Archive
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Zhong Wei: Patch Notes
29 Nov - 20 Dec 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Zhong Wei. This is the artist’s third solo show with the gallery. For several years, Wei has been learning computer programming and the application and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies. During this process, he has focused on the... Read more -
Winter Salon Show
8 - 22 Nov 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present a survey of the following artists that demonstrates the breadth and history of the gallery programme. Aboudia Massoud Hayoun Andrew Maughan Lavar Munroe Marc Padeu Read more -
Anders Sunna: The Drumbeat of Noaidi
9 Oct - 1 Nov 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Anders Sunna. This is the artist’s first solo show in the UK. “When you grow up with a conflict and are in the middle of it, it becomes your life and everyday life. The abnormal simply becomes something... Read more -
Lavar Munroe: Promised Land
13 Sep - 3 Oct 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Lavar Munroe. This is the artist’s tenth solo show with the gallery. Lavar Munroe works in the spirit of an anthropologist, studying the human condition via intensive, immersive travels across the African continent and a similar sense of... Read more
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Summer Salon Show
28 Jun - 26 Jul 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present a survey of the following selected artists that demonstrates the breadth and history of the gallery programme. Aboudia Asad Faulwell Massoud Hayoun Goncalo Mabunda Andrew Maughan Lavar Munroe Jean-David Nkot Marc Padeu Read more -
Andrew Maughan
The Great Divide 31 May - 21 Jun 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Andrew Maughan. In this, his second presentation with the gallery, Maughan continues to explore political and sociological schisms via his hooded protagonist. Curator and gallerist, Matt Carey-Williams has crafted an illuminating introductory essay titled A Road to Nowhere to accompany the show. Read more -
Massoud Hayoun
Between Broken Promises, Harissa 9 - 24 May 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Massoud Hayoun. This is the artist’s first show with the gallery and his first exhibition in the UK. Born in Los Angeles, USA, Hayoun draws upon his Tunisian, Moroccan and Egyptian heritage to explore notions of belonging, identity... Read more -
Aboudia
La Salle de Lecture 29 Apr - 4 May 2024 Larkin Durey is delighted to celebrate the publication of the first monograph on the internationally acclaimed Ivorian-American contemporary artist, Aboudia. We invite you to la Salle de Lecture to discover the book as part of an intimate presentation. Published in collaboration with Galerie Cécile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Dakar, Paris) and Rizzoli... Read more
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Marc Padeu
Le baptême de Roxane 14 Mar - 5 Apr 2024 I want to paint the everyday life of the people around me, my family and friends. Since we all live together, I share their moments of joy, but also their sadness. Not everything is perfect, there are many difficulties. However, I don't feel obsessed with simply showing this state of... Read more -
Manel Ndoye
Vivre Ensemble 1 - 23 Feb 2024 Opening reception, Thursday 1 February 2024, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Manel Ndoye. This will be the artist’s second solo show with the gallery. Manel continues to explore and represent his concern for nature, environment and the sacred traditions... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Nyang Nyang 11 - 26 Jan 2024 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of paintings by Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In this series, the artist continues to draw on patterns from Cameroonian 'Caba' textiles and uses a watercolour technique to hold back the portraits full disclosure. This will be his tenth solo exhibition at the... Read more -
Aboudia
Le Ganganba 15 Nov - 8 Dec 2023 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Aboudia. The artist draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This will be his twelfth solo show at the gallery. This new series continues to address social inequalities and grapple with the hardships... Read more
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Lavar Munroe
Kurova Guva 10 Oct - 3 Nov 2023 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Lavar Munroe. This will be the artist’s ninth solo show with the gallery. During a recent trip to Zimbabwe, Munroe had the privilege of being invited to an all-night ritual ceremony, in which members of an extended... Read more -
Autumn Salon Show
22 Sep - 5 Oct 2023 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a Salon Show including work by: No Martins Andrew Maughan Marc Padeu Raphael Sagarra aka Finok Mo Shaolong Rodel Tapaya Read more -
Summer Salon Show
14 Jul - 4 Aug 2023 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a Salon Show including work by: Aboudia Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou Ajarb Bernard Ategwa Baatarzorig Batjargal Andrew Maughan Lavar Munroe Marc Padeu Felipe Rezende Raphael Sagarra aka Finok Mo Shaolong Rodel Tapaya Zhong Wei Read more -
Raphael Sagarra aka Finok
Purgatory 21 Jun - 7 Jul 2023 Private view: Wednesday 21 June, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Raphael Sagarra aka Finok. This will be the artist's first solo show with the gallery. In this new series, Sagarra presents work in dialogue with marginalised society... Read more
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Rodel Tapaya
Can’t see the Forest for the Trees 25 May - 16 Jun 2023 Private preview: Thursday 25 May, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Rodel Tapaya. This will be the artist's first solo show with the gallery. 'In this new series of portraits filled with lush flora and fauna Tapaya signals an... Read more -
Manel Ndoye
Formes Synchronisees 4 - 19 May 2023 Press preview: Thursday 4 May, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Manel Ndoye. This will be the artist’s first solo show with the gallery. I began this collection of pieces with a question: could lines alone come together to form... Read more -
Andrew Maughan
Hall of Mirrors 5 - 28 Apr 2023 Private view: Wednesday 5 April, 6 - 8 pm Drinks reception in the presence of the artist. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new works by Andrew Maughan. This will be the artist's first exhibition with the gallery. Maughan's paintings centre around an ambiguous hooded... Read more -
Stijn Bastianen
