Jay Bell is California based artist who was born in Allentown, PA and was raised in Long Branch, NJ. The inspiration for his work comes from the emotional, physical and metaphysical connections that we have with the land and people around us. In his paintings and installations, Jay utilizes traditional Western conventions and formats to explore contemporary themes around migration, movement, destination and transition. Jay looks for universal points of connection and engagement in his vibrant paintings.
Jay lives in Southern California with his wife, Sarah, and their four children.
SELECTED SOLO/GROUP EXHIBITS
2022- Mini’s, Sparks Gallery, San Diego, CA
2022- Collector’s Choice, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
2021- Biennial, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2020- Landscapes of the Mind, First Floor Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA
2020-Regional Invitational, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2020- Bulletin Boards- Coffee Coffee Gallery, Leucadia, CA
2019- Partita II, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
2019- Promised Land Installation- LACC, Los Angeles, CA
2019- Gala, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
2019- Wish You Were Here, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019- Artists Helping Artists, Hill Street Country Club, Oceanside, CA
2018- Journey, Hill Street Country Club, Oceanside, CA
2017- Recent Works, Tamayo Gallery, Los Angeles
1996- The Soho Annual, 420 West Broadway, NYC
1996- Exposed, Stowe, Vermont-1996
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Patty Booth-O’Neill, “LB Native “Promised Land Art Benefits LA Not for Profit”, The Link News, December 27, 2019
Tawney McCray, “Artists New Installation is a Comment on Lack of Art Spaces”, Coast News, December 20, 2019
Tawney McCray, “Artists New Installation is a Comment on Lack of Art Spaces”, Rancho Santa Fe News, December 20, 2019
Roberta Smith, “Culture and Commerce Live Side by Side in SoHo”, New York Times, September 13, 1996
EDUCATION
1996 Residency, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT
1996 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
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Jay Bell 