
Aisha Tandiwe Bell
July 7th - August 5th, 2025Aisha Tandiwe Bell is first generation Jamaican & ninth generation traceable Black American. Her parents met at City College. She was Raised Bobo Shanti Rasta spending her early childhood on Bobo hill in Bull Bay, Jamaica. Inspired by the fragmentation of our multiple identities, Bell’s practice is committed to creating myth & ritual through sculpture, performance, video, sound, drawing & installation. Bell holds a BFA, & an MS from Pratt & a MFA from Hunter College. Bell received a NYFA in Performance Art/ Multidisciplinary Work & has had artist residencies/fellowships at Skowhegan, Abron’s Art Center, LMCC’s Swing Space and Workspace, The Laundromat Project, BRIC , Wassaic Projects, Interlude, Dieu Donne workspace & more. She’s been a fellow with DVCAI on International Cultural Exchanges (Jamaica 2012, Surinam 2013 & 2023, Antigua 2014, Guadeloupe 2015 & 17). The Museo De Arte Moderno’s Triennial 2014, The Jamaica Biennial 2014 & 17, The BRIC Biennial 2016, The Venice Biennial 2017, MoCADA, The Rosa Parks Museum, CCCADI, Columbia College, Space One Eleven, Welancora & Rush Arts are a few spaces where Bell has exhibited her work. She received a 2024 ArtLab NYSCA grant & a DVCAI Residency in Surinam Summer 2024
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