BIOGRAPHY

1947 Born Gateshead.
1963-1997 Worked in Government service.
1989-1997 Open College of the Arts: Painting 1- 4 & Advanced.
1997-2001 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Newcastle University.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1995 Harry Bell (Paintings) – University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
1999 The Samling Foundation at Dovenest, Windermere.
2000 Aphrodite’s Island - Gallagher & Turner Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2005 Harry Bell @ The Creel – The Creel Inn, Catterline.
2012 Harry Bell: Town & Country - Details Gallery, Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2014 Harry Bell: Here and There - Central Library Gallery, Gateshead
2022 Harry Bell: Home Thoughts of Abroad. - Alnwick Playhouse Gallery

TWO PERSON SHOWS

2000 The Foundation Alumni Exhibition: Harry Bell and Julian Vilarrubi – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
2012 Harry Bell & Tony Montague, Bailiffgate Museum Gallery, Alnwick, Northumberland.

FOUR PERSON SHOWS

2004 Figure 8 – Long Gallery, University of Newcastle.
2005 Figure 8: Streetworks – Shire Pottery Gallery, Alnwick.
2006 Figure 8: Pictures Not Words – The Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley,
Figure 8 - Customs House, South Shields.
2007 Figure 8: Paintings – The Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2008 Figure 8: Seen in Colour – Central Library Gallery, Gateshead.
Figure 8: Colour Room – Myles Meehan Gallery, Darlington.
Figure 8 Paintings – Corner Gallery, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle.
Colourworks – Tom McGuinness Gallery, Bishop Auckland.
2009 Figure 8: New Paintings - Preston Hall Museum, Stockton-on- Tees.
Figure 8 New Paintings – Red Box Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2012 Figure 8 - The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Figure 8, Paintings - Tom McGuinness Gallery, Bishop Auckland.
2014 Figure 8 Paintings – People’s Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1990 Britain's Painters - Westminster Galleries, London.
1993 John Laing Art Competition - Mall Galleries, London.
Open Door (20 Young British Painters) - London.
1994 John Laing Art Competition - Mall Galleries, London,
1995 John Laing Art Competition - Mall Galleries, London.
1996 The Journal Art Competition - Newcastle upon Tyne.
1997 The Journal Art Competition - Newcastle upon Tyne.
1998 Art from the North East - ING Barings, London.
2000 The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh..
2001 The People Show – University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Five Contemporaries - Shire Pottery Gallery & Studios, Alnwick.
Diverse Visions – Art House Gallery, Musselburgh.
Degree Show - Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle.
Our Town - Gallagher & Turner Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2002 Eye Opener – 1st Durham Open Art Exhibition, Durham.
Art at the Biscuit Factory - Newcastle upon Tyne.
2003 The People Show – University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Summer Collection – Reubens Gallery, Leeds.
Peculier Vision – Mashamshire Arts Festival, Masham.
2004 Shire Pottery Gallery & Studios, Alnwick.
L S Lowry and Those He Inspired - Gallery 27, Cork St., London.
Summer Collection – Reubens Gallery, Leeds.
Autumn Show – The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Fi-Fie-Fo-Fum Gallery – Newton, Northumberland.
The Picture House – Harrogate.
2003 Fi-Fie-Fo-Fum Gallery – Newton, Northumberland.
The Picture House – Harrogate.
The Affordable Art Fair – Battersea Park, London
2004 Cravens Art Prize 2006 – University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Fresh - Purple Gallery, Bournville, Birmingham
2007 Focus on the Figure – The Art Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
2008 Heritage Buildings in Gateshead – Central Library Gallery, Gateshead.
NewcastleGateshead Art Fair – The Sage, Gateshead.
2009 Earth-Water-Concrete-Steel-Brick’ - The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston-Super-Mare.
2010 Christmas Exhibition – University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2011 Co. Durham Spring Open Art Competition – Bishop Auckland Town Hall.
Prefabricated Dialogues – Citibase, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Festival Show – Di Rollo Gallery, Edinburgh.
XIV - Galleries Inc., Newcastle upon Tyne
2019 Summer Selling Exhibition - Central Library Gallery, Gateshead.
Open Exhibition - Gallagher & Turner, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Perceptions and Intuitions (Newcastle Painters Group) - The Foyer Gallery, People's Theatre, Newcastle.
2020 The Discerning Eye - shortlsted.
2021 REACT 2 - The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate (online).
Open Exhibition - Gallagher & Turner, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2024. Summer Open Exhibition, Gallagher &Turner Art Gallery, Newcastle.
Northern Summer Exhibition, Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne.

COMMISSIONS,
PRIZES and AWARDS

1994 Regional Prizewinner, John Laing Art Competition
1996 Second Prize, The Journal Art Competition, Newcastle upon Tyne
1997 First Prize, The Journal Art Competition, Newcastle upon Tyne
Commission: Two paintings (2 x 12 feet and 2 x 8 feet) for the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2004 The Rotsler Award, Loscon, Los Angeles
2005 Listed in "The Artists of Northumbria," ed. Marshall Hall.
2006 Commission: Painting “ 89 Cornwall Street” for Wenham Major Ltd.
2010 "Highly Commended", Fed. of Northern Art Societies Exhibition.
2024 Judges Choice for Best in Show, Northern Summer Exhibition, Newcastle Arts Centre.

COLLECTIONS
John Laing (North East) plc.
Andersen Consulting.
Newcastle Chronicle & Journal Limited.
The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Fishermans Lodge, Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Samling Foundation.
Seaham Hall Ltd.
The City of Komatsu, Japan.
Private collections in the UK, Germany, New Zealand and the USA.