Marc Bell
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Marc Bell is a Canadian cartoonist and artist
. First known for creating comic strips (such as Shrimpy and Paul), Bell has also created several exhibitions of his mixed media work and watercoloured drawings. Hot Potatoe [sic], a monograph of his work, was released in 2009. He has also been published in numerous anthologies, such as Kramers Ergot
and The Ganzfeld
. Bell is represented by the Adam Baumgold Gallery in NY.
Publications
Solo Exhibitions
Canadian comics
In spite of U.S. dominance of comic book sales in Canada and the overwhelming number of U.S. comic strips printed in Canadian newspapers there is such a thing as Canadian Comics. The only area where there is no American dominance is editorial cartoons...
. First known for creating comic strips (such as Shrimpy and Paul), Bell has also created several exhibitions of his mixed media work and watercoloured drawings. Hot Potatoe [sic], a monograph of his work, was released in 2009. He has also been published in numerous anthologies, such as Kramers Ergot
Kramers Ergot
Kramers Ergot is a series of anthology-style books of comic art edited by Sammy Harkham.-Publication history:Kramers Ergot started as a mini-comic self-published by Sammy Harkham under the imprint Avodah Books...
and The Ganzfeld
The Ganzfeld
The Ganzfeld is an art magazine created by three New York City artists in 2000 -- Dan Nadel, Patrick Smith and Tim Hodler -- all former art graduates of Washington University in St. Louis...
. Bell is represented by the Adam Baumgold Gallery in NY.
Publications
- Shrimpy and Paul and Friends, 2003, Highwater BooksHighwater BooksHighwater Books was a small but influential independent comic book publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts, noted for its arty editorial direction and production values under publisher Tom Devlin...
(Brooklyn, NY) - The Stacks, 2004, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, PQ)
- Worn Tuff Elbow #1, 2004, Fantagraphics (Seattle, WA)
- The Hobbit (with Peter Thompson), 2005, PictureBoxPictureBoxPictureBox is a Grammy Award-winning art, music, photography, and comics publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York; directed by Dan Nadel. PictureBox publishes its own books and packages books and concepts for museums and galleries...
(Brooklyn, NY) - Nog A Dod (editor), 2006, Conundrum PressConundrum Press (Canada)Conundrum Press is a book publishing company located in Montreal, Canada, founded in 1995 by Andy Brown.-Affiliated authors:Conundrum is renowned in Canadian publishing for its innovative, wide-ranging, often genre-defying, books of fiction, cultural history, graphic novels, spoken word and artist...
(Montreal, PQ) in association with PictureBox - Hot Potatoe, 2009, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, PQ)
- Shrimpy et Paul, 2010, Editions Cornelius (Paris, FR)
- Pure Pajamas, 2011, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, PQ)
Solo Exhibitions
- 2011. Honk If You Pay Throo the Schnozz, Rodman Hall, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON
- 2010. Modurn Mithoes, Lambiek, Amsterdam, NL
- 2010. Did Yoo See The Exhibition Of The Chunky Floors?, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
- 2009. Hot Potatoe, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
- 2008. Illustrated Cartoon Videos, Paul Bright Gallery, Toronto, ON
- 2008. Illusztraijuns For Brain Police, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, Montreal, QC
- 2007. Egypt Buncake, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
- 2005. Bloo Chip, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
- 2004. The Stacks, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
- 2002. Calm Center, The Blinding Light!! Cinema, Vancouver, BC