Richard Bell b. 1953

  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Self-described 'propagandist', Richard Bell, was the 2003 winner of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
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Name
Richard Bell
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Administrator, Pius X Aboriginal Corporation, Moree, NSW
  • Public Servant
  • Field Officer, Aboriginal Legal Service, NSW
Birth date
1953
Birth place
Charleville, QLD
Active Period
  • 1988-
Residence
  • Brisbane, QLD
Training
  • Self-taught,
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Bell, Richard

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