Julian Bell

Biography

Julian Bell was born in 1952. A self-employed painter throughout his adult life, he has worked on pub signs, murals, portraits alongside the narrative, panoramic compositions that have dominated his exhibitions. Since the 1990s, he has also been teaching (Goldsmiths', City & Guilds of London Art School, Camberwell) and writing about art for journals (e.g. London Review of Books). In 1999 Thames & Hudson published his 'What is Painting? Representation and Modern Art' and in 2007, 'Mirror of the World: A New History of Art'.