Genevra Bell
is a freelance Illustrator, specializing in children's illustration.
Genevra works primarily in watercolor and ink. Her clients include Pottery Barn Kids, MacKenzie-Childs, and Better Homes and Gardens.
Solo Shows and Exhibits:
I Think There is a Story Here, 2012, The Beauty Shop, Fairfield, Iowa, USA
Chapter II, In Which We Meet, White Rabbit, Iowa City, 2016
Johnston County Library, February, 2017
Group Shows:
Perched Transparent, 2005, Unity Gallery, Fairfield, Iowa, USA
BFA Senior Exhibition, 2009, Unity Gallery, Fairfield, Iowa, USA
Flying Leap Group Show 2013, 2014
Pembroke 6x6 exhibition, February 2017
Galleries:
Flat Space Art, Nottinghill, UK 2017 to present
Flying Leap Art Space, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 2012 to present
Stacey Hurlin, 2014
Cookhouse Gallery, Windermere, Cumbria, UK, 2011
The Beauty Shop Art Space, Fairfield, Iowa, 2011
Retail Stores:
Sheila's Cottage, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, 2011
The Scarlet Ribbon, Windermere, Cumbria, UK, 2014
Natural Selections, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, 2013 to present
White Rabbit, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, 2013 to present
Sisters Garden, Iowa City, Iowa, USA 2013 to present
The Pumpkin Patch, Ames, Iowa, USA, 2013
Mohair Pear, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, 2015- present
The Plaid Peacock, Waterloo, Iowa, USA, 2015-present
Crafted QC, Quad Cities, Iowa, USA 2016-present
Paperish Mess, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2015-present
Phoenix Underground, Kansas City, MO, USA 2016-present
Design/Sign Design/Window Display:
-Window displays:
The Apple Pie Bakery, Ambleside, UK, 2008
Green Building Supply Co. Fairfield, Iowa, 2015
Natural Selections, Fairfield, Iowa, 2015
The Arbor Bar, Fairfield, Iowa, 2015
Organic Matters Cafe, Fairfield, Iowa, 2016
-Sign Design:
Scarlett Ribbon, Windermere, UK, 2011
Mr. H's in Ambleside, UK, 2015
-Map for the City of Fairfield Iowa's 1st Friday Art Walks, 2008
Does not include private collections*
Education:
University of California Davis, MFA, 2023
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA (Cum Laude) (Outstanding Art Student Award), BFA in Fine Art, 2009
Kendal College, Cumbria, UK (Merit) Certificate in Graphic Design
Apprenticeships / Continued Studies
Text Illumination, Carrie Allen (reproduction artist for University of Saskatchewan, Canada), Summer, 2002
Calligraphy, Bonnie Allen, Fairfield, Iowa, 2002-2004
Calligraphy, John Stimson, Fairfield, Iowa, 2003
Fairs:
Firefly Market, Boulder, CO
Strawberry Swing, Kansas City, MO
Market Day, Des Moines, Iowa
Lucky Star Market, Ames, Iowa
Vintage and Made, Des Moines, Iowa
Not Your Mother's Craft Fair, Iowa City, Iowa
What a Load of Craft, Iowa City, Iowa
Handmade City, Davenport, Iowa
Dharma Foundation Christmas Market, Fairfield, Iowa
Bentonsport fall colors/ scenic drive market, Iowa
Mohair Pear, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Merry Market, Des Moines, Iowa
Good Makers Market, Wilton, Iowa
State Street Market, Geneseo, Illinois