Anonda Bell
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
"Metamorphosis: Becoming Speculative Specimens", Dana Library, Rutgers University. Curated by Professor Alexandra Chang.
2019
"Bedroom Scene" from "The Suburbs at 4 a.m." at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, U.S.A.
2018
"Anonda Bell: The Suburbs at 4 a.m." Ramapo College of New Jersey, Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, Mahwah, NJ, U.S.A. Curated by Sydney Jenkins.
"Biophobia" Chashama at 37th Street, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
2016
"Colliding Worlds", The Hammond Museum, New York State, U.S.A.
2008
"Green Spaces" Public Art Project in East Harlem, New York City, U.S.A.
2007
"Hysteria" Monash University Project Space, Melbourne, Australia
1994
"Chaos Theory" No Vacancy Exhibition Space, Melbourne, Australia
“Interference" Spencer Street Train Station Platform Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
"Difference & Repetition: Anonda Bell, Caren King Choi & Adrienne Wheeler", Guttenberg Arts, NJ
2023
"Cross Cultural Perspectives", curated by Adrienne Wheeler, Newark Museum of Art, part of Newark Arts Festival, NJ.
"Seeing Other People" curated by Doris Cacoilio, Evening Star Studio Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2022
“The Embankment on My Mind” Curated by Midori Yoshimoto, Peter Delman, Katy Lyness, & Maureen Crowley, Jersey City University Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
“Cultivating Space” curated by Mary Salvante, Syd Carpenter, and Marsha Moss and in collaboration with Philadelphia Sculptors, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ
“Evanescent Sculptures Show” Curated by Jo-El Lopez, DuCret School of the Arts, Plainfield, NJ
“Shifting Ground” Curated by Jeanne Brasile, in conjunction with Lynn Siebert, Morris Arts Council Gallery, Morristown, NJ
“Exquisite Corpse” Curated by Tina Maneca at Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City, NJ
“Spring Break Art Fair NYC” Curated by Tara De la Garza, Manhattan, NYC
“21C Art Fair Jersey City” Curated by Robinson Holloway, Jersey City, NJ
“Newark Festival” Curated by Adrienne Wheeler & Armisey Smith, Newark, NJ
“Darwin’s Paradox: A Decade of Bio Art” Curated by Suzanne Anker & Tarah Rhoda at SVA Gallery, Manhattan, NYC
2021
“New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond”, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
“Made Here”, Guttenberg Arts, NJ
“Haunted Terrain” curated by Peter Delman, Hostetter Gallery at Pingry School, NJ
2020
"Glimpse" Curated by Evonne Davis and Jo-El Lopez, Gallery Aferro - Newark
"Art of the Curators" Presented by ProArts, Village West Gallery, Jersey City
2019
"Spread Spectrum - A Modulation of Women Artists Speak", part of Newark Arts Festival
"The Blues", Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY, U.S.A.
"Anything...As Long As You Are Brave Enough", Index Art Center, Newark, NJ. Curated by Asha Ganpat.
2018
"Contain Her" Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
"Power to the Silkscreen", Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.
"Compassion: Is it the Radicalism of Our Time?", Morris Arts, Gallery at 14 Maple, Morristown, New Jersey.
"So What", Newark Arts Festival, Gallery Aferro and WBGO Gallery, Newark, New Jersey.
"Paperview" Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.
"New Jersey State Council on the Arts - Fellowship Exhibition", Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey, U.S.A.
2017
"Montclair Arts Festival Exhibition", United Way Theatre, Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Cloud 9" Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Women in the World: A Visual Perspective", Monmouth University's Center for the Arts, New Jersey, U.S.A.
2016
"Fine Art Auction", Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Gallery Aferro Annual Fundraiser", Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Art Reach" City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"TFAP @ 10: Exhibition in celebration of The Feminist Art Project's 10th Anniversary" at 10", Douglass Library, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A.
2015
"People Who Need People", 7 Dunham Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
"Newark Open Doors", Newark Arts Council Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Gallery Aferro Annual Fundraiser", Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Paper Constructions", The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Art Reach" City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
"City Without Walls: Member Exhibition" Seaton Hall Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
2014
“Prologue/Epilogue” Gateway Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
“Annual Fundraising Auction”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
“Back to Eden”, Museum of Biblical Art, New York, U.S.A.
“2014 Benefit”, Momenta Art, New York, U.S.A.
2013
“Dreams Before Sleeping”, Newark Arts Council, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
“The Peekskill Project”, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York, U.S.A.
