Cows’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
2007 ‘Raiders of the Lost Cow’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
‘The Cow Strikes Back’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2006 ‘Dawn of the Cow’, Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick
‘Open Range’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
2005 ‘Return of the Cow’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2004 ‘In The Field’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
‘Three Acres and a Cow’, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
Two & Four Person Exhibitions
2005 Four person show, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
1999 Two person Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
1998 Two person Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2020 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2018 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2016 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2013 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2012 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
2008 Summer Show, Leinster Gallery, Dublin
The Modern Irish Art Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2007 Xmas Show, Leinster Gallery, Dublin
Xmas Show,The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2006 Xmas Show, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
Belfast Harlequins Exhibition, Belfast
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2005 Xmas Show, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
The Modern Irish Art Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Summer Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
2004 Xmas Show, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
‘Currents’ touring Exhibition, DFPNI Belfast Harlequins Exhibition, Belfast
The Tile Refinery Gallery, Belfast
Summer Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2003 Xmas Show, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
10th Anniversary Group show, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim
The Modern Irish Art Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Summer Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
Spring Exhibition, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2002 Xmas Show,The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
Xmas Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
The Irish Art Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
Easter Exhibition, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
Summer Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
St. Patrick’s Day Exhibition, Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2001 Group show, Thompson Gallery,
London Xmas Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
Xmas Show, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Landscape Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
2000 Xmas Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Summer Exhibition, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1999 Xmas Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
New Art of the Irish, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Summer Exhibition, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
Group Show, Florence, Italy
1998 A Winters Tale, Group Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Ireland Crossing Borders, Group Show, Gallery Revel, New York USA
The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Human Form, Group Show, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Holywood
1997 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum,
Belfast Young Contemporaries, One Oxford Street Gallery, Belfast
Ghosts of the Little Bighorn, Solo Show, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim
Ghosts of the Little Bighorn, Solo Show, Town Hall, Ballymena
Awards
Artist of the Month/March 2004 Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Television Appearances
UTV News 2019
Artspace BBCNI, 2010
BBC Newsline, Children in Need, 2010
The David Meade Project, 2011
UTV News 2004
Commissions and Publications
The Rabbit, Templepatrick, Belfast
Castle Kitchen & Bar, Galgorm Castle, Ballymena
Fratelli Restaurant, Great Victoria Street Belfast
Portrait for the movie "Divorcing Jack", Sep. 97
Artist of the Month, Ireland Homes and Interiors, Nov. 99
Three Acres and a Cow/ featured on UTV, Feb.04
Galgorm Manor Hotel, Ballymena
Thompsons Animal Feeds, Belfast
CBeebies Art Mag, Oct 13
Collections
Tom Araya / Slayer
James Nesbitt, Actor
Paddy Wallace, Ulster / Ireland Rugby
Jeremy McWilliams, British Grand Prix World Champion
James Hetfield /Metallica
The Great Frog, London
Morgan Stanley Group, London
Queens University Agricultural Department, Belfast
Department of Environment Northern Ireland Antrim Borough Council
Thompson Animal Feeds, Belfast
Galgorm Manor Hotel, Ballymena
10 square Hotel and Restaurant, Belfast
Private Collections U.S.A, South Africa, New Zealand, U.K. Europe & Ireland