Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition
May, 2019
Rehs Gallery, NYC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell, Dishman Museum, Beaumont, Texas
Visions of Venus/Venus’s Visions, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago
Painting The Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin
Art Renewal Center International Salon, MEAM, Bacelona and Salmagundi Club, NYC
Fashion Week San Diego, San Diego
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
2017
A Big Story, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles
Art Renewal Center International Salon, MEAM, Barcelona and Salmagundi Club, NYC
2016
Reflections in Water, St. Mary’s College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA
Point of Vision, Society of Illustrators, NYC
American Academy Of Equine Art Spring Invitational, Lexington, KY
NJEAA, Art of the Horse 2016, 7th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Morristown, NJ
LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
ANIMALIA, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Feline Fine: Art Of Cats II, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
2015
Holiday Small Works Show, Legacy Gallery
Illuxcon, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
Feline Fine: Art Of Cats II, University of Nebraska State Museum. Lincoln, NE
Mountain Oyster Show, Tuscan, AZ
InfraREAL, Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC
Feline Fine: Art Of Cats II, Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Walnut Creek, CA
Feline Fine: Art Of Cats II, Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum. Logan, KS
2014/2015
Art Renewal Center Salon Exhibition, Salmagundi Club. NYC
Feline Fine: Art Of Cats II, Stauth Memorial Museum. Montezuma, KS
Art Renewal Center Salon Exhibition, MEAM. Barcelona, Spain
2014
Illuxcon, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
Palm Beach Art, Jewelry, and Antique Show, West Palm Beach, FL
Naples Art, Antique, and Jewelry Show, Naples, FL
LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Art Renewal Center Salon. Judge
American Wildlife Art, Allentown Art Museum. Allentown, PA. Curator:David Wagner
2010-2012
Art of the Animal: Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition, San Diego
Selected Awards
2018
Art Renewal Center Salon, 1st Prize, Animal Category
Art Renewal Center Salon, 2 Honorable Mentions, Animal and Imaginative Realism
Fashion Week San Diego and ARC Award
2016
NJEAA, Art of the Horse 2016, 7th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Best In Show
Art Renewal Center Salon, 2 Honorable Mentions, Purchase Awards
2015
Mountain Oyster Club, Denise Mcalla Award for People’s Choice
Art Renewal Center Salon, 2 Honorable Mentions, Purchase Awards
2013
Portrait Society of America, 2nd and 7th Honorable Mention
Named a Living Master, Art Renewal Center
International Artist Magazine Contest, 2nd Prize, Wildlife
Art Renewal Center Salon, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Prize, Animal, Purchase Awards
2012-2013
Art Renewal Center Salon, 1st Prize, Imaginative Realism
Art Renewal Center Salon, 1st Runner Up, Portrait
Art Renewal Center Salon, Honorable Mentions, Animal and Imaginative Realism
Art Renewal Center Salon, 2 Purchase Awards, Animal
Art Renewal Center Salon, Purchase Award, Imaginative Realism
2012
At The Edge Exhibition, Allentown Art Museum
Chesley Award, Best Color Work, Unpublished
2011-2012
Art Renewal Center Salon, 1st Prize, Animal
2011
Society of Animal Artists, 51st Annual Exhibition
2010
Phillustration, Philadelphia, PA, Best of Show Award
Society of Animal Artists Southwest Art Editor’s Choice Award
Society of Animal Artists, 50th Annual Exhibition
2008
Chesley Award, Artistic Achievement Award
Grand National Exhibition, American Artists Professional League’s Jack Richeson Award
Books
2017 The Vinetrope Adventures: Return of the Vinetropes, Book One, an illustrated Novel by Sherry L. Ross
2014 Dreamland: The Fantastic World of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2009 The Ultimate Collection: Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2009 The Ultimate Illustrations: Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2007 Imaginistix: Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2006 Fabulous Fantasy Women, Harper Collins
2006 The Fantasy of Flowers, Running Press
2003 Fantasy Workshop: A Practical Guide: The Painting Techniques of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2002 Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Harper Collins
2001 Superheroes: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Collins and Brown
2001 Sketchbook, Collins and Brown
1999 Soft as Steel: The Art of Julie Bell, Paper Tiger
1996 Hard Curves, The Fantasy Art of Julie Bell, Paper Tiger
1994 Julie Bell Portfolio, Paper Tiger
2001 to present, Fantasy Wall Calendar of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Workman Publishing
Publications, selected
2018
Artist Profile and Interview, Imagine FX Magazine, written by Garry Evans
In Nature’s Flow, Southwest Art Magazine, written by Normal Kolpas
2017
Julie Bell’s Paintings: Glance Backward and Reflection of Within, upcoming article, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, written by Louise Joyner
Julie Bell: Three Decades of Painting Powerful Women, Faerie Magazine
2014
Understanding the Details: Capturing the Patterns and Rhythms of Animals, International Artist Magazine
2013
International Prize Winners, International Artist Magazine
Emotional Parallels, American Art Collector
Artist Focus Pages, Western Art Collector
2012
Artistic Excellence 2012, Southwest Art Magazine
Art and the Animal, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
2011
The Art of Illustration, International Artist Magazine, cover and article
Academic and Institutional Activities, selected
2008-2017
Core Faculty, Illustration Master Class, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
2016
Worldwide Tattoo Conference, Guest of Honor, Venice, Italy
2015
Venetian Tattoo Gathering, Guest of Honor, Venice and Milan, Italy
Private and Public Collections, selected
Steven Bennett and Dr. Elaine Schmidt Collection, Pegasus Befriends The Muses
Fred and Sherry Ross Collection, White Velvet, Pride of Philadelphia, Alpha Wolf
Meat Loaf Collection, musician and actor, The Monster Is Loose, Hang Cool Teddy Bear
The Art Renewal Center Permanent Collection, Norn Fates, Leap
Society of Illustrators, NYC, Permanent Collection, Liana: Indigo
The Tori Amos Rainn Collection