Pull Yourself Together 15 - 31 Mar 2023 Press preview: Wednesday 15 March, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Stijn Bastianen. This will be the artist's second solo show with the gallery. I have always wanted to entertain everybody for as long as I can remember. Making... Read more
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Spring Salon Show | Cromwell Place
7 - 12 Mar 2023 Private View: Tuesday 7 March, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a Salon Show at Cromwell Place featuring work by Aboudia, Derek Fordjour, Lavar Munroe and Marc Padeu. Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Sunday 10 am - 4 pm 4 Cromwell Place,... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa | Cromwell Place
Kwata Picture 7 - 12 Mar 2023 Private View: Tuesday 7 March, 6 - 8 pm With drinks reception in the presence of the artist. Open Wed - Sat: 10 - 5 pm, Sun: 10 - 4 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of paintings by Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In this series, the... Read more -
Franco Ndiba
Lieu du rendez-vous 8 - 24 Feb 2023 Press preview: Wednesday 8 February 2023, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Franco Ndiba. This will be the artists third solo show with the gallery. This new series continues to move between impressionist and cubist techniques, but also... Read more -
Zhong Wei
Invalid Order Signature 11 Jan - 3 Feb 2023 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Zhong Wei. This will be the artist's second solo show with the gallery. Press preview: Wednesday 11 January, 1 - 3pm. I created the works in this exhibition during 2022 while I lived in Beijing, when Beijing... Read more
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Aboudia
Les baramogoh de Poy 24 Nov - 14 Dec 2022 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition of paintings by Aboudia. He draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This will be the artist's eleventh solo exhibition at the gallery. Press Preview: 1 - 3 pm, 24 November 2022 Aboudia is noted... Read more -
Marc Padeu | Cromwell Place
Femmes dans la plantation 16 - 20 Nov 2022 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Marc Padeu at Cromwell Place, London. This will be his third solo show with the gallery. We are also happy to host an introductary talk by Dr. Jennifer Sliwka, Art Historian and Curator at King's College London... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
Metamorphosis 2 - 18 Nov 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 2 November, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new paintings by Baatarzorig Batjargal. This will be the artist's sixth solo exhibition at the gallery. Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history... Read more -
Asad Faulwell
Cloak and Dagger 5 - 28 Oct 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 5 October, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Asad Faulwell. This will be the artist's first solo show in the UK. This work deals with the formation of cultural identity and mythology over time and how... Read more
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Felipe Rezende
Long is the road 8 - 30 Sep 2022 Press preview: Thursday 8 September, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new works by Felipe Rezende. This will be the artist's first exhibition in the UK. I work mainly with drawing, painting and their expansive possibilities, tracing an encounter with everyday... Read more -
Mo Shaolong
Spiritual Politicians 7 - 29 Jul 2022 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new paintings by Mo Shaolong. This will be the artist's first exhibition in the UK. Shaolong (b.1989, Henan, China) currently lives and works in Shanghai. Through his use and reflection of cinema4D software, Mo seeks to redefine the long-standing... Read more -
Gonçalo Mabunda
The Chronicler’s Throne 9 Jun - 1 Jul 2022 Press preview: Thursday 9 June, 1 - 3 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of new sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda. For the artist's ninth solo exhibition with the gallery, Mabunda draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from a... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Of Seafaring Men 11 May - 1 Jun 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 11 May, 1 - 3 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Lavar Munroe. This will be the artist’s eighth solo show with the gallery. Being the son of a seaman and having experienced trauma at sea at a young... Read more
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Stijn Bastianen
Everybody is Late for Therapy 13 Apr - 6 May 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 13 April, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of paintings by Stijn Bastianen. This will be the artist's first exhibition in the UK. 'The story' is difficult to fathom rationally. It often arises from chance or by unknowingly... Read more -
Jeongsu Woo
Sisyphus Stone 9 Mar - 1 Apr 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 9 March, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Jeongsu Woo. This will be the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery. The still-life paintings that feature in the Vase series come from another series of... Read more -
Franco Ndiba
Kongossa 9 Feb - 4 Mar 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 9 February, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Franco Ndiba. This will be the artist's second solo show with the gallery. In Cameroonian slang where I live, the expression ‘Kongossa’, or ‘Commerage’ in... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Black Caba 12 Jan - 4 Feb 2022 Press preview: Wednesday 26th January, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of paintings by Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In this new series, the artist introduces patterns from Cameroonian 'Caba' textiles. He works with portrait formats and draws on subjects from a neighbourhood photo... Read more
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Zhong Wei
Stress Response 24 Nov - 17 Dec 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 24 November, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Zhong Wei. His loud and chaotic visual language references the overwhelming omnipresence of the Internet. Sourcing imagery from a vast range of memes, images, and... Read more -
Armand Boua
Les Petits Marrakas 3 - 19 Nov 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 3 November, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by contemporary artist Armand Boua. This will be the artist's eighth solo exhibition with the gallery. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Two Birds and a Stone 6 - 29 Oct 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 6 October, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Lavar Munroe. The artist works with acrylic and mixed media on unstretched canvas, often incorporating objects and materials such as mousetraps, beads, ceramic tiles, textiles and... Read more -
