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Sonic and visual artist Thomas Bell was born in upstate New York in 1972 and currently lives and works
in New York City and Philadelphia. Beginning with his explorations into music at an early age,
Thomas has been involved in the creative arts nearly his entire life. From the age of seven,
he has been guided through the world of sound while studying guitar, trumpet, piano, upright and electric bass, sitar, steel pans & percussion.
He studied jazz and improvisation at Berklee College of Music and ethnomusicology at Florida State University.
Thomas is a self trained visual artist and works mostly in the abstract with an emphasis on the process of the work itself. Working mostly in the acrylic medium, Thomas' paintings have grown to include collage elements (paper, metal, wood, cloth, found objects) and print and image transfers. Many works are texture based and built-up and de-constructed over time. The process of the creation is what brings about the piece as most works are improvisations.
Thomas is also the founder and director of Oxygen Music Collective (OMC)
which includes numerous musical groups under his direction. Recently he has been utilizing the studio atmosphere to put together a new batch of tunes under the name twin:72, and is currently working with Gregg Jarvis and David CasT on a project named Gemini Trio. Thomas' art work is in private collections throughout the United States. Exhibitions: permanent exhibit:
Recent Works, Mojito Loco, Brooklyn
2008
(Park)ing Day NYC, Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, Sept 19th
September 11th Show, Spread Gallery, Brooklyn, Sept 11th
Hospitium Group Show, Spread Gallery, Brooklyn, August
Collaborations, Mojito Loco, Brooklyn, July
BOS Fundraiser, Spread Gallery, Brooklyn, June
Bushwick Open Studios, Spread Gallery, Brooklyn, June
Hospitium Group Show, 248 McKibbin, Brooklyn, May
Recent Works, Potion, Brooklyn; March - solo show
Hospitium Group show, Galapagos, Brooklyn; February
SPREAD Visual & Performance Art, Brooklyn; February - 2 person show
Hospitium Group show, Hospitum, Brooklyn; January
2007
Art Blok: The Pink House Gallery, Miami; December
Above and Across, Potion, Brooklyn; December Censorship, The Brecht Forum, NYC; November P.O.S.T., Cedar St Gallery, Philadelphia; October - 2 person show
Collaborations: New Work by Jennifer Harris and Thomas Bell, Potion, Brooklyn; July - 2 person show
Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn; June 2006 Bushwick is Project, Potion, Brooklyn; December
BOS SHOW 06, Office OPs, Brooklyn; October - 3 person show
New York City Wide Open Studios
2004
DUMBO Arts Under the Bridge Festival
2003
DUMBO Arts Under the Bridge Festival
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Thomas Bell
artist : curator
Philadelphia,,,
,, New York
Thomas' other web sites:
jazz & electronic music:
Oxygen Music Collective
Art Gallery:
Spread Gallery
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