Bellas Gallery archive

Series 1: Artist files (1987-2007)

Series number
1
Series title
Artist files
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Artist files for artists associated with Bellas Gallery.  

Material includes agreements, clippings, correspondence, notes, photographs, press releases, price lists, printed ephemera, resumes, reviews, sketches, slides and other miscellaneous material collected by Peter Bellas.

Miscellaneous artists can be found under M.

Author / Creator
Bellas, Peter
Description
43 folders
System of arrangement
Arrangement maintains creator's original order.
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22556-22560
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright.

Items in this series:

Artist files A - F

Unit ID
32083/1
Item title
Artist files A - F
Scope and content

Artists include Micky Allan, Marianne Baillieu, Gordon Bennett, Jon Campbell, Tony Clark, Bronwyn Clark-Coolee, Peter Cripps, Juan Davila and Dale Frank.

Description
18 folders
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22556-22557

Artist files G - P

Unit ID
32083/2
Item title
Artist files G - P
Scope and content

Artists include Denise Green, Robert Jacks, Maria Kozic, Nigel Lendon, Geoff Lowe, Miscellaneous artists, John Neeson, Joseph O'Connor and Ruth Propsting.

Description
10 folders
Locate
OMBOX Box 22558

Artists R - T

Unit ID
32083/3
Item title
Artists R - T
Scope and content

Artists include Carole Roberts, Luke Roberts, Madonna Staunton, Stelarc, Richard Stringer and Kathy Temin.

Description
11 folders
Locate
OMBOX 22559

Artists W - Z

Unit ID
32083/4
Item title
Artists W - Z
Scope and content

Artists include Mark Webb, Sue Williams, Adam Wolter and Nicholas Zurbrugg. 

Description
4 folders
Locate
OMBOX Box 22560
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Series 2: Art exhibitions (1987-1998)

Series number
2
Series title
Art exhibitions
Date
1987-1998
Scope and content

Exhibitions associated with the Bellas Gallery.

Material includes correspondence, notes, photographs, price lists, printed ephemera, sketches and other miscellaneous material collected by Peter Bellas.

Author / Creator
Bellas, Peter
Description
9 folders
System of arrangement
Arrangement maintains creator's original order.
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22560-22561
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright.
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Series 3: Colour slides (1987-2007)

Series number
3
Series title
Colour slides
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Coloured slides of artworks for exhibitions held at Bellas Gallery, slides of artworks and exhibitions associated with the operation of the gallery and slides of Peter Bellas in his gallery.  

Miscellaneous artists can be found under M.  Unidentified artists can be found under U.  A number of slides are undated.

This material was collected by Peter Bellas.

Author / Creator
Bellas, Peter
Description
14 folders
System of arrangement
Arrangement maintains creator's original order.
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22561-22563
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright.

Items in this series:

Coloured slides A - Car

Unit ID
32083/5
Item title
Coloured slides A - Car
Scope and content

Artists include Andrew Arnaoutopoulos, Catherine Bell, Gordon Bennett, Kate Benyon, Catherine Brown, Leonard Brown and Eugene Carchesio. 

Description
6 folders
Additional format
Digital copies available for selected items
Locate
OMBOX Box 22561

Coloured slides Cat - R

Unit ID
32083/6
Item title
Coloured slides Cat - R
Scope and content

Artists include Jon Cattapan, Tony Clark, B. Colquhoun, Bronwyn Clark-Coolee, Aleks Danko, Juan Davila, Gareth Donelly, Mark Dutney, Stephen Eastaugh, Michael Eather, Bonita Ely, Susan Fereday, Anne Ferran, Dale Frank, Denise Green, Natalya Hughes, Robert Hunter, Lindy Lee, Victor Meertens, Beattie Millis, Miscellaneous slides, John R. Neeson, Elizabeth Pulie, Scott Redford, Carole Roberts and Luke Roberts.

This item also includes Gallery slides of Peter Bellas in his gallery as well as the exhibitions Leap '93 Visions '94 and Real World Art : Art by QUT Alumni.

Description
7 folders
Locate
OMBOX Box 22562

Coloured slides S - W

Unit ID
32083/7
Item title
Coloured slides S - W
Scope and content

Artists include Robyn Schuurmans-Medek, Madonna Staunton, Tim Sterling, Unidentified artists, Mark Webb, Sue Williams and Jemima Wyman.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563
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(1 digital)

Series 4: Colour photographs (1987-2007)

Series number
4
Series title
Colour photographs
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Coloured photographs, negatives, transparencies and polaroids of artworks for exhibitions held at Bellas Gallery and photographs of artworks and exhibitions associated with the operation of the gallery.  