Jean David Nkot
Etat des Lieux 8 Sep - 1 Oct 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 8 September, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Jean David Nkot. In his fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, Nkot continues to address themes surrounding trans-African migration. His works combine detailed... Read more
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Jeongsu Woo
Deus ex Machina 11 Aug - 3 Sep 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 11 August, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of paintings by Jeongsu Woo. This will be the artist's first exhibition in the UK. Ultimately, most of what I draw are emotions, thoughts and attitudes that come from conflicts... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
Hunter 14 Jul - 6 Aug 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 14 July, 11 am - 1 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new paintings by Baatarzorig Batjargal. This will be the artist's fifth solo exhibition at the gallery. Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader... Read more -
Franco Ndiba
Style Boys 16 Jun - 9 Jul 2021 Press preview: Wednesday 16 June, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new paintings by contemporary artist Franco Ndiba. This will be his first exhibition in the UK. My art speaks of myself, my gaze towards everything around me. I am... Read more -
Marc Padeu
All the Light on Me 19 May - 11 Jun 2021 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Marc Padeu. This will be his second solo show with the gallery. I want to paint the daily life of the people around me, my family and friends. Since we all live together, I share... Read more
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Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Works on Paper 15 Apr - 14 May 2021 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of works on paper by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In this new series, the artist works with portrait formats and draws on subjects from a neighbourhood photo studio. This will be his seventh solo exhibition at the gallery. Ategwa offers... Read more -
Goncalo Mabunda
Night Citizen 29 Mar - 23 Apr 2021 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of new sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda. For the artist’s eighth solo exhibition with the gallery, Mabunda draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from a long and terrible civil war. He works with arms... Read more -
Aboudia
Diable Rouge 24 Feb - 26 Mar 2021 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings on canvas and works on paper by contemporary artist Aboudia. He draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This will be the artist's tenth solo exhibition at the gallery. Aboudia is noted for... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Afro Sister 19 Jan - 19 Feb 2021 Online exhibition Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In this new series, the artist works with portrait formats and draws on subjects from a neighbourhood photo studio. This will be his sixth solo exhibition at the gallery. Ategwa offers... Read more
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Jean David Nkot
Esprit Reveur 1 - 30 Oct 2020 Press preview: Thursday 1 October, 11 am - 1 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Jean David Nkot. In his third solo exhibition with the gallery, Nkot continues to address themes surrounding trans-African migration. His works combine detailed... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Laird Street Apostles 3 - 25 Sep 2020 Press preview: Thursday 3 September, 11 am - 1 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group of paintings by contemporary artist Lavar Munroe. This will be Munroe’s sixth solo show at the gallery. In this new series, Munroe creates portraits of family members in his hometown Nassau,... Read more -
Goncalo Mabunda
The Negotiator | Online exhibition 13 Jul - 28 Aug 2020 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of recent sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda. For the artist’s seventh solo exhibition with the gallery, Mabunda draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from a long and terrible civil war. He works with arms... Read more -
No Martins
Social Signs 15 Jun - 10 Jul 2020 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of new paintings by contemporary artist No Martins. The artist was born 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he continues to live and work. This will be Martin's first exhibition in the UK. “Why black people's deaths do not cause... Read more
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Aboudia
Tete de bit | Online exhibition 11 May - 5 Jun 2020 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Aboudia’s ninth solo exhibition at the gallery. In this new series of paintings, he works with acrylic, oil pastel and mixed-media on canvas. The artist draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Aboudia is noted for his heavily... Read more -
Armand Boua
Les Gnambros | Online exhibition 6 Apr - 1 May 2020 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by contemporary artist Armand Boua. This will be the artist's seventh solo exhibition with the gallery. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
Moonlight 20 Mar - 3 Apr 2020 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of new paintings by contemporary artist Baatarzorig Batjargal. This will be the artist's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history of Mongolia’s development over the past century. The... Read more -
Marc Padeu
The Blue Man of Njombé 14 - 28 Feb 2020 Private view Thursday 13 February, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of large scale paintings by contemporary artist Marc Padeu. This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition in the UK. This series looks at the population of a Cameroonian agricultural region... Read more
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Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Morning Bread & Jazz 17 - 31 Jan 2020 Private view Thursday 16 January, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. This will be the artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery. Ategwa lives and works in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city. His hometown has... Read more -
Jean David Nkot
