Paul Bell
1968 Born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
1992 – 93 Foundation Studies in Art and Design, Limavady
1993 – 96 Newport School of Art and Design / 1st class Hons in Design, Wales
Solo Exhibitions
2019 When Caravaggio came to town, Braid Arts Theatre, Ballymena
2014 ‘Not Just Cows’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2009 ‘Close Encounters of the Third Cow’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2008 ‘Beyond the Valley of the Cows’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
2007 ‘Raiders of the Lost Cow’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
‘The Cow Strikes Back’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2006 ‘Dawn of the Cow’, Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick
‘Open Range’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
2005 ‘Return of the Cow’, The Eakin Gallery, Belfast
2004 ‘In The Field’, Laneside Gallery, Coleraine
‘Three Acres and a Cow’, Elaine Somers Fine Art, Belfast
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 – 2018 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
1996 – 2004 The Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast
1998 – 2000 The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1995 The Royal Academy of Art, London
Collections
Tom Araya / Slayer
James Nesbitt, Actor
Paddy Wallace, Ulster / Ireland Rugby
Jeremy McWilliams, British Grand Prix World Champion
James Hetfield /Metallica
The Great Frog, London
Morgan Stanley Group, London
Queens University Agricultural Department, Belfast
Department of Environment Northern Ireland Antrim Borough Council
Thompson Animal Feeds, Belfast
Galgorm Manor Hotel, Ballymena
10 square Hotel and Restaurant, Belfast
The Rabbit Hotel, Templepatrick
Private Collections U.S.A, South Africa, New Zealand, U.K. Europe & Ireland
