Dr. Gloria Bell

Biography

Gloria Bell is an Assistant Professor at McGill University in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies, focusing on visual culture with an emphasis on Indigenous arts in the Americas, particularly from the nineteenth century to contemporary contexts. Her current research investigates exhibition histories of Indigenous Nations, Métis, and Inuit arts, using frameworks of Global Indigenous studies and decolonizing methodologies. Bell is working on a book project titled “Eternal Sovereigns,” which explores the relationships between Indigenous American cultural belongings and material sovereignties in historical exhibition contexts in Italy. She has been a principal investigator for several grants, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Development Grant. She has presented at numerous conferences in the fields of art history and Indigenous studies. Her work has garnered prestigious awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Bell often collaborates with cultural institutions and has published in various academic and art journals, contributing to the discourse on Indigenous art and history.

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