Roddy Bell
born: 04.08.1951
Private address: Jarlsborgveien 44, 0379 Oslo Tlf: 92614995 e-mail address: roderick@online.no + roddy.bell@umb.no internett: http://www.roddybell.com
Roddy Bell is British, born in Burma in 1951 and has been resident in Norway since 1978 . Works with: sculpture, drawing, installation, sound and texts. Member of: Norsk billedkunstner, Society of Norwegian Sculptors, associate member of the Royal Bristish Society of Sculptors. Professor in drawing and form, Institute for Landscape Architecture, UMB, Ås
Education:
Colchester School of Art, Essex, England, 1969-71. Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland 1971-74. Goldsmiths College, University of London, 1975-76. Guest student with Vestlandets Kunstakademi in Bergen 1977-78
One person shows and site-specific interventions:
2010:
“Under a White Animality”, Oslo Kunstforening
2009:
“The Long Silence”, site specific temporary public art work at Falstad Centre, N. Trøndelag as part of Falstad Kunst, .2007:“The Book of Imaginary Science”, intervention at Oxford University, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, UK.
“Breath Mirror”, (with graduates from Kent University), Kaleidoscope Gallery, Kaleidoscope Centre, Sevenoaks, Kent UK2005:“Tales From Between” Galleri Schnauzer, Oslo
2004 “Slight Credulities” (with Kurt Johannessen), Royal Society of British Sculptors, RBS Gallery London U.K. 2003:“LUMINARY” Galleri 21, Malmø, Sweden
2002:
“A Visitance of Air (1) Beachy head, (2) The Whispering Room” Trans-Art, Trondheim, Norway 2001: “Semblance”, Galleri RAM, Oslo Norway
2000:
"Khronos Visitas", -project for Bergen European city of culture, 2000. 5 sight specific sworks related to the city landscape as a reflection on different aspects of time.1999: “Somnia” - “Visitations”, U.S.F. Visningsrom, Bergen Norway 1995:“Birds In an Age of Reason “, Bergen Kunstforening and Drammen Kunstforening, Norway 1994: “Faustisch Sichten”, ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany 1991:Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo Norway1990: Galleri BKF, Stavanger Norway “Sidelines” (with Kurt Johannessen), Kulturhuset USF, Bergen Norway 1986:Bergen Kunstforening, Norway 1984:Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo Norway Galleri Sct.Agnes, Roskilde, Denmark1983: Galleri 1, Bergen Norway 1979:Galleri 1, Bergen Norway
Group or collective exhibitions:
2011:
"The Crossing" site specific installation in tøyen Park Oslo, Norwegian Society Of Sculpture.
2011:
Norwegian sculptur Biennale in vigeland Museum, Oslo (curator Daniel Ostvold)
2010
"An Das Gerat", Halle 14 Leipzig and ACC Galerie, Weimar 2008:“Unstern. Sinistre. Disastro (Visionen zeitgenössischer Kunstler)”. ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany 2008-2010:“Trash Art- Found Objects. Recycling The Looking Glass”, Oslo, Haugesund, Risør, Moss, Stavanger Kunstforeningene. Norwegian Association of Art Societies 2007: KONTRA – Finnish- Norwegian Sculpture Exhibition, Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institute`s Gallery Oslo 2005: Volum 6X6, Glasgow Art Fair extension 2003: Norwegian Sculpturebiennale, (curator Dorthe Abelgaard) Vigelandsmuseum, Oslo, Norway 2001: “Ad-Lib” Trans -art, Trondheim Norway 2001 2000: ”Drawing exhibition 2000”, Vestfold Kunstnersenter, Haugar and Fossekleiva Galleri, Berger, Norway 2000: “Skulptur 2000”, Oslo Kunstforening, Norway 1999: Norwegian Sculpture Biennale, (curator Lars Niitve) –Stenersensmuseét, Oslo, Norway 1997: “22 Konstnarer frän Oslo”, Galleri 54, Gøteborg, Sweden 1997: “The Saving Angel”, A.C.C. Galerie, Weimar, Germany 1997: 13th International Biennal of Small Plastic 1997, Galerija Murska Sobota, Slovenia and Mueums für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt, Germany 1996: Norwegian art in Slovenia, Galleri Petra Michala Bohuna, Bratislava
