Bella Kelly b. 14 January 1915

Also known as Isobel Kelly, Isobel Colbung
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Noongar Aboriginal landscape artist from Mount Barker who is strongly associated with the Carrolup school of artists. Well remembered and respected in the southwest, Great Southern and South Coast regions of Western Australia.
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exhibited at
Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago)
Date
2006
Place
Katanning Arts Centre, Katanning, WA & Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1977
Place
Watermans Restaurant, Mt Barker, WA
Description

Exhibition with her son Geoffrey Narkle.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1970
Place
Perth, WA
Description

Exhibition with her son Goldie Kelly.

Type
Exhibition

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Related stub people
  • Narkle, Largie (spouse of)
  • Kelly, Henry (spouse of)
  • Brockman, Mina Bayla (child of)
  • Narkle, Jerry (grandparent of)
  • Kelly, Lorrice (parent of)
  • Narkle, Cheryl (parent of)
  • Colbung, Billy (child of)
Related stub person groups
  • Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation, Waterford, WA (associate of)
Related people
  • Kelly, Goldie (parent of)
  • Narkle, Geoffrey (parent of)
  • Narkle, Caroline (parent of)
  • Kelly, Greg (parent of)
  • Kelly, Simpson (parent of)
  • Colbung, Charlie (relative of)
Related works
  • Stirling Ranges (creator of)
  • Landscape (creator of)
  • Dawn Landscape (creator of)
  • Untitled (Southwest landscape) (creator of)
  • Bush Landscape (creator of)
Related collections
  • Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 1988 NAIDOC Aboriginal Artist of the Year (received)
Related events
  • Koorah Coolingah (Children Long Ago) (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1c8a3b538b73d930264ce')) (exhibited at)