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Chris Bell
Fine Art Originals - Vibrant Portrayals of Nature and People in Alcohol Ink and other mediums Working studio – 418 Stone Cottage Rd, Mars Hill, NC 28754 [email protected] | www.chrisbellart.com | 453.668.5238 Chris Bell is an emerging artist, working in a variety of mediums diligently coercing them into her vision of a realistic representation of her subjects inspired by a love of animals, her natural surroundings and a fascination with vibrant colors. BIOGRAPHY Chris Bell is from the Madison County, NC Phillips family. Chris has been an artist all her life, attending Mars Hill University in 1987 as an Art Major. As life often twists and turns Chris left her Art aspirations to care for her family. In 2012 Chris returned a more determined focus on her passion for Art expression and began a self-taught exploration that in 2016 serendipitously led her to discover the art medium of her dreams being Alcohol Ink whose unruly nature and ultra-vivid bright colors continue to tickle her soul and she is producing artworks that resonate in harmony with her ambition. During the Pandemic times of 2020 while being quarantined away in her studio she has rediscovered her interest and love for a multitude of other mediums as she continues her growth and exploration as an artist. Born October 10th, 1969 Lives and works in Mars Hill, EDUCATION Studied under: Paula Parker – Madison County local watercolor artist, 1986 Mr. Gordon Mahy – Mars Hill College Art Dept., 1987-1988 EXHIBITIONS Current Asheville Gallery of Art- Asheville Downtown- exhibiting member since 2020 2020 Creative Hub Studios - Asheville River Arts District - Exhibiting member 2020 Group exhibition "Let The Sunshine In" CURRENT Show through Feb, MADCO, Marshall, NC WNC Open Illustration Show 2020, Zapow Gallery Show begins in March, Asheville, NC 2019 Group exhibition, Marshall, Madison County Arts Council (MADCO), Marshall, NC Group exhibition, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC 2012 Site-specific installation, Jazzy Java, St. George, UT Publications 2020 Biltmore Beacon - Oct 2020 article 2020 The Laurels of Asheville - Nov 2020 Issue 2020 "Cheap Joe's Art Stuff" catalog 2020, page 35 "Raven" 2019 News Record Madison County, NC Dec 11, 2019 issue, page 6A "Art is the Heart of Marshall" artwork featured "Hummingbird" COLLECTIONS Works held in private collections in the United States, Italy and United Arab Emirates Dr. Scott Vautrin Life Light Chiropractic – Johnson City, TN |