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Leland Bell
Native Artist
Leland Bell is an Anishinabe from the Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation on Manitoulin Island. His Anishinabe name is Bebaminojmat. He is Loon Clan and is a 'second degree' member of the Three Fires Midewiwin Society.
Leland was one of the young men who studied at the Manitou Arts Foundation, a summer school that operated on Schreiber Island in 1972. He was deeply inspired by the work of the new Woodlands School artists and with the help of elders has made the connection between the Anishnabe concept of vision quest and his own being.
All the paradigms that sustain his creativity exist within his Anishinabe culture. He says that he absorbs what he needs and discards what he doesn't need from other cultures and is committed to remain Anishinabe.
In the manner that the first wave of Woodlands artists contributed to his life, Leland Bell has also been an art instructor and has conducted numerous workshops and presentations across the continent.
Leland Bell's work is represented in many prominent art collections in North America and Europe.
