Richard Bell is a member of the Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang communities. An activist and artist, Bell works across video, painting, installation and text to pose provocative, complex and humorous challenges to our preconceived ideas of Aboriginal art, as well as addressing contemporary debates around identity, place and politics.

Richard Bell came to art through activism and, indeed, still describes himself as primarily an activist. Underpinned by a direct and unsettling satirical humour, his work has a sharp political edge that extends his life-long commitment to Aboriginal social justice, land rights and sovereignty, often through a powerful critique of the legacy of European invasion.

Biography from MCA.