Bella Kelly b. 14 January 1915

Also known as Isobel Kelly, Isobel Colbung
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Noongar Aboriginal landscape artist from Mount Barker who is strongly associated with the Carrolup school of artists. Well remembered and respected in the southwest, Great Southern and South Coast regions of Western Australia.
The Legacy of Koorah Coolingah (The Legend of Children Long Ago)
Date
2009
Place
Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
exhibited at
Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago)
Date
2006
Place
Katanning Arts Centre, Katanning, WA & Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
South West Central: Indigenous art from south Western Australia 1833-2002
Date
2003
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/x_southwestcentral.asp
Aboriginal artists of the south-west: past and present
Date
2000
Place
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/
exhibited at
A Brush with the Past: Work from the Town of Albany Art Collection
Date
9 March 1995 - 26 March 1995
Place
Albany Arts Council, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany, WA
Description

Opened by Annette Knight, Mayor of the Town of Albany, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
Nyungar Landscapes - Aboriginal artists of the South-West: the heritage of Carrolup
Date
1992
Place
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/
Bella Kelly, Alma Toomath & Michelle Broun
Date
1991
Place
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://www.fac.org.au
exhibited at
Date
1977
Place
Watermans Restaurant, Mt Barker, WA
Description

Exhibition with her son Geoffrey Narkle.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1970
Place
Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition with her son Goldie Kelly.

Type
Exhibition