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