Deborah Bell `Alchemy` First Edition

Deborah Bell "Alchemy" First Edition, 2010, 72 Pages, full colour

To coincide with Deborah Bells second solo exhibition, this catalogue tracks the evolution of her art over the last ten years of working  a full archive of works done during this period can be seen. 

Bell has her own studio in the town of Magaliesburg. In December 2009, Jillian Ross took time to help Bell set up an etching press in her studio. During this time, Bell started paying homage to earlier images from previous collaborations, by revisiting earlier work done with Robert Hodgins and William Kentridge. In February 2010, Bell was the first artist to collaborate with Jillian Ross in the new DKW at Arts on Main, in Johannesburg, and christened it by working on existing works and creating a series of new monotypes.

Bells work is fundamentally informed by a personal search for the self and she often draws on spiritual imagery from a wide range of sources. The connection to ancient sources and memories is linked to her spiritual beliefs and how she defines herself as an artist in Africa.