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JESSE M BELL 

Painter, Visual Artist
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

EDUCATION

B.A. Visual Arts, Studio Concentration, Olivet College, Olivet Michigan
A.S. Graphic Design, Milwaukee Area Technical College

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2022
Unencountered Clouds – with Marc Benja, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, Illinois
Works on Paper 4 – Blue Cottage Shop, London, England

2021
The Delta Mini Show – subspace gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
Are We There Yet? – Levee Contemporary, Princeton, Wisconsin
MANA Exhibit – Fluffy Crimes, Chicago, Illinois
Cabin Fever – Real Tinsel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
41st Annual Secura Fine Arts Show – Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, Wisconsin
I’ll Never Be Untrue – Fluffy Crimes, Chicago, Illinois
Chutes & Ladders – Grove Gallery, Walker’s Point, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Solo).

2020
Art Bar Mini Art Show – Art Bar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Greetings From… – SLAG Postcard Exhibition,  St. Louis Artist Guild. Clayton, Missouri
Made to Order Artist Online Auction – Trout Fine Art Museum, Appleton, Wisconsin
Made To Order Exhibition –Trout Fine Art Museum, Appleton, Wisconsin
WMSE Art & Music Event Featured Painter – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
I Listen to Color II – Frank Juarez Gallery (online), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Var Gallery 30x30x30 Show – Var Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
On Display: Mequon Public Market – Licensed Reproductions – Mequon Public Market
Out of the Cellar: Works from the Flat Files – Simultaneous Openings, Real Tinsel & Var Gallery – Var Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
40th Annual SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition – Trout Fine Art Museum, Appleton, Wisconsin
Manufacturing Creativity: Reginald Baylor Studios (Licensed Reproductions) – Union Gallery, University of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wisconsin

2019
Threesome International Group Show – 19 Karen Gallery, Queensland, Australia
Olivet College Alumni Show – Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan
Artdose Feature Exhibition – Frank Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Art of Water III – James May Gallery, Algoma Wisconsin
3 Productions – Reginald Baylor Studios, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
39th Annual SECURA Fine Arts Exhibition – Trout Fine Art Museum, Appleton, Wisconsin
WMSE Art and Music – Pritzlaff Building, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Luck of the Draw Group Exhibition – Madison Public Library, Madison, Wisconsin
Var Gallery 30x30x30 Show – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2018
Selected Works – Rouge Salon, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Tiny Art Show – Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
ArtPrize: Monochroma – St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan 

2017
Selected Works – Rouge Salon, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Twin Cities Fine Arts and Furniture Show – Progress Center, St. Paul Minnesota
Road Gallery Online Artists Exhibition – Road Gallery, New York, New York
Waukesha Arts Council Fundraiser – Waukesha, Wisconsin
Vliet Street Gallery Night – Milwaukee Wisconsin 

2016
Selected Works – Brew City Salvage, Waukesha Wisconsin 

2015
Selected Works – Brew City Salvage, Waukesha Wisconsin 

2013
Riverwest Art Walk, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

2010
Art Milwaukee: Art and Fashion Show – Rustico, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Foxglove Gallery – Group Exhibition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Emerging Artists Exhibition – Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 

2006
New Works on Paper - Quality Engraving, Marshall, Michigan

2005
Watercolors – Dancing Crane Gallery, Lansing Michigan (Solo)

2004
Olivet College Alumni Exhibition – Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan

2000
Untitled: New Work Group Exhibition – Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Fragmented Magazine – December 2020
Artdose Magazine, Feature and Interview, Milwaukee, August 2019
Diafano Art Magazine,  Barcelona 2019
Interview – CS Art Gallery 2019
Featured Artist – CS Art Gallery 2019
Empty Mirror Journal 2018
Young Space Interview 2017
The Road Gallery: Emerging Artists 2015
Interview with The Road Gallery 2015

RESIDENCIES

2019 Artist in Residence A.I.R Studios, Paducah Kentucky 

INVITED TALKS

Artist Talk – Brookfield High School, 2020
Panel Discussion – Wauwatosa East High School, 2020

REPRESENTATION

Cappaert Contemporary, Door County Wisconsin, 2020
Licensed Artist, Reginald Baylor Studios, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2019
The Road Gallery, New York  2015–2018

COMMISSIONS

The Iverson Family
The Kowalski Family
The Buss Family
The Bennett Family
The Ritzow Family

SOCIAL FEATURES

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