About Jennifer Bell
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Education
1996 - 1998
University of Newcastle
Awards
2018
Morton Bay Region Art Awards Finalist
2018
Milburn Prize Finalist
2018
Art Lovers Prize
2017
Highly Commended ArtWorld Studio Gallery Portrait Prize
2017
Foot Square judges prize
2017
Finalist Lethbridge 10000 Art Prize
2016
Voters’ Choice Winner Foot Square
Upcoming events
Event: Variegated
Dates: Aug. 1, 2018 - Aug. 31, 2018
August solo show
Event: Regeneration
Dates: June 20, 2018 - June 30, 2018
Aspirant Collection Group Show
Event: Natural Selection
Dates: May 24, 2018 - June 24, 2018
“Natural Selection” is a group exhibition of selected artists.
Event: Morton Bay Art Prize
Dates: May 19, 2018 - May 27, 2018
Finalist in the Morton Bay Art Prize for 2018
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Previous events
Event: Milburn Art Prize 2018
Dates: April 27, 2018 - May 11, 2018
Finalist in the Milburn Art Prize for 2018
Event: Art Lovers Prize
Dates: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018
Art Lovers Prize Finalists
Event: Petite Pieces
Dates: Feb. 7, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2018
Small works group show
Event: Abstract Exhibition
Dates: Feb. 6, 2018 - Feb. 25, 2018
Abstract group show
Event: All About Colour
Dates: Oct. 4, 2017 - Oct. 22, 2017
Group show about colour
Event: Landscape Prize
Dates: Oct. 2, 2017 - Oct. 30, 2017
Finalist in the ArtWorld Studio Gallery Landscape Prize Brisbane
Event: LANDSCAPES, SEASCAPES AND STREETSCAPES
Dates: Sept. 13, 2017 - Sept. 30, 2017
Group landscape exhibition
Event: 'Mythical’ Exhibition
Dates: Aug. 16, 2017 - Sept. 2, 2017
Mythical Art Group Exhibition
Event: ArtWorld Studio Gallery Portrait Prize 2017
Dates: July 8, 2017 - Aug. 6, 2017
The second annual ArtWorld Studio Gallery Portrait Prize offers both beginning and experienced artists the chance to have their works exhibited this year, with a monetary prize on offer. Any medium is permitted including painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, photography and digital.
Event: Lethbridge 10000 Art Prize
Dates: June 8, 2017 - June 18, 2017
Finalist in the Lethbridge 10000 Small Scale Art Prize
Event: Weaving Illusions
Dates: June 5, 2017 - June 30, 2017
An exhibition of my work along with that of photographer Hayley Roberts
Event: Royal Queensland Art Society Landscape Exhibition
Dates: May 30, 2017 - July 2, 2017
The theme of Landscape
Event: Ipswich Art Awards
Dates: May 3, 2017 - May 14, 2017
A major event in the Ipswich Festival calendar with works received from artists throughout South-east Queensland and Northern New South Wales
Event: SNAP17
Dates: April 19, 2017 - May 13, 2017
Group photography exhibition at Brisbane Aspire Gallery
Event: All Creatures
Dates: April 11, 2017 - April 29, 2017
Group exhibition featuring Artworks depicting Wild Life and Pets
Event: petite pieces 2017
Dates: Feb. 1, 2017 - Feb. 15, 2017
Every February, Aspire Gallery runs our favourite and most popular competition – ‘petite pieces’ This competition is open theme and open medium, with the only restriction being that work has to fit within 40 x 40 x 40cm.
Event: End of year exhibition
Dates: Dec. 7, 2016 - Dec. 17, 2016
End of year exhibition at Aspire Gallery
Event: ELEMENTAL BRISBANE
Dates: Oct. 15, 2016 - Sept. 22, 2016
Elemental Brisbane celebrates the amazing works artists create using elements from the waste stream, PAPER, METAL, WOOD AND FIBER as the raw materials for their art.
Event: Babies, books and rhymes
Dates: Oct. 8, 2016 - Nov. 30, 2016
A solo exhibition of colourful and fun art and illustrations for children inspired by songs, nursery rhymes and books.
Event: Delicate Emotive
Dates: Sept. 18, 2016 - Oct. 8, 2016
Group exhibition focusing on delicate or emotive work
Event: Comforts of Home
Dates: Aug. 3, 2016 - Aug. 21, 2016
The theme reflects on what people have and want in their castles, whether that is a furry friend, lovely garden or a designer decor.
Event: Foot Square
Dates: June 1, 2016 - June 18, 2016
Group exhibition in any medium and any theme but must be under a foot square.
Event: Snap 2016
Dates: May 2, 2016 - May 21, 2016
SNAP '16 is all about promoting photography as an art form
Event: Once Upon a Time
Dates: Aug. 16, 2013 - Aug. 26, 2013
A group exhibition supporting the starlight foundation - Once upon a time, reinterpreting the fairytale.
Event: Own gallery
Dates: Jan. 16, 2002 - Dec. 12, 2004
Owned and operated gallery
Event: Femme Fatale
Dates: Nov. 1, 2000 - Dec. 1, 2000
Mixed media solo exhibition
Event: Continuing Exhibition
Dates: June 30, 2000 - April 1, 2001
Continuing exhibition of work at the beach side gallery
Event: Latest work
Dates: June 1, 1999 - June 30, 1999
Collection of mixed media work
Event: Liminal
Dates: Nov. 25, 1998 - Dec. 5, 1998
Inaugural exhibition of the first graduating students of Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
Event: Central Coast Arts Fringe Festival
Dates: Oct. 12, 1997 - Oct. 19, 1997
Central Coast Arts Fringe Festival various installation pieces through out Gosford
Biography
Jennifer's work explores pattern and perception influenced largely by her experience of a little known neuro-ophthalmologcal condition which means she sees patterned dots in her visual field, continuously. These dots appear as a fine veil of dancing, kaleidoscopic colour that can never be turned off. Even on the calmest day and in the simplest of environments, surroundings that may seem static and plain to others are full of movement and decoration. Jennifer shares this unique experience of the world through her art. It may be a view not perceived by everyone, but no matter how we see the world, pattern still exists all around us both man-made and naturally occurring; from the beauty and complexity of fractals in nature to the printed fabric of your clothing.
Jennifer’s artwork often incorporates recycled materials and images of discarded and decayed objects emphasising that pattern and beauty can be found in everyday things. Understanding that beauty exists in the imperfect, not disimilar to the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi.
Jennifer holds a degree in fine art and during four years spent in New Zealand ran her own gallery in the picturesque Wellington suburb of Island Bay. Today she works a full time independent artist from her sunny studio and her work is represented in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, USA, Canada, France, Italy and Sweden.
