Bruce Bell is a Wik-Mungkan man from Aurukun and his clan group is Apalech, a custodial complex group from the Southern Wik Lands. Bruce specialises in contemporary ritual sculpture and painting where he generally depicts clan totems and Story Places. He has honed his skills as a master craftsman at the Wik & Kugu Arts Centre for the last thirty years.
Exhibitions:
2018 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
2017 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns
National Gallery Victoria (NGV), Awards Dinner
National Gallery Victoria (NGV), Past Legacy Present Tense
Pandanus Gallery, Palm Cove
2016 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, (CIAF), 2016
Awards:
2017 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns Regional Gallery Award for Best Art Centre
Thancoupie Bursary