New & returning guests, welcome to the Emily Monk Davidson Gallery (EMD) at the Farmville Community Arts Council (FCAC). The EMD Gallery is pleased to present All The Time & Everywhere, an exhibition of collages & paintings by Freddie Bell, the artist’s first solo presentation with our gallery. The exhibition brings together vibrant abstract works that explore interconnectedness, consciousness, & the unseen structures that shape our lives.

Working across painting & collage, Bell creates colorful compositions that act as meditations on both the physical & spiritual dimensions of existence. As the artist writes, “We are connected not only physically, but through a collective consciousness.” Layered grids, repeating shapes, & fields of color become visual landscapes that attempt to render the invisible: networks of thought, emotion, & shared experience.
 

Recurring symbols carry particular weight throughout the exhibition. The cone, for example, reflects Bell’s belief that “life & death exist in the same circle,” challenging the idea that they are separate states. Similarly, the grid appears as a structural motif representing both individual & universal systems, reminding viewers that “all things are connected & interrelated.”

Bell’s collage process mirrors this philosophy of connection. Beginning with handmade Gelli plate monoprints rich in color & texture, the artist cuts the prints into strips & arranges them through a randomized process inspired by the Dada movement. The resulting compositions embrace chance & unpredictable patterns, reflecting what Bell describes as “all the surprising & wonderful ways we can connect with & support each other.”

Based in Hillsborough, NC, Bell is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is informed by community, mutual aid, & lived experience. A muralist & exhibiting artist across NC & Los Angeles, Bell’s work often reflects on identity, the body, grief, & the communal networks that sustain us. Through color, repetition, & layered abstraction, All The Time & Everywhere invites viewers to consider the invisible ties: the spiritual, the emotional, & the shared that bind us together.