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lee bell

This artist accepts commissions

Mediums Used

mixed media - concrete, Steel, Concrete, mixed media, recycled media, recycle media, Ceramic,

Lee Bell has been a ceramic artist, sculptor and teacher for the past twenty years. She maintains an active exhibition schedule working with galleries, public art commissions, grants, awards,competitions and private collections in England and Switzerland.
Lee`s most recent work is exploring the use of recycled materials and mixed media cement compounds to create larger sculptures suitable for outdoor display. Her themes remain rooted in nature, feminine beauty and animals. The current work is created with the intent to exemplify the very life forms effected by the materials we dispose of into the environment and to preserve images of beauty from our natural world.

I have been an active ceramic artist, painter and sculptor since childhood.
Currently, I am immersed in mixed media technique as my interest in creating larger outdoor works has expanded. My desire to be free from the limitations of a ceramic
kilns dimensions and materials has been a great push to my work. My subject matter has remained rooted in themes of nature, feminine beauty and animals.
Sculpture`s are created with the intent of bringing a figure to life that is both whimsical and elegant simultaneously. A successful piece exudes something of a life force in an apparent though ephemeral personality. The paradox in the work that the up cycled material is commonly disposed of in ways that affects the very creatures I am creating is important to me. One artistic goal is for my work to speak,
draw attention to the use of recycled materials (that are intentionally not obvious) and to the importance of preserving our eco systems.

Sculptures by lee bell

Hera (Circular wing) Blue Heron Series #1

£15,833

Jemma – Large Blue Heron #3 (Contemporary Wader sculpture)

£0

Swan Bench (Contemporary Park Garden Bench sculpture)

£15,000

Fernando (Big Contemporary Abstract Blue Heron sculpture)

£30,833

The Sea Horse – Serefina (Sealife Outdoor sculpture)

£10,357

Dragonfly Damsel (Contemporary Female Indoor sculptures)

£1,657

Puchi Pop Spring (Large Female Dress Garden sculpture)

£5,178

Star Fire Figure (life size Exotic Colourful Dresses statue)

£4,833

Hibiscus Girl (Garden Gown Abstract Coloured sculptures)

£2,417

Liebellule Dragonfly Maiden (Garden Gown Dress sculpture)

£6,903

Gold Accented Filigree Torso (Abstract Girl sculptures)

£1,173

Winged Victory (life size Female Nude Torso sculpture)

£2,555

Waterlily and Dragonfly Torso (Nude Wall Torso sculpture)

Laughing Wolf (Happy Animal Head Wall Mounted statue)

£2,417

Rosamund – (Large Colored Female Angel Torso Wall statue)

£10,357

Large Winged Victory (Garden Gown Flamboyant sculptures)

£6,903

Bo is a Beast (Colourful Abstract Antelope Head statue)

£898

Oak Fire Angel (Small Feminine Jewel Toned statuettes)

£2,278

Credentials

Biography

Lee Bell www.blacklilystudio.com

Education

MFA-Ceramics May `94
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA
BFA-Ceramics May `91
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

Awards, Grants, Public Art Installations

Omnium Gatherum Alpharetta, Georgia Public Installation 2019-2020

Florida Outdoor Sculpture competition Public Installation 2018
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Super Hero`s on Parade (2) Public Installations 2017
"Spotlight on Clay" American Craft exhibition Hanson Gallery Houston TX Best of show
Rosen Buyers Market of American Craft Philadelphia Pa Emerging Artist Award
Florida Individual Artist state grant competition Honorable Mention

National Society of Arts and Letters

Antonio Cirino Memorial Fund (2) years) Grant Funding

Gallery Representation, Exhibitions

J and J Gallery
Venice Art center
Manatee Art center
American Fine Craft show – Sarasota FL
Vincent Williams Gallery St. Petersburg Beach, FL
St. Armand`s Gallery St Armand`s Circle, FL
Hanson Gallery, Houston TX -Best of Show "Spotlight on Clay" American Craft exhibition
Archway Gallery, Houston TX juried exhibition
18 Hands Gallery Houston,TX "Illuminations" juried exhibition
The Great Frame Up League City, TX
Clear Lake Arts Alliance, Clear Lake TX juried exhibition
Mary`s Art and Frame Kemah, TX
Paradise City Show, Fort Lauderdale,FL juried exhibition
Metro One Gallery, Ephraim,WI
Art and Soul Gallery Sarasota FL
Minds Eye Gallery Michigan
Florida Craftsman Gallery St. Petersburg,FL
Crafts National 31 Zoller Gallery Philadelphia, PA juried exhibition
Mayfair By The Lake Lakeland FL juried exhibition
Key West Style Gallery Gulfport FL
Craft Art Tampa, FL juried exhibition
Kathleen Carrillo Gallery Towles Court Artist Colony - solo exhibition Sarasota,FL
Hope Gallery Atlanta, GA
Iota Gallery Dallas,TX
Home Accents Boutique Clearwater, FL
Margaret Skaggs Gallery St Petersburg,FL
River Place South Carolina juried exhibit
Westchester College New York "Shrines as Contemporary Art Forms

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Press, published images, news

Sea Cows by the Sea Sarasota Public Art Presentation

Sarasota Herald Tribune 2017

Sarasota Herald Tribune 2000

Niche Magazine Spring Issue 1999

Eclipse Magazine 1999

Sarasota Herald Tribune 1996

St.Petersburg Times 1995

Influences

Nature inspires me; both plant and animal forms as does the female form and Art Nouveau. I am a colorist, enjoy a flowing use of line and the juxtaposition of positive and negative space

