Gabriel Bell-Gam

Born in Lagos State, Nigeria. Bell-Gam hails from Opobo Town, home of the famous Treaty King Jaja, Rivers State.

Bell-Gam photo-documents and preserves endangered cultural heritages in southern Nigeria through curated exhibitions.

Member, African Photojournalism Database, World Press Photo (2021) & Europeana by EU (2023)

2022 Fellow, U.S. Department of States, Mandela Washington Fellowship, Public Management, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

Bell-Gam has curated over five (exhibitions) including the 2022 Juneteenth Anniversary Celebration, Syracuse.

2022 Winner, Sony Nigeria Photojournalism Documentary Photo Awards.

Bell-Gam had his first degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Rivers States University of Science and Technology in 2016. In 2023, he recently bagged a graduate degree in Information Technology. A curatorial certificate from Node Center for Curatorial Studies in “Socially Engaged Arts; Community and Participation.”

• Commonwealth Peoples Forum, Commonwealth Foundation (Photographer
representing Nigeria African Climate Change Exhibition, Rwanda, August 2022

• Juneteenth Celebrations Exhibition, Syracuse, New York State, USA, (Co-
Curator and Documentary Photographer), June, 2022

• Silent Heritage - Postcards from Opobo Kingdom, Canoe Series Exhibition (Photographer & Curator), August - September 2021

• Opobo Art (Curator and Photographer), Opobo Art Exhibition, 150yrs Sesquicentennial Celebrations (Opobo Kingdom, Dec.2020)

• Blue Economy (Curator), a Maritime Art Exhibition for Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dec 2018