Della Wells Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1951 -

Della Wells was born in 1951. Though she attended college, Wells is a self-taught artist. Wells began drawing and painting seriously at the age of 42. Since then she has created more than 2,000 images in various media.
In 2004, Wells founded the artists' advocacy group, ABEA (African American Artists Beginning To Educate Americans About African Art). In 2002, she began to curate exhibitions. Along with David Smith, she has curated exhibitions such as Sister Stories, Yearning For the Sea: The Inner Voyage of Folk Art and Wisconsin Visions: A Journey of Self-taught, Outsider and Folk Art In Wisconsin.