Voyage en Lethargie 1 - 15 Nov 2019 Private view Thursday 31 October, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Jean David Nkot. In his second solo exhibition with the gallery, Nkot continues to address themes surrounding trans-African migration. His works combine detailed portraits... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Strangers in the Night 1 - 18 Oct 2019 Private view Tuesday 1 October, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by contemporary artist Lavar Munroe. This will be the artist’s fifth solo show at the gallery. Most recently, I have been making work based on photo documents... Read more -
Boris Nzebo
Le Monstre de Nkolbong 6 - 20 Sep 2019 Private view: Thursday 5 September, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of paintings and sculptures by contemporary artist Boris Nzebo. In this body of work he continues to explore subjects drawn from his hometown Douala, Cameroon’s largest city. This will be the artist’s... Read more
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Raquel van Haver
1101 Delirium 12 - 26 Jul 2019 Private view: Thursday 11 July 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by contemporary artist Raquel van Haver. Van Haver refers to her work as ‘loud’ paintings that sympathetically portray people on the fringes of society. This will be the artist’s... Read more -
Bambo Sibiya
Umdlalo Wamaphepha 14 - 28 Jun 2019 Private view: Thursday 13 June, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works on paper by Bambo Sibiya. The artist draws on traditional printmaking techniques and works with acrylic, charcoal and pigment. The title ‘Umdlalo Wamaphepha’ is Zulu and translates roughly into... Read more -
Goncalo Mabunda
Orator of Time 17 - 31 May 2019 Private view Thursday 16th May 2019, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of new sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda. For the artist’s sixth solo exhibition with the gallery, Mabunda draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
Wolf Totem 12 - 25 Apr 2019 Private view Thursday 11th April, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of new paintings and sculptures by contemporary artist Baatarzorig Batjargal. In his third solo exhibition with the gallery, Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history... Read more
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Aboudia
Anges Déchus 22 Mar - 5 Apr 2019 Private view Thursday 21 March, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Aboudia’s eighth solo exhibition at the gallery. ‘Anges Déchus’ includes four new paintings on canvas and fourteen works on paper. The artist draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast.... Read more -
Armand Boua
Kouman de Kekechoz 15 Feb - 1 Mar 2019 Private view Thursday 14 February, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Hotspot 18 Jan - 1 Feb 2019 Private view Thursday 17th January, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. This will be the artist’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Ategwa lives and works in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city. His hometown has... Read more -
Jean David Nkot
Cartographies Mentales 2 - 16 Nov 2018 Private view Thursday 1 November, 6 - 8 pm. Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Jean David Nkot. The artist builds up layers of cartographic information around portraits of young workers attempting trans-Africa migration. While many will perish in... Read more
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Boris Nzebo
Zombi 1 - 19 Oct 2018 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of paintings and sculptures by contemporary artist Boris Nzebo. In this new body of work he continues to explore subjects drawn from his hometown Douala, Cameroon’s largest city, as well as the Central African region. This will be the artist’s sixth... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Rudeboys Like We 7 - 21 Sep 2018 Private view Thursday 6 September 2018 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Lavar Munroe. In this series Munroe works with acrylic and mixed media on canvas, exploring themes drawn from current political spaces and societal ills being experienced in the... Read more -
Rassemblement
Group exhibition 20 Jul - 3 Aug 2018 Private view: Thursday 19 July, 6 - 8 pm Aboudia Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou Ajarb Bernard Ategwa Armand Boua Goncalo Mabunda Hamidou Maiga Boris Nzebo Bambo Sibiya Read more -
Aboudia
Djoly du Mogoba 22 Jun - 6 Jul 2018 Private view Thursday 21 June 2018, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Aboudia’s seventh solo exhibition at the gallery. ‘Djoly du Mogoba’ includes five new paintings on canvas and three small works on paper. The artist draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown... Read more
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Bambo Sibiya
Izikhali ze Mpilo 25 May - 8 Jun 2018 Private view: Thursday 24 May 2018, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Bambo Sibiya. The artist draws on traditional printmaking techniques and works with acrylic and charcoal on canvas. The title ‘Izikhali ze Mpilo’ is Zulu and translates roughly... Read more -
Goncalo Mabunda
The Messenger 13 - 27 Apr 2018 Private view: Thursday 12 April 2018, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of new sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda. For the artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery, Mabunda draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from... Read more -
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Citizens of Porto-Novo 29 Mar - 7 Apr 2018 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of work by Bienese photographer, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. In this new series, Agbodjelou further develops his interest in locally designed Dutch imported textiles. The coloured, patterned fabrics from the artist’s earlier work have been swapped with military camouflage to confound boundaries... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
White Lion 9 - 23 Mar 2018 Private view: Thursday 8 March 2018, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of new paintings by contemporary artist Baatarzorig Batjargal. In his second solo exhibition with the gallery, Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history of... Read more
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Armand Boua
Mogo de Poy-City 16 Feb - 2 Mar 2018 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated from their families amidst the political turmoil... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Kwasa Kwasa Girls 19 Jan - 2 Feb 2018 Private view Thursday 18 January 2018 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In his third solo exhibition with the gallery, Ategwa continues to deal with street life in downtown Douala, Cameroon. This new series, entitled ‘Kwasa Kwasa Girls’,... Read more -