Public Works

Southeastern guide dogs sculpture painting, a charity event to train seeing eye dogs. Sea cows by the sea manatee sculpture proposals for Sarasota county

Teaching Experience
I have taught two and three dimensional design and numerous ceramic courses over the years. I find teaching rewarding and continue to teach part time.
Public Acquisitions
Awards, Grants, Public Art Installations: RosemaryBeachsculpture exhibition Public Installation 2021-2022 Inspiration way, Tamarac Florida Public Installation 2021-2022 Omnium Gatherum Public installation 2019-2020 Florida Outdoor Sculpture competition-Public installation 2018 Southeastern Guide Dogs 2017 Super Heros on Parade (2) Public Installations "Spotlight on Clay" American Craft exhibition Hanson Gallery Houston TX Best of show Rosen Buyers Market of American Craft Philadelphia Pa Emerging Artist Award Florida Individual Artist state grant competition Honorable Mention National Socirty of Arts and Letters Antonio Cirino Memeorial Fund (2 years funding)

Categories

This artists work is found in the following categories on site:
Big Large Birds sculptures statues Concentric Circular Contemporary Abstract sculpture statues Contemporary Abstract / Stylised / Minimalist Bird Sculptures Herons Cranes Storks Flamingos Egrets Waders sculpture statues. Ornamental Birds sculpture or statues Wild Bird Sculptures Abstract Contemporary Modern Outdoor Outside Garden / Yard Sculptures Statues statuary Birds Displaying sculpture statue statuette Fantasy sculpture or Statue Water Birds/ Water Fowl/ Seabirds/ Waders Abstract Contemporary Modern Large Monumental Public Art sculpture statues statuary Focal Point Abstract Contemporary Modern sculpture statue Modern Abstract Contemporary Avant Garde Sculptures or Statues or statuettes or statuary Beautifully Useful Functional Sculpture Garden Or Yard / Outside and Outdoor Sculptures Garden wildlife Sculptures Land Art Sculpture Recycled Materials / Objets trouvees or Upcycle sculpture Statues statuettes Colourful Polychrome Sculpture Multi-Coloured Statues statuettes statuary Mixed Media Sculptures, Statues Garden Ornaments Other Aquatic Creatures Seahorse Star Fish Jellyfish Sea Urchins sculptures statues Clothes Dresses Gowns Shirts etc sculptures statues Fashion sculptures Catwalk Models fashion Garments fashionable women or people Figurative Abstract Modern or Contemporary Sculptures Statues statuary statuettes figurines Nudes, Female Sculptures Semi Nude / Naked Girls Females Women sculptures Torsos Chests Females / Women / Girls / Damsels Sculptures Statues statuary Wall Mounted or Wall Hanging sculpture Females Women Girls Ladies Sculptures Statues statuettes figurines Human Figurative Sculptures Poolside Sculptures Life Size Nude Girls Women Ladies Females sculpture statues Nude Garden Yard Outdoor Outside sculptures statues Drapery Sculpture Statue Statuettes Carvings Human Form: Abstract Sculptures Indoor Inside Interior Abstract Contemporary Modern Sculptures Torsos Sculptures or Chests

Tags

This artists work is found in the following tags on site:
Large Contemporary Seahorse Yard sculpture Large Seahorse Pool and Pond sculpture Lee Bell Abstract Seahorse statue Lee Bell Seahorse Yard Sculpture Outsize Abstract Sea life Garden sculpture Oversize Sea Horse Abstracr sculptures statues of sea life Abstract Female Dress sculpture Contemporary Female Garden statues Cool Colored Dress sculptures Dragonfly Motive Dress sculptures Dress statues Feminine Clothes sculptures Floral Dress Garden statue Garden Woman statues Modern Clothes Outdoor statue Art Nouveau Female statue Contemporary Female Torso sculpture Dragonfly Bodice sculpture Embellished Feminine Torso sculpture Female Torso statue Nude Female Torso sculpture Wall Hung Torso sculpture Wall Mounted Female statue Wall Woman`s Torso statue Abstract Garden Gown sculpture Contemporary Garden Woman statue Contemporary Yard statue Cool Colors Yard sculpture Cool Decor Dress statue Dragonfly & Fish Dress sculpture Elegant Waterlily Dress sculpture Life Size Female sculpture Yard Female statue Abstracted female sculpture Colorful Female Yard statue Colorful Woman`s dress statue Colourful Gown Garden sculpture Colourful Women Garden statue Female Garden sculpture Feminine Garden statues Life Size Fashion sculpture Puchi Style Dress sculpture Abstract Hibiscus Female statue Abstract Woman Garden sculpture brightly Patterned Ceramic sculpture Contemporary Dress statue Contemporary Floral Dress sculpture Modern Abstract Coloured statue Modern Abstract Female statue Abstract Female form sculptures Beautiful Dress Sculpture Brightly Coloured and Patterned Sculpture Colourful Cocktail dress statue Fashion Dress Garden Sculpture Female Exotic Dress Sculpture Lee Bell Dress Yard statues Wild Evening Dress Sculpture dragonfly and woman female form with waterlilys Female sculpture feminine sculpture nature and the female form wall hung torso