John Bell

Nationally emerging artist John Bell explores multiple movements of contemporary art all at once, creating a hallmark painting style that comments broadly on sociopolitical issues, the impact of social media, and the ever-fluctuating values of contemporary culture. Bell, lauded as an "indiscriminate genre-blender" fuses abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, pop art and many other artistic styles. He employs recurring images of iconic popular culture, snippets of news feeds, and social media references set against a brightly hued color palette, hard-edge, tense geometric lines and ethereal back drops.

Born (1967) in Canton, Ohio, John Bell lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. His work has been placed in many private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe He has exhibited in countless group and solo exhibitions, including Art Basel, Miami, New York's Time Warner Center, Southern Nevada Museum of Art, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City, UT.

Bell's work has been profiled in the national art magazine Blue Canvas (Los Angeles), a cover editorial in Seven Magazine (Las Vegas), entitled Beyond Pop; The man and message behind the paint. His work and mid century home have also been highlighted in the Los Ang...

Museums, Fairs, Competitions & Commissions
June 09 The Urban Face Off , 337 project, 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, Managing Director of the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum)
December 08 The Artist Fair, artist booth; during Art Basel, Miami, Fla.
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,Utah
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
September 05 (re) Defining Space, Time Warner Center, New York City, NY
April 05 Defining Space; ONE Modern Art, Salt Lake City, Utah
February 05 24 Hours; Artisan Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
July 04 Untitled Evening Editions Press, Salt Lake City, Utah
May 04 Drinking, Smoking & Dancing with the Muse, Chroma Gallery, Salt Lake City Utah

Group Exhibitions:
April 09 The Truth of Ab...