1996: Small picture Biennale , Stavanger kunstforening, Norway 1996: Norwegian sculptors association Jubilleum exhibition Oslo, Norway : 1996: “Sculpture and drawing”, -Tegneforbund. Henie-Onstads Kunstsenter. Norway 1996: “Brudd- Tredimensjonale utsagn med utspring fra Vestlandet,- Bergens Kunstforening Norway 1994: “Oktett”, Solberg Spinneri, Drammen, Norway 1993: “Jeune Peinture”, Grand Palais, Paris, Frankrike 1993: Summer exhibition in Seljord kunstforening, Norway1 1993: III European Cultural Workshop, Schloss Ettersburg, Weimar,Germany 1992: “Jeune Peinture”, Grand Palais, Paris, Frankrike 1992: “Jeune Peinture en Hong Kong”, Sao Pao Gallery, Hong Kong . 1992: “Norsk Skulptur”, Seljord, Norway . 1992: Galleri Roenland, Jevnaker, Norway 1991: “Jeune Peinture”, Grand Palais, Paris, Frankrike 1990: “Interprint” ´90”, Lviv, USSR, 1990: “Bergen utstilling”, Hå Prestegård Norway 1990: “Le Génie de la Bastille”, Paris, Frankrike 1989: P.T. exhibition, Tistrup, Denmark 1989:“Kontrasjær”, Norsk Billedhuggerforening, Akershus Festning, Oslo 1988: Bergen Kunstforenings Jubileumsutstilling, 1988: “Gruve-88”, installation and performance, Stalheim . 1985: “Works from Tuscania 2”, Tuscania, Italia 1985: Bedehusutstillingen, Hausmansgt. Oslo 1984: The Eight Int. Print Biennale, Bradford, England 1984: “Works from Tuscania 1”, Tuscania, Italy and Kulturhuset in Odense, Denmark 1983: The Sixth Cleveland (UK) Int. Drawing Biennale, England 1983: “Grafikk som utsmykking”, Galleri F 15, Moss 1982: “Kunst aus Bergen und Malmø”, Lübeck Museum, Germany . 1981: “7 tilfeldige i Bergen”, Bergen Kunstforening, Christiansands Kunstfoening, Trondheims Kunstforening, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo. 1981: “5 Grafikere fra Bergen”, Bryggens Museum, Bergen
Autumn exhibition, Kunstnershus: Oslo 1979,-81,-86,-87,-88,-90,-91,-96 07
West Norway Exhibition: 1979,-81,-83,-85,-86.-87,-88,-89,-90,-99
Works purchased by the following collections:
Norwegian board of culture (prints 1979 and 1982.) Norwegian board of culture (sculpture, 1982). Norwegian State collection, (prints, 1986 and 1987). Norwegian State collection ( sculpture, 1982). Bergen Billedgalleri, (N)(drawing 1983 and 1985) Bergen Billedgalleri, (N)(installasjon 1986.)
Bergen Council, (N.) (prints,) 1984). Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, (N) (drawing, 1990.) Rogaland County, (N) (prints 1993) Drammen Kunstforening, (N) -the permanent collection, (sculpture 1995)
Public commissions:
Åstveit hospital, Bergen, 1983, (work in hand-made paper) Gullfaks A oilplatform, north sea, 1986, painting in tempera on wood, Bergen tax office, 1988, sculpture, drawing and print. Sogn college of further education, Sogndal, (N) 1989, sculpture Gullfaks B- and C- oilplatform North sea, prints 1988 and 89. Stavanger Central hospital,(N) print, 1989. Bergen airport, print, (N)1989. “Draugen” Oilplatform, Norwegian Shell, North Sea - gymnasian mural 1992. Sevenoaks Kalaedoscope project, -Sevenoaks public library, Kent county Museum and Gallery 2006 “The Long Silence”, site specific temporary public art work at Falstad Centre, N. Trøndelag as part of Falstad Kunst, 2009.
