Lot 69 - Ange Bell - Perry

Oil on paper
2024
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
Curated by Women in Art

About
Ange Bell is an artist specialising in portraiture. Her work focuses on the themes of origins and belonging and the manipulation of paint. Ange's work is in private collections worldwide and has been selected for numerous exhibitions including the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

Education
1999
Masters in Fine Art, Norwich School of Art and Design

1997
BA Hons Fine Art, University of Ulster

1994
Foundation Studies in Art, University of Ulster

Group Exhibitions
2024
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, UK
Women in Art Prize, Roundhouse, London, UK
Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast, NI
The Space is Yours, Space Gallery, Kolding, Denmark
Alla Prima Group Show, Holt Gallery, Holt, Norfolk, UK
Society of Women Artists, Mall Gallery, London, UK
RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK
Contemporary British Portrait Painters, The Department Store, Brixton, UK
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
British Art Prize, OXO Gallery, London, UK

2023
Group Show, Dynamite Gallery, London, UK
Kunste For Alle, Copenhagen Art Fair, Copenhagen
Beyond Imagination, Space Gallery, Kolding, Denmark
Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast, NI
Society of Women Artists, Mall Gallery, London, UK
No Fake News, Just Art, Space Gallery, Kolding, Denmark
Rise, Old School Gallery, Alnmouth, UK
Jackson's Art Prize, online
RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK

2022
War in the Stars, Dynamite Gallery, London, UK
The British Art Prize, OXO Gallery, London, UK
Alter Ego, BSMT Gallery, London, UK
New Beginnings, Space Gallery, Kolding, Denmark
Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast, NI
Modest Magnificent, Well Hung Gallery, London, UK
Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Ireland
Award Winners Show, Federation of British Artists, Mall Gallery, London, UK
False Starts, The Old School Gallery, Alnmouth, UK
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
Contemporary British Portrait Painters, The Department Store, Brixton, UK

2021
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
Small Wonders, Well Hung Gallery, London, UK
Society of Women Artists, Mall Gallery, London, UK
Figurative Art Prize, Mall Gallery, London, UK
Jackson's Art Prize, online
Contemporary British Portrait Painters, Old Fire Station, UK

2020
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Gallery, London, UK
ING Discerning Eye, online
Contemporary British Portrait Painters, Cass Art, London, UK

Awards
2023
Third Prize, British Art Prize

2022
Finalist, British Art Prize

2021
Small Works Prize, Royal Institute of Oil Painters

2020
Portrait Prize, Jackson's Art Prize

2017
Third Prize, Jackson's Art Prize

2016
Artists of the Year, Artists and Illustrators

2014
Dry Red Press Award, New English Arts Club

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
My work focuses on the themes of origins and belonging and it is this concern that has formed the basis of these paintings. Working from selfies taken by artists I look to reclaim a moment lost in the instant it occurred. Within the portraits there is an echo of that which is lost and sought, it speaks at times to our sense of nostalgia and at others to our desire to be seen, recognised and valued.