Karen Hampton
Shape Shifter 24 Nov - 8 Dec 2017 Private view: Thursday 23 November 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of work by Los Angeles based contemporary artist Karen Hampton. In her second solo show with the gallery, Hampton continues to explore how the African Diaspora has spread cultures around... Read more -
Aboudia
Gawa Dangoro 26 Oct - 10 Nov 2017 Private view: Wednesday 25 October 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Aboudia’s sixth solo exhibition at the gallery. ‘Gawa Dangoro’ includes five new paintings of Nouchi bosses and draws inspiration from street gang members in the artist’s hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Aboudia is noted... Read more
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Lavar Munroe
Gun Dogs 3 - 20 Oct 2017 Private view: Monday 2 October 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Lavar Munroe’s third solo exhibition at the gallery. Munroe will debut a new body of mixed media paintings and sculpture that utilises wall and ground to explore impermanence, memory and the concept of... Read more -
Boris Nzebo
Noir Desir 8 - 22 Sep 2017 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a series of paintings by contemporary artist Boris Nzebo. In this new body of work he continues to explore subjects drawn from his hometown Douala, Cameroon’s largest city. This will be the artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery. Nzebo constructs portraits using... Read more -
Devil in Disguise
Group exhibition 11 - 19 Aug 2017 Private view: Thursday 10 August 2017 Aboudia Baatarzorig Batjargal Armand Boua Gonçalo Mabunda Lavar Munroe Boris Nzebo Read more -
Bambo Sibiya
Ubuntu Ngabantu 7 - 21 Jul 2017 Private view Thursday 6 July, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Bambo Sibiya. Sibiya draws on traditional printmaking techniques and works with acrylic and charcoal on canvas. The spirit of ‘Ubuntu Ngabantu’ derives from Zulu philosophy... Read more
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Goncalo Mabunda
Emperor of the Sands 9 - 22 Jun 2017 Private view: Thursday 8 June 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of sculpture by contemporary artist Gonçalo Mabunda. For his fourth solo show with the gallery, the artist draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged... Read more -
Raquel van Haver
Hard Truths 19 May - 2 Jun 2017 Private view: Thursday 18 May 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Raquel van Haver. In her third show with the gallery, the artist presents two new mural scale paintings along with a smaller still life. She... Read more -
Baatarzorig Batjargal
Red Hero 10 - 24 Mar 2017 Private view: Thursday 9 March 2017, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist Baatarzorig Batjargal. Batjargal draws on the techniques of Mongol Zurag painting to address the broader history of Mongolia’s development over the past century. The... Read more -
Armand Boua
Clache moi 17 Feb - 3 Mar 2017 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings on canvas by contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated from their families amidst the political turmoil... Read more
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Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
Princesses de Nuit 27 Jan - 10 Feb 2017 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. In his second solo exhibition with the gallery, Ategwa continues to deal with hardship on the streets of downtown Douala, Cameroon. While his earlier work focused on a disenchanted young male population,... Read more -
Boris Nzebo
Ne Tirez Pas 4 - 21 Oct 2016 Private view Tuesday 4 October 2016, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by contemporary artist Boris Nzebo. In the artist's fourth solo show with the gallery, he addresses diverse themes of war, violence, politics, corruption and terrorism which continue to... Read more -
Aboudia
Bombe Fantome 9 - 23 Sep 2016 Private view: Thursday 8 September 2016, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of spray paintings by contemporary artist Aboudia. This will be the artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery. Aboudia is noted for his large-scale, heavily layered, brutally energetic paintings that... Read more -
Le Penseur
Group exhibition 5 - 13 Aug 2016 Aboudia Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou Armand Boua Karen Hampton Goncalo Mabunda Hamidou Maiga Gastineau Massamba Boris Nzebo Private view: Thursday 4 August 2016, 6 - 8 pm Read more
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Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Borderlands 8 - 22 Jul 2016 Private view Thursday 7 July 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an unseen body of work by Beninese photographer, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. His ongoing portraiture project, ‘Citizens of Porto-Novo,’ captures the people of Benin’s capital. Using a medium format camera and shooting on location with natural light, Agbodjelou... Read more -
Gonçalo Mabunda
Manuscripts 10 - 22 Jun 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of sculpture by contemporary artist Gonçalo Mabunda. For his third solo show with the gallery, the artist draws on the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from a long and terrible civil war. He works with... Read more -
Lavar Munroe
Devil in a White City 20 May - 4 Jun 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of large-scale paintings by Lavar Munroe. ‘Devil in a White City’ follows his recent solo exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art, USA. This will be the artist’s second solo show with the gallery in London. Munroe grew up in... Read more -
Karen Hampton
Abolitionists Tale 15 - 29 Apr 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of work by Los Angeles based contemporary artist Karen Hampton. ‘Abolitionists Tale’ brings together a selection of textile pieces, several of which have recently been included in a solo exhibition at the Wellin Museum of Art, USA. This will be the... Read more
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Raquel van Haver
Studio Zuidoost 23 Mar - 8 Apr 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Raquel van Haver. In her second show with the gallery, Van Haver presents two new mural scale paintings along with a group of small intimate portraits. She works on burlap, often combining oil paint, charcoal,... Read more -
Armand Boua
Les Zinzins 4 - 18 Mar 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo presentation of new works by contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated from their families amidst the political turmoil that... Read more -
