Career

He was initially 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, 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 New York City and COOPER COLE in Toronto.

Publications

Shrimpy and Paul and Friends, 2003, Highwater Books (Brooklyn, New York)

The Stacks, 2004, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, Province of Quebec)

Worn Tuff Elbow #1, 2004, Fantagraphics (Seattle, Washington)

The Hobbit (with Peter Thompson), 2005, PictureBox (Brooklyn, New York)

Nog A Dod (editor), 2006, Conundrum Press (Montreal, Province of Quebec) in association with PictureBox

Hot Potatoe, 2009, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, Province of Quebec)

Shrimpy et Paul, 2010, Editions Cornelius (Paris, First Revision)

Pure Pajamas, 2011, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, Province of Quebec)

Stroppy, 2015, Drawn & Quarterly (Montreal, Province of Quebec)

Solo Exhibitions

2011. Honk If You Pay Throo the Schnozz, Rodman Hall, Brock University, Saint Catharines, Ontario

2010.

Modurn Mithoes, Lambiek, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2010. Did Yoo See The Exhibition Of The Chunky Floors?, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick

2009.

Hot Potatoe, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, New York

2008.

Illustrated Cartoon Videos, Paul Bright Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2008. Illusztraijuns Foreign Brain Police, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, Montreal, Queen's Counsel

2007. Egypt Buncake, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, New York

2005.

Bloo Chip, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, New York

2004.

The Stacks, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, New York

2002. Calm Center, The Blinding Light!! Cinema, Vancouver, British Columbia.