Deborah Bell

**Deborah Bell** ( bɛ dɔɣɔ la yuuni 1957, tiŋyuli booni  Johannesburg) o nyɛla ŋun nyɛ South Africa nucheeni tuun tumdi ŋun tumdi peentin mini  sculptor ka o tuma nim nyɛ duniya zaa ni mi shɛli yɛla.

## O mamaŋ taarihi
Bell nyɛla ŋun deegi (fine arts) shɛhira gbaŋ din nyɛ degree la shikuru yuli booni  University of Witwatersrand yuuni  1975 ni yuuni  1986 puuni, o daa nyɛla ŋun lahi deegi shɛhira gbaŋ din yuli nyɛ Master of Arts lala shikuru maani yaha .

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

## Bɛ zaɣi bɔbigu  exhibition nima
;Yuuni 2009
*Contemporary Sculpture in the Landscape, Nirox Foundation.
*Collaborations, David Krut, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 2007
*Lift Off II, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town.
*David Krut print workshop, UNISA Art Gallery. Pretoria.
;Yuuni 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.
;Yuuni 2004
*Earthworks/Claybodies, Sasol Museum Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.
;Yuuni 2003
*Earthworks/Claybodies, Pretoria Art Museum.
*Earthworks/Claybodies, Standard Bank Centre Gallery, Johannesburg.

;Yuuni 2000
*Icons for the Millennium, Atlanta, USA.
;Yuuni 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.
;Yuuni 1998
*Earth Hues – Contemporary African Art, Group Show, World Space, Washington DC, USA.
*4 UNISA Lecturers, Bloemfontein .
*UNISA Art Lecturers, Pretoria Art Museum.
;Yuuni 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 Michel Luneau, Galerie les Petit Murs, Nantes, France.
*Not Quite a Christmas Exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
*CRAM, A.V.A Gallery, Cape Town – in conjunction with The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg
*Collaborations 1986–1997 (11 years of collaborative projects between artists Kentridge, Hodgins and Bell) at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, in association with the FNB Vita Awards.
*‘UB101:' A portfolio of etchings done in conjunction with Kentridge and Hodgins. Exhibited at the Grahamstown Festival and at the Gertrude Posel Gallery. Exhibition curated by Fiona Rankin-Smith.
;Yuuni 1996
*Gay Rights: Rites, Re-writes, Travelling Exhibition, South Africa.
*Group Salon, Rose Korber representing artists at the Bay Hotel, Cape Town.
*Common and Uncommon Ground: South African Art to Atlanta, City Gallery East, Atlanta, USA.
*Vita Awards, Johannesburg Art Gallery.
*Tomorrow is Now, First Canadian Place and Knights Galleries International, Toronto, Canada.
*Barber Signs, The Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Recent Drawings, Gallery on Tyrone, Johannesburg.
*Ceramics Biennal, Sandton Art Gallery
;Yuuni 1995
*The Bag Factory: The First Five Years, the Civic Theatre Gallery, Johannesburg.
*The Art of Tea, Kim Sacks Gallery, Johannesburg.
Group Salon, Rose Korber representing artists at the Bay Hotel, Cape Town.
;Yuuni 1994
*Group Show, Newtown, Johannesburg.
*Anything Boxed, Group Show, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
*South African works on Paper, North Western University of Illinois, Chicago, United States.
*Memo, installation with video at the Grahamstown festival in collaboration with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins
*Lamentations, Art First, Cork Street. London.
;Yuuni 1993
*Gallery on Tyrone, Johannesburg.
*Vita Awards, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Momentum Life Exhibition, Pretoria.
*Internations of Millennium, Newtown Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Easing the Passing (of the hours), Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Portraits in the round, ceramic exhibition in collaboration with William Kentridge and Retief van Wyk at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 1992
*ICA, 50 Johannesburg Artists, Johannesburg
*Paris: The Catalyst, Alliance Francaise, Durban.
*Looking at Art: Looking at Watercolours, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Vita Awards, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Works made in August, Newtown Gallery, Johannesburg.
*1992 Easing the Passing (of the hours), Waterfront, Cape Town. Computer Animation, laser prints and drawings in collaboration with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins.
;Yuuni 1991
*Cape Town Triennal
*Painted People: Painted Spaces, Newtown Galleries, Johannesburg.
*Hand Coloured Graphics, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Tiny Tapestry Show, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
*Little Morals, a portfolio of etchings done in conjunction with Hodgins and Kentridge, exhibited at the Cassierer Gallery, Johannesburg, Gallery International Cape Town, Taking Liberties, Durban
;Yuuni 1990
*Women choose Women, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
*Art from South Africa, MOMA, Oxford, UK.
*Standard Bank Drawing Competition, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 1989
*Volkskas Atelier Award Exhibition, South African Vita Awards, Johannesburg Art Gallery.
*African Encounters, Dome Gallery, New York and Washington, USA.
*The Little Big Show, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 1988
*CASA (Culture for Another South Africa), conference in Amsterdam, Holland.
*Volkskas Atelier Award exhibition, South African Association of the Arts. Pretoria.
*100 Artists Protest detention without trial, in aid of DPSC, Market Theatre, Johannesburg.
*Artists for Human Rights Exhibition, Durban Exhibition Centre.
*Exhibited with Jenny Stadler and Nagel at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 1987
*Hogarth in Johannesburg, a portfolio of etchings done in conjunction with Hodgins and Kentridge. This exhibition travelled to all the major centres in South Africa.
;Yuuni 1986
*Volkskas Atelier Award Exhibition, South African Association of Arts, Pretoria.
;Yuuni 1985
*Cape Town Triennal New Visions, market Gallery, Johannesburg.
*11 Figurative Artists, Market Gallery, Johannesburg.
*MAFA exhibition, Rembrandt Gallery, Milner Park, Johannesburg.
;Yuuni 1983
*Exhibited with Hodgins and Sassoon, Carriage House Gallery.

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

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

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