Gastineau Massamba
God Save the King 12 - 26 Feb 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by contemporary artist Gastineau Massamba. Born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Massamba was confronted with the civil war that tore apart his country. The artist explores a universe of violence, chaos and pain, deep traces of which... Read more -
Ajarb Bernard Ategwa
24 Hours Busy 21 Jan - 5 Feb 2016 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a body of new paintings by contemporary artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa. This will be his first exhibition in the UK. Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, has had many foreign influences in the past and more recently an influx of migrants from within the country... Read more
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From Dahomey to Timbuktu
Studio Photography in West Africa, 1960 to Present 13 - 21 Nov 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of portraiture by six West African photographers. The show focuses on the regions of Mali and Republic of Benin and includes both vintage and recent prints. Shot between 1960 to present, the majority of these images will be exhibited in... Read more -
Boris Nzebo
Black History Hotel 13 Oct - 6 Nov 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of paintings by Boris Nzebo. For his third show with the gallery, the artist presents a new series of work inspired by his first trip to London. At times autobiographical, the paintings describe the artist’s experience of Soho with its... Read more -
Aboudia
Sossoroh Urbain 9 Sep - 2 Oct 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by contemporary artist Aboudia, in his fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Aboudia is noted for his large-scale, heavily layered, brutally energetic paintings that combine an innocence and spontaneity with the portrayal of a dark interior world. Since... Read more -
Studio Lumiere
10 Contemporary Artists Living & Working in Africa 19 - 28 Aug 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group show of work by 10 contemporary artists living and working in Africa. Spanning Abidjan to Timbuktu and Douala to Kinshasa, 'Studio Lumiere’ brings together dynamic forms of painting, photography, drawing and sculpture stemming from the continent. Selected artists include Aboudia, Leonce... Read more
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Art Prize 2015
Group exhibition 23 - 31 Jul 2015 Private view Wednesday 22 July 2015, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is thrilled to present the Art Prize 2015, a program aimed at supporting young artists across Africa. For the second edition of the prize, Jack Bell Gallery artists have been invited to participate as curators of the... Read more -
Raquel van Haver
Metro 54 10 Jun - 3 Jul 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is thrilled to present a solo exhibition of paintings by contemporary artist Raquel van Haver. ‘Metro 54’ brings together two mural scale paintings along with a new series of small intimate portraits. She works on burlap, often combining oil paint, charcoal, gypsum, newspaper and ash in heavily... Read more -
Derek Fordjour
Meritocracy 8 Apr - 1 May 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of work by New York based contemporary artist Derek Fordjour. In this new series of paintings the artist creates portraits using layers of oil, acrylic, newspaper and fabric on wood. ‘Meritocracy’ will be his first exhibition in the UK. Fordjour... Read more -
Armand Boua
Djossi a Yopougon 4 - 28 Mar 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new large scale paintings by Ivorian contemporary artist Armand Boua. The show coincides with a major survey exhibition entitled ‘Pangaea II: New Art From Africa and Latin America’ at Saatchi Gallery, London, featuring works by the artist in depth.... Read more
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Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Code Noir 16 Jan - 14 Feb 2015 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of work by Benin photographer, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. His ongoing portraiture project, ‘Citizens of Porto-Novo,’ captures the people of Benin’s capital. Using a medium format camera and shooting on location with natural light, Agbodjelou interprets the experience of a generation... Read more -
Aboudia
Trin Trin Ba-By 13 Oct - 14 Nov 2014 Private view Thursday 16 October 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by Ivorian artist Aboudia, in his third solo exhibition at the gallery. These powerful portraits reflect urban expression, suggesting a time-lapsed dialogue in a single frame. Aboudia is noted for his large-scale,... Read more -
Boris Nzebo
Prince de Ville 12 Sep - 4 Oct 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Boris Nzebo. Nzebo makes paintings that draw on the surroundings of his home town Douala, Cameroon's largest city. He uses a strong colour palette that evokes the murals and graffiti of street culture found throughout Douala's... Read more -
Art Prize 2014
Curated exhibition of student work 11 - 19 Jul 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is thrilled to present Art Prize 2014, a curated exhibition of student works. The show pulls together 40 new works by 18 different young artists living and working in Africa. Jack Bell Gallery has invited a panel of judges to review the works, short listing six artists... Read more
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Lavar Munroe
Grants Town Trickster 11 Jun - 5 Jul 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Grants Town Trickster, an exhibition of large-scale paintings by Lavar Munroe. Munroe was born and grew up in the impoverished, stigmatized and often marginalized Grants Town community in Nassau, Bahamas. In 2004, he moved to the United States at the age of 21.... Read more -
Steve Bandoma
Kin la Belle 7 - 30 May 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of works on paper by Congolese contemporary artist Bandoma. Bandoma describes his work as recycling found objects, appropriating imagery from contemporary advertising and magazines, in order 'to breathe new life into them'. In his most recent series, the artist creates... Read more -
Armand Boua
Enfants de la Rue 21 Mar - 17 Apr 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works on paper by Ivorian contemporary artist Armand Boua. The violence that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Boua’s work. As the conflict escalated, many children were separated from their families amidst the... Read more -
Cullen Washington Jr.