Miscellaneous artists can be found under M.  Unidentified artists can be found under U.  The majority of photographs are undated.  

Artists include Howard Arkley, Andrew Arnaoutopoulos, Catherine Bell, Gordon Bennett, Vivienne Binns, Catherine Brown, Leonard Brown, Peter Burgess, Eugene Carchesio, B. Colquhoun, John Dunkley-Smith, Michael Eather, Dale Frank, Helga Groves, Tim Johnson, Emily Kngwarreye, Mai Long,  Victor Meertens, Miscellaneous artists, Mixed collections of artists, Rosslynd Piggott, Elizabeth Pulie, Robyn Schuurmans-Medek, Scott Redford, Kate Seymour, Madonna Staunton, Unidentified, Anne Wallace, Judy Watson, Mark Webb, Barbara Weir, Sue Williams and Donna Wright.

This material was collected by Peter Bellas.

Author / Creator
Bellas, Peter
Description
128 envelopes
System of arrangement
Arrangement maintains creator's original order.
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22564-22565
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright.
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Series 5: Miscellaneous (1977-2007)

Series number
5
Series title
Miscellaneous
Date
1977-2007
Scope and content

Miscellaneous material associated with Bellas Gallery including the Bellas Gallery stamps, Bellas survival book, material associated with the alleged theft of artworks by Richard Dunlop, correspondence, photographs of the Bellas Gallery at 49 James St, Fortitude Valley and photographs of some of the artist Stelarc's exhibitions.

This material was collected by Peter Bellas.

Author / Creator
Bellas, Peter
Description
11 folders and 1 box
System of arrangement
Arrangement maintains creator's original order.
Locate
OMBOX Boxes 22563 ; 22565-22566
OMOSBOX 14450
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright.

Items in this series:

Art research material (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/8
Item title
Art research material
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Photocopies from a variety of resources about art and the transcript of a lecture given by Rex Butler in 1991.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Bellas Gallery stamps (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/9
Item title
Bellas Gallery stamps
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Three Bellas Gallery stamps.

Description
1 box
Locate
OMBOX Box 22565

Bellas survival book (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/10
Item title
Bellas survival book
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

A notebook of information about running Bellas Gallery.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Current (1996-1997)

Unit ID
32083/11
Item title
Current
Date
1996-1997
Scope and content

A range of material predominantly regarding Gordon Bennett and his artwork.

Material includes agreements, clippings, correspondence, printed ephemera, photographs, slides and other miscellaneous material.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Dunlop file (1988-2007)

Unit ID
32083/12
Item title
Dunlop file
Date
1988-2007
Scope and content

Documents pertaining to the alleged theft of more than $2.6 million in artworks by artist Richard Dunlop.

Material includes contains correspondence, lists and other miscellaneous material.

 

 

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Greeting cards and postcards (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/13
Item title
Greeting cards and postcards
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

Predominately greeting cards and postcards to Peter Bellas.  

An Order of Service to Michael Milburn's funeral held at St. Patrick's Church, Fortitude Valley, 2000 is present.

Material includes greeting cards, postcards and other miscellaneous material.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Lettergrams and telegrams (1987-1992)

Unit ID
32083/14
Item title
Lettergrams and telegrams
Date
1987-1992
Scope and content

A collection correspondence between a variety of addresses.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22563

Miscellaneous (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/15
Item title
Miscellaneous
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

A number of miscellaneous items including an exhibition evaluation report of the travelling exhibition "Three colours, Gordon Bennett and Peter Robinson", 7 April 2004 - 20 November 2005.

Material includes clippings, correspondence, lists, photographs, printed ephemera and other miscellaneous material.

Description
3 folders
Locate
OMBOX Box 22566

Miscellaneous photographs (1987-2007)

Unit ID
32083/16
Item title
Miscellaneous photographs
Date
1987-2007
Scope and content

A number of photographs, mainly of social occasions, including a photograph of Vivienne Binns with Bob Hawke, 10 October 1990, Australian Creative Fellowships.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22566

Photographs of James St building (1989-2003)

Unit ID
32083/17
Item title
Photographs of James St building
Date
1989-2003
Scope and content

A number of photographs and negatives of Bellas Gallery when it was located at 49 James St, Fortitude Valley.

Description
1 folder
Locate
OMBOX Box 22566

Stelarc album (1977-1988)

Unit ID
32083/18
Item title
Stelarc album
Date
1977-1988
Scope and content

Photographs of Stelarc's involvement in a number of events at galleries and other locations in Australia and overseas, predominantly Japan.

Description
1 photograph album
Locate
OMOSBOX Box 14450
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