Cressida campbell biography of martin
Cressida Campbell
Australian artist (born )
Cressida Campbell AM | |
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| Born | Cressida Rosemary Campbell () 8 July (age&#;64) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Relatives | Nell Campbell (sister) |
Cressida Rosemary CampbellAM (born 8 July ) is an Australian artist.
Early life and education
Cressida Rosemary Campbell[citation needed] was born on 8 July in Sydney[1] to Ruth and Ross Campbell.[citation needed]
She studied at East Sydney Technical College in and Her older sister is actress Nell Campbell.[2]
Career
Campbell held her first solo show in Sydney in [3] Campbell spent several weeks at the Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo in &#; From this she learned how to lead the eye around the picture plane using composition.[4] Through the s and the s, she showed work with Rex Irwin Art Dealer.
Cressida campbell biography of martin luther Her work emphasizes colour and design. Sign up to our weekly newsletter. See also [ edit ]. Campbell held her first solo show in Sydney inSince she has shown with Phillip Bacon Galleries in Brisbane who is considered to be her prime dealer. Later Campbell worked with the Sophie Gannon gallery in Melbourne.[3] She exhibited in London in (when Germaine Greer introduced her at the opening) and
A major exhibition surveying her work was held at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra from September though to February It was the highest attended exhibition for a living artist in Australian history.[5]
Her technique has centered on carving and painting her woodblocks in preparation for hand-printing them.[6] An image is drawn on wood, carved, then painted with up to three coats of paint.
It is then wetted and a single print is made. The block is repainted briefly to replace any significant loss of detail, the print is then hand painted for up to a period of months to create a fully resolved artwork.[3] Two artworks are therefore created - one on paper, and one on wood.
Cressida campbell biography of martin Retrieved 7 March Campbell and Macris began dating about five years ago. National Gallery of Australia. I got into them because I was interested in them compositionally.Her work emphasizes colour and design.[7] It echoes the flattened picture plane of Japanese ukiyo-e-prints,[7] whilst being anchored in contemporary Australia.[4] The Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro is one of several artists who have influenced her work.[8] Campbell exhibits prints and hand painted woodblocks as artworks in their own right.[9]
One of Campbell's woodblocks was sold at the highest price for a living Australian women artist in [10]
Campbell's technique is based on 'white line' printmaking, a technique pioneered by the Provincetown Printers of Massachusetts in She is described as following in the footsteps of Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor.[11] She created a suite of painted woodblocks to celebrate the life and home of Campbell's friend and fellow artist, Margaret Olley.[7]
Recognition and honours
Campbell was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the visual arts".[12]
Two photos of Campbell are featured in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[3]
Personal life
In Campbell married Peter Crayford (), who had ongoing health problems, which caused them to decide against having children.
Since she has lived in the Sydney suburb of Bronte, in her home studio. In April she married fine art printer and photographer Warren Macris.[13]
Selected exhibitions
Solo:
- Cressida Campbell, survey exhibition, 24 Sep – 19 Feb , National Gallery of Australia, Canberra[14]
- Timeless: The art of Cressida Campbell, 10 January – 22 February , National Trust S H Ervin Gallery, Sydney[15][10]
- Cressida Campbell, 7–22 July , Nevill Keating Pictures, London[16]
- Cressida Campbell (Masks, Paintings and Things), 29 September – 14 October , Hogarth Galleries, Paddington, NSW[17]
Group:
- Cutting Through Time—Cressida Campbell, Margaret Preston, and the Japanese Print, 18 May - 28 July , Geelong Gallery, Geelong, Victoria[18]
- Preview for Dalia Stanley Auctioneers, 4 August - 5 August , Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, NSW[19]
- Speaking of Women, 8 March - 8 June , Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney[19]
- Sydney prints: 45 years of the Sydney Printmakers, S.H.
Ervin Gallery (19 August – 24 September ), Hawkesbury Regional Gallery (9 February – 11 March ) and Tamworth Regional Gallery (24 March – 29 April )
- Transformations: Australian Perspecta ' Project 50, 24 October , Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney[19][20]
Collections
Campbell's work is held in the following collections:
NGA director Nick Mitzevich said in that Campbell was among the most privately collected artists of Australia.[10]