About
Lindsey Kathleen Bell
b. 1990, Denver, CO
Professional Experience
2025-present | Board President — Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe, Denver, Colorado
2025-present | Special Events Manager — Central City Opera, Wheat Ridge & Central City, Colorado
2016-present | Boutique Assistant — Colorado Ballet, Denver, Colorado
2020-2025 | Curatorial Director — Bell Projects Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2023-2025 | Program & Events Coordinator — Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA), Denver, Colorado
2022-2023 | Membership & Program Administrator — Art Gym Denver, Denver, Colorado
2020-2021 | Event Staff Lead — Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado
2019-2020 | Studio & Artist Programs Intern — Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2018-2019 | Graduate Curatorial Assistant and Fellow —Sullivan Galleries,School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2016-2018 | Teaching Assistant — School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art History Department, Chicago, Illinois
2016-2019 | Office Assistant — School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2014-2016 | Visitor Relations Specialist, Manager on Duty — The Contemporary Austin, Austin, Texas
2010-2011 | Gallery Attendant & Education Intern — Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, Colorado
Awards & Recognition
April 2022 | Best New Gallery 2022 for Bell Projects — Westword Magazine, Colorado
April 2021 | RiNo Support Fund Grant Recipient for Bell Projects — RiNo Art District, Denver, Colorado
April 2019 | Thesis Research & Travel Award — SAIC Department of Art History, Theory, & Criticism, Chicago, Illinois
December 2017 | Enrichment Fund Grant — SAIC Department of Arts Administration & Policy, Chicago, Illinois
May 2017 | Odyssey Travel Grant — SAIC Office of Study Abroad, Chicago, Illinois
2016-2019 | SAIC Tuition Grant — SAIC Office of Graduate Admissions, Chicago, Illinois
2016-2019 | SAIC Incentive Scholarship — SAIC Office of Graduate Admissions, Chicago, Illinois
December 2009 | Dean's List of Academic Excellence — University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Education
2019 | Master of Arts in Modern & Contemporary Art History, Theory, & Criticism — School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Thesis: Accessing Sorrow: The Community Potential of Ragnar Kjartansson’s Durational Performance Works
2019 | Master of Arts in Arts Administration & Policy — School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2013 | Bachelor of Arts in Art History — University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Select Interviews & Press
2025 | Review: “Olive Moya: Where You Really Are, And Where I Really Am” — DARIA Magazine
2025 | Break Bread at Bell Projects — Colorado Community Media
2024 | “The Dog Show” is art for the heart of Denver dog lovers — The Denver Post
2023 | 4 Under-the-Radar Art Galleries in Denver You Need to Know About — 303 Magazine
2023 | 8 crucial places to see art right now on the Front Range — The Denver Post
2023 | Review: Jamie Gray: High Desert Homecoming / Jon Sargent: Nude Masculine States — DARIA Magazine
2023 | Artist Brady Dollyhigh presents an otherworldly, and sometimes violent, narrative — The Denver Post
2022 | Best of Denver 2022 - Best New Gallery: Bell Projects — Westword Magazine
2022 | Ep. 136 Lindsey Bell – Curatorial Director, Bell Projects — Tenet Podcast
2022 | Community Highlights: Meet Lindsey Bell of Bell Projects — Voyage Denver Magazine
2021 | Meet Lindsey Bell | Gallery Director & Curator — Shoutout Colorado Magazine
2021 | Remember, you must die: These artists examine taboos like death as a way to appreciate life — The Denverite