Stipends /grants:
Statens Vikarstipend (Kr.20.000,-) 1983. Statens Etableringstipend (Kr.15.000,-) 1985 Statens Reisestipend (Kr.30,000,-) 1986. Billedkunstnernes Hjelpefond (Kr.15.000,-) 1987. Hordaland Fylke Kunstnerstipend (Kr.15.000,-) 1988. Norske Grafikere, “Per og Kari stipend” (Kr.20.000,-) 1989. NBK Vederlagsfondet (Kr.60.000,-) 1990. NBK Vederlagsfondet (Kr. 60.000,-) 1991. Oslo Kommunes Kulturstipend (Kr 15.000,-) 1992 Ingrid Lindbäck Langgaards Fond, reisestipend (Kr 25.000,-) 1992 Statens Reisestipend (Kr. 35.000,-) 1993 Statens 3 årige arbeidstipend 1994 NBK Vederlagsfondet (Kr.100.000,-) 1997 Kulturrådets Utstillingstipend (Kr.30.000,-) 1999 NBK Vederlagsfondet (Kr.100.000,-) 2000 NBK vederlagsfondet (Kr.50.000,-) 2001 Statens Garanti Inntekt fra 2002 Office for Contemporary art, Norway exhibition support (Kr.5000,-) 2002 Kulturråds fund for art and new technology (Kr.30000) 2003 Billedkunstnerens prosjektstøtte (Kr.25000,-) 2003. Office for Contemporary art, Norway, exhibition support (Kr.6000,-) 2004 Ingrid lindbäck Langaards fond, stipend Kr30.000,-) 2004 Kulturråds fund for art and new technology (Kr.40000) 2006 Norsk ilustrasjonsfond Prosjketstøtte (Kr.30.000,- ) 2009 Ingrid lindbäck Langaards fond, stipend Kr60.000,-) 2010 Norsk kulturråds prosjketstøtte (Kr.45.000;-) 2010
Art teaching and other activities:
Head of printmaking dept.,Vestlandets Kunstakademi, Bergen (N)1981-85. Lecturer in form, Statens høgskole for kunsthåndverk og design (SHKD), Bergen (N) 1990 - 1993 Lecturer with Mølla Kunstskole, Moss (N) 1994-97 Guest teaching with: Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, (N) 1986,-87,-89. Statens høgskole for kunsthåndverk og design(SHKD),Bergen 1988,-89,-90,-95,-96,-97. Kunstskolen i Rogaland, Stavanger1989. Brighton Polytechnic, School of Sculpture, 1988 (lecture only). Kunsthøyskolen i Bergen, (Institutt for fellesfag)1995, ´96, ´97, og 98 Sculpture dept., Statens Kunstakademi, Oslo 1995, 1997 og 1998 Sculpture dept., The Ruskin School, University of Oxford, 1998 and 2004 M.A. sensor for Institut for Fotografi, Kunsthøyskolen i Bergen (N) 1997 og 1998.
At present, Professor in form and drawing, with the Institute for Landscape Architecture, The Norwegian University of Land Resource (since 2002) in Ås, (N)
Art consultancy, public art programmes:
Bergen Musikkonservatorium, 1987-89 Norwegian Broadcasting, hordaland, Bergen 1990-91 Rena District Highschool. (N) 1994-95 Bergen Kommunes internationale sculpture Project 1991-92
Jurymember for sculpture, Vestlandsutstilling 1987-89 Jurymemember for The National Jury, 1990-91 Residency with the Scandinavian Institute for artists in Rome, nov-dec 1984 and June 1993 Residency with I.L. Langaards stiftelsen studio at Cite`Internationale des Arts, Paris Aug.-Dec. 1993