A painter and photographer with studios
in Pennsylvania and Minnesota.

Painting by Christopher Campbell Paintings → Works on Paper → Photographs →

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2023-05-14. The longer I live, the more I am astonished at what my parents managed to do, and how well they did it. My mother, Beverly Campbell, was brave, adventuresome, resourceful, endlessly supportive, and always loving. It’s hard to imagin
2023-05-01. I’m pleased to announce that I had an exhibition opening on Friday at my gallery in Shanghai, the recently renamed and relocated CJ Gallery. My work was being shown, and selling well, at the major Chinese art fairs before COVID, but
Instagram • 2023-04-24 ​ ​Just before the trees leaf out, the morning sun blasts through the big East-facing window in my studio. Entering the studio first thing in the morning is always exciting, because not only has the work changed — oi
2023-04-15. I was privileged to attend a conversation between Mark Bradford & Sherrilyn Ifill on Thursday evening at Hauser & Wirth (New York, W. 22nd St). Between the obvious effects of accelerating climate change, the situations in Ukraine,
Nancy and I are here in Paris to see “Monet/Mitchell” at the extraordinary Fondation Louis Vuitton. We heard a beautiful concert of music by Gisèle Barreau and Betsy Jolas, and spent a day soaking up the paintings. Joan spoke of th
2023-01-16. In painting, there is no variable so small as to be insignificant. The presence of a breeze in the outdoor studio, the coarseness of the grind of the powdered charcoal, the slightest change in the angle of the drawing board against the wa
2022-09-06. Working on the lake in Minnesota, the feeling of the light through the trees is never twice the same, especially at the end of the day. For this piece, I wanted the softness and absorptive quality of paper, and to work relatively large, h
Nancy and I attended a performance of Mozart’s 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘮 last evening, and I was reminded of the central fact of strong works of art — that beyond all the technical maneuvering, they are truly products of the human spirit, and can ha