Black Moon Rising 24 Jan - 21 Feb 2014 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Cullen Washington Jr. The show coincides with two museum exhibitions opening simultaneously at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Boston University Museum. This will be the artist's first exhibition in the UK. Washington's work is... Read more
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Boris Nzebo
Painting the Hot Town 11 Oct - 9 Nov 2013 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition of new work by Boris Nzebo. Nzebo makes paintings that draw on the surroundings of his home town Douala, Cameroon's largest city. He uses a strong colour palette that evokes the murals and graffiti of street culture found throughout Douala's... Read more -
Gonçalo Mabunda
When I Get Green 12 Jul - 10 Aug 2013 Contemporary African art in London Read more -
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Citizens of Porto-Novo 1 - 24 May 2013 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new body of work by Beninese photographer, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. His ongoing portraiture project, 'Citizens of Porto-Novo,' captures the people of Benin's capital. Using a daylight studio and a medium format camera, Agbodjelou interprets the experience of a generation caught between tradition... Read more -
Cameron Platter
Everyday Apocalypse 27 Mar - 20 Apr 2013 'Add Hope' - KFC slogan Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present Cameron Platter's 'Everyday Apocalypse', the artist's first exhibition in the UK. These drawings form part of an ongoing, projected ten-year series of large-scale documentary drawings. Works from the same series will be included in 'Imaginary Fact: South African... Read more
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Aboudia
Quitte Le Pouvoir 22 Jan - 16 Feb 2013 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by Ivorian artist Aboudia, in his second solo exhibition at the gallery. The riots that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Aboudia's painting. As the violence escalated, daily life in Ivory Coast and... Read more -
Joël Andrianomearisoa
Waiting For The Seventh Day That Will Bring Us Together 22 Nov - 15 Dec 2012 Private view: 21 November, 6 - 8 pm Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Joël Andrianomearisoa. Waiting for the Seventh Day That Will Bring Us Together develops themes originating from the artist's debut solo show at the Goodman Gallery, South Africa. It... Read more -
David Chancellor
Hunters 31 Oct - 10 Nov 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibtion of photography by David Chancellor. Using medium format film, Chancellor documents the tourist trophy hunting industry in Africa today. Work from the same series, entitled ‘Hunters’, won the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery, London. The show is... Read more -
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Demoiselles de Porto-Novo 20 Sep - 20 Oct 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou. The Demoiselles series delves deeper into his on-going portraiture project entitled 'Citizens of Porto Novo'. Using a daylight studio on location and shooting 6 x 9 medium format film, this new body of... Read more
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Steve Bandoma
New Work From Kinshasa 11 Aug - 8 Sep 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of works on paper by Congolese artist Bandoma, in his first solo exhibition at the gallery. Bandoma describes his work as recycling found objects, appropriating imagery from contemporary advertising and magazines, in order 'to breathe new life into them'. In... Read more -
Vincent Michea
Before the Bigger Splash 28 Jun - 28 Jul 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Vincent Michea. Michea creates narrative, often hyperrealist paintings inspired by the surrounds of his hometown Dakar, Senegal. In 'Self-portrait', Michea paints a view from his workshop window - we see the houses, windows, frontages, advertising and... Read more -
Ransome Stanley
Tumult Noir 17 May - 16 Jun 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Ransome Stanley. Ransome draws on images from bourgeois culture of the nineteenth century, Western images of Africa and colonial clichés of exoticism to raise questions about race and identity. He uses the media in its various... Read more -
Kura Shomali
Cassius Clay Ali Boom Boom Ye 5 Apr - 6 May 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Kura Shomali. Shomali describes his work as a way of 'digesting' the megalopolis of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. In his most recent works, the artist appropriates well-known images by African photographers such as Seydou Keita,... Read more
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Goncalo Mabunda
New Work 16 Feb - 17 Mar 2012 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Gonçalo Mabunda. Mabunda is interested in the collective memory of his country, Mozambique, which has only recently emerged from a long and terrible civil war. He works with arms recovered in 1992 at the end of... Read more -
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