"Industrialism”, Art Factory, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
“Annual Fundraising Auction”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
2012
“Rip Off”, Manhattan Graphics Workshop Gallery, New York
“Annual Fundraising Auction”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
“Through You Into Action", The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ & Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
“Paper: On and Off The Wall" Tower Gallery SUNY College at Brockport, New York
2011
"Hive Culture: Captivated by the Honeybee" Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, NY
“Wish you were here 10: Annual Postcard Exhibition" Air Gallery, Brooklyn
“Annual Fundraising Auction”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
2010
“Ripe: Conception & Perception”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey (two person show with Tara DeLaGaza)
2009
“ArtReach XVII”, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey
“Mail Art Collaborative”, Figment Festival, Governors Island, New York
“OMG”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
“Wish you were here 8: Annual Postcard Exhibition”, Air Gallery, Brooklyn
“Theatre Town”, NJIT School of Architecture Gallery, Newark, New Jersey
“The Sketchbook Project”, touring exhibition by Art House Co-op, Brooklyn
2008
“Annual Invitational”, Redsaw Gallery, Newark, New Jersey
“Ideas of March”, ABC NO RIO Gallery, New York
1997
“Post-Post Card Exhibition”, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
“Post Graduate Exhibition”, University of Melbourne, Australia
1996
“Gryph-on-Line” (Inaugural web gallery for the University of Melbourne)
“Silicon Psyche”, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne, Australia
1995
“Women’s Day Exhibition”, William Patterson University, New Jersey
“Student Exhibition”, Ben Shahn Gallery, William Patterson University, New Jersey
“Student Exhibition”, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Branchburg, New Jersey
“Paradigm”, R.M.I.T. University Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (two person show with Sarah Tuke)
EDUCATION
Masters in Fine Arts, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Postgraduate Diploma, Cultural Tourism & Museum Management, University of Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting & Printmaking), R.M.I.T. University, Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & English), University of Melbourne, Australia
AWARDS
2022
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
2016
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
2013
Jerome Foundation Travel Grant
2008
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council: Community Arts Fund Grant, Green Spaces: Project to increase awareness of community gardens in East Harlem, New York
2003
Australia Council for the Arts, Professional Development Funding for Placement in International Program at Museum of Modern Art, New York
1997
University of Melbourne Post Graduate Exhibition Award
RESIDENCIES
2023
School of Visual Arts - Bio Art Laboratory
2022
Gallery Aferro, newark, New Jersey
School of Visual Arts - Bio Art Laboratory
2021
Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, New Jersey
2012, 2013 & 2015
Pup Tent Press Residency Program, Medina, New York
2008-2009
Studio Residency at Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
LECTURES
2016
Panel Discussion TFAP @ 10, Douglass Library, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, U.S.A.
2015
Artist Talk at The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
2011
Artist Talk at Tower Art Gallery, State University of New York, Brockport, New York, U.S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
2018
Exhibition catalogue "New Jersey State Council on the Arts - Fellowship Exhibition", Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center, Millville, New Jersey, U.S.
2014
Exhibition catalogue “Back To Eden”, Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY
2012
Exhibition catalogue “Through You Into Action", Gallery Aferro, Newark
2011
Exhibition catalogue “Hive Culture: Captivated by the Honeybee" Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, NY
Exhibition catalogue “Ripe: Conception & Perception”, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
Studio Visit, Volume 16, 2011
2009
Exhibition catalogue “ArtReach XVII”, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey
1996
Exhibition catalogue “Silicon Psyche”, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne, Australia
1995
Exhibition catalogue “RMIT Graduate Exhibition”, R.M.I.T. University Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1994
Exhibition catalogue “Golden Automaton”, R.M.I.T. University Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
PRESS
2016
Dube, Ilene, "Rutgers Feminist Art Project Gallery Marks 10 Years", Princetoninfo.com, 3/16/16.
2014
Carrier, David, "Back to Eden: Contemporary Artist Wander the Garden", The Brooklyn Rail, 10/3/14.
DeLano, Jack, “Museum of Biblical Art commissions six new works by contemporary artists”, ARTDAILY.ORG, 9/22/14.
DiMarzo, Cindy, “Revisioning Paradise in a Fallen World: Interview with curator Jennifer Scanlan”, Studio International: Visual Arts, Design & Architecture, 7/23/14.
Eberhart, Jennifer, "Museum of Biblical Art interprets the Garden of Eden", examiner.com, 7/23/14.
Johnson, Ken, “A Garden Divine: Beware of Snake”, New York Times, 7/17/14.
2013
Bright, Susan, “Motherhood, Inc.” Photoworks Magazine, Issue #20, Family Politics, United Kingdom, 11/13.
2012
Vandewater, Caitlyn, "Gallery exhibition uses color to display emotion: Gallery exhibit touches on ethical and emotional issues", The Stylus, 3/5/12.
Rafferty, Rebecca, “Paper On and Off the Wall: The Artifice of Order”, Rochester City Newspaper, 3/6/12.
2011
Samuels, Tanyanika, "Exhibit is bees knees: 'Hive Culture" showcases artists' fascination with honey bees", New York Daily News, 9/11/11.