ELULUGU
[LIFESTORY aka CV]
LACHLAN [C] BELL
b. 1998, lives & works in Ryde [Wallumetta], NSW Australia
EDUCATION
2011 - 2016
NSW School Certificate, NSW, AU
2017 - 2022
B Design & B Media [PR & Advertising] with Distinction, UNSW Art & Design, NSW, AU
RESIDENCIES
& ROLES
2023
‘Back to Our Roots’ Estonian Youth Exchange, Pärnu, Kihnu, Tallinn, EEMASSIA, Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu, EE [28 Jul-5 Aug]
2021-22
Kudos Gallery Committee, UNSW Art & Design, Paddington, AU
Estonian Society of Sydney Events Coordinator & Communications Officer, Surry Hills, AUAiR Program: Kudos Studios, The Nest, Redfern, AU2019
AiR: Fowlers Gap, Arc @ UNSW A&D, Broken Hill, AU
2017
‘Back to Our Roots’ Estonian Youth Exchange, Tallinn, EE
EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Comber St Studios, One Hand Cannot Clap Alone, [10-17 Apr], Gadigal Country, Paddington NSW, curated by Lachlan Bell with support from Courtney Bowd and Kudos Gallery
2023
- HIDDEN at Rookwood Cemetery, Sinililled silmadele (Blue Flowers for Eyes), [21 Oct-20 Nov], Dharug Country, Rookwood NSW, group show
- HIDDEN Satellite Exhibition, Sinililled silmadele (Blue Flowers for Eyes), [14 Oct-4 Nov], McGlade Gallery, ACU, Strathfield NSW, group show
- AD Space, Kas tunned maad? (Do You Know This Land?), [11-21Jul], Gadigal Country, Paddington NSW, solo show
- Flow Studios, BONFIRE for Kudos Offsite, [19-24 Apr], Gadigal & Wangal Country, Camperdown NSW, curated by Levent Kaya
- UNSW Galleries, The Party Party, [2 Mar], Gadigal Country, Surry Hills NSW, curated by Kieran Butler
- No. 23, You, me & us, [12 Feb], Wangal Country, Erskineville NSW, curated by Toni Tait & Laura Abley
2022
- UNSW Galleries, A&D ANNUAL 2022, [7-18 Dec], Gadigal Country, Paddington NSW
- Kudos Offsite, Kudos Emerging Awards, [24 Oct-3 Dec], Bidjigal and Gadigal, Country, Randwick NSW
- Estonian House, Unboxed/Lahtipakitud, [11-13 Nov], Gadigal Country, Surry Hills NSW, curated by Lachlan Bell
- Goodspace Gallery, Kudos Allstars, [15 Jun], Gadigal Country, Chippendale NSW, curated by Audrey Pfister
- Kudos Gallery, tending to, [20 Apr], Gadigal Country, Paddington NSW, curated by Audrey Pfister & Clare Milledge
- XXVIII Estonian Festival, Touch of Eesti, [15-18 Apr], Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, Brunswick West VIC
2021
- Macquarie Group, Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize, [30 Nov – 17 Dec]
- Blacktown Arts, 2021 Blacktown City Art Prize, [27 Nov – 27 Jan], Dharug Country, Blacktown NSW
- Kudos Gallery, Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award, [10 Nov – 3 Dec], online
- Goodspace Gallery, Through the Cracks, Gadigal Country, Chippendale NSW, curated by Ruby PH
2020
- Join The Dots Studios, The Anti-Annual [9 – 19 Dec], Gadigal and Wangal Country, Marrickville NSW
- UNSW Galleries, Annual 20 [9 – 17 Dec], online
- Australian Photography Awards 2020 [16 – 23 Nov], online
2019
- Three Foot Square, Kindakirjad, [7 – 27 Nov], Gadigal Country, Paddington NSW, solo show
- Kudos Gallery, Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award [15 – 31 Aug], NSW
2018
- Sydney Estonian House, ‘Lõngad, mis meid seovad’ [27 – 31 Dec], Gadigal Country, Surry Hills NSW
- Sydney Estonian House, “Vöö” XXVII Eesti Päevad Sydney [13 Nov – 14 Dec], Gadigal Country, Surry Hills NSW
2017
- See Street Gallery, Sustainable Waste 2 Art Prize [7 – 20 Sep], Wallumedgeal Country, Meadowbank NSW
2012-2015
- Sydney Showground, Sydney Royal Arts & Crafts Show [26 Mar – 8 Apr], Dharug Country, Olympic Park NSW
- Sydney Showground, Sydney Royal Arts & Crafts Show [10 – 23 Apr], Dharug Country, Olympic Park NSW
- TAP Art Gallery, ‘Sool ja Pipar’ Arts & Crafts Exhibition [27 – 31 Dec], Gadigal Country, Surry Hills NSW
HONOURS
& AWARDS
2023
- Beautiful Farewells Funeral Director Award: ‘Sinililled silmadele’, HIDDEN Rookwood
2022
- Second Place: ‘A&D ANNUAL 2022’, UNSW Annual Logo Competition
- Highly Commended: ‘Pulp to pulp’, Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Award
- Shortlisted: ‘Hall of Ancients, Pentax K1000, ILFORD HP5 Plus 400’, Australian Analog Film Competition 2022 (Landscape/Nature)
2021
- Finalist - Acquired: ‘Memento Mori (Dalgety)’ & ‘Pushing Up Burr-daisies (Boloco)’, Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize
- Finalist: ‘Spun From the Sea’, 2021 Blacktown City Art Prize
- Finalist - Highly Commended: ‘Call & Response’, Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award
2020
- Shortlisted: ‘The Island of Women’, Australian Photography Awards 2020
- Winner: Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia (ECFA) Logo Competition
- Winner: Sõrve – Estonian Children’s Summer Camp 60th Logo Competition
- Virmalised – Sydney Estonian Folk Dancers Logo & Rebrand
2019
- Estonian Archives in Australia visual identity rebrand
- Finalist: Kudos Emerging Artist + Design Awards 2019, Kudos Gallery, NSW
2018
- Winner: ‘Inglismaal 1949’, Craft Viewer’s Choice Award, XXVII Eesti Päevad, NSW
PUBLICATIONS
& MEDIA
- “AD School Matters: Episode 1 (with Lachlan Bell)”, Arc AD, November 2021, podcast
- “Bennelong Beats”, Framework: Depraved #31, August 2021
- “Online/Offline - Atoms to Bits to Atoms Again”, Framework: Disguise #23, August 2018, p. 50 – 52
- “Kummitusmaja (Haunted House)”, Framework: Endurance #24, October 2018, p. 19 – 20
- “Birds by Lachlan Bell”, Tharunka: Binary, August 2018, p. 28 – 29
- “Plyeshka Palatka”, At Home, Together, April 2021