Egungun Project 17 Nov - 17 Dec 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of photographs by Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, in his second solo exhibition with the gallery. Agbodjelou (b. 1965) is one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Republic of Benin, based in the capital Porto Novo. Trained by his father, the world-renowned... Read more -
Les Fantomes
Aboudia | Afedzi Hughes | Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou | Bandoma | Paa Joe | Hamidou Maiga 22 Sep - 29 Oct 2011 Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou shoots traditional vodou rituals, rites, ceremonies, and festivals local to Benin, West Africa. His vibrant daylight images present masquerade as a complex, mysterious and profound tradition in which participants transcend the physical world and enter the spiritual realm. Aboudia is noted for his large-scale, heavily layered, brutally... Read more -
Aboudia
The Battle For Abidjan 22 Jun - 30 Jul 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a new series of paintings by the Ivorian artist Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, in his first solo exhibition at the gallery. The riots that followed the disputed Ivorian presidential election in late 2010 greatly influenced Aboudia's painting. As the violence escalated, daily life in... Read more
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Kings Of Kumasi: New Painting From The Asante Capital
Almighty God | Isaac Otchere Azey | Akwesi Addai 5 May - 11 Jun 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of painting by three Ghanaian artists living and working in Kumasi. Kumasi, capital of the Asante region and Ghana's second largest city, is known throughout West Africa as a cultural city. Visual communication is an integral part of Ghana's urban... Read more -
Hamidou Maiga
Talking Timbuktu 23 Mar - 30 Apr 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased announce a solo selling exhibition of studio photography by Hamidou Maiga. Initially trained in Timbuktu as a mason, Maiga's career as a photographer was launched in the early 1950s when he purchased his first camera, a medium format Souflex. At the age of twenty he... Read more -
Vodou | Magic | Juju
Contemporary Art From West Africa 26 Jan - 12 Mar 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to announce a group exhibition of contemporary painting and sculpture from West Africa. Cyprien Tokoudagba was born in 1939 in Abomey, Benin. His practice is made up of several activities: wall painting and painting on canvas, frescoes and sculpture. As a restorer at the Glele... Read more -
Paa Joe
Taking It With You 25 Nov 2010 - 15 Jan 2011 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to announce a solo selling exhibition of sculpted coffins by the Ghanaian artist Paa Joe. The four works in the show are all iconic symbols of local life. The golden African eagle, fish, Air Ghana jet, and Cocoa pod are testament to the vibrancy of... Read more
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Emerging Art From Kinshasa
Group exhibition 7 Oct - 6 Nov 2010 My painting is concerned with people's lives... I want to change our mentality that keeps us isolated from the world. I appeal to people's consciences. Artists must make people think. -- Cheri Samba Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of contemporary painting from the Democratic Republic... Read more -
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou
From Dahomey To Benin 10 Sep - 3 Oct 2010 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of photography by Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou. Leonce's subjects are the people of Porto-Novo, Benin (formerly Republic of Dahomey). His daylight studio photographs are drawn from street life, his friends, family and studio customers. Benin is all about colour - Porto... Read more -
Seydou Keïta
Beautiful Like That 10 Jun - 11 Jul 2010 ‘In Bamako we say I ka nyé tan’ which in English means “you look well”, but in fact it means “you look beautiful like that”. Art is beauty.’ - Seydou Keïta, 1997 The Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of photography by Seydou Keïta. Considered to be... Read more -
Strong Medicine
New Vodou Art From Haiti 29 Apr - 30 May 2010 ‘Haiti, it is said, is a place to discover how much can be done with little. Tires are turned into shoes, tin cans into trombones, mud and thatch into lovely, elegant cottages. Material goods being so scarce, the Haitian adorns his world with imagination.’ - Wade Davis, The Serpent and... Read more
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Stephen Dupont
Raskols And Sing-Sing 26 Mar - 25 Apr 2010 'This body of work will counter stereotypical myths of Papua New Guinea with honest representations of the people, their culture and identity. It is an attempt to relate the experience of communities that would otherwise just disappear, people at the bottom of a half ruined country.' - Stephen Dupont, 2010... Read more -
Somewhere Else
Manoj Joshi, Devi & Kajal Kanti Dey 10 Feb - 21 Mar 2010 Jack Bell Gallery is pleased to present a group show of studio photography from India and studio background paintings from Bangladesh. Manoj Joshi is a third generation studio photographer from northwest India. Approximately once a year desert tribes from the surrounding provinces make the journey into town to have their... Read more
