Work & Bio

G.W. Campbell

Born in Montreal, Quebec 1949. Currently living in St. Marys, Ontario

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ELEGY , 2018
30 x 40 in. Egg tempera & gessoed hardboard
FIRST LIGHT , 2017
24 x 36 in. Egg tempera on board
MORIN HEIGHTS , 2017
8.5 x 11.75 in. Watercolour on paper
THE BLUE CHURCH , 2016
30 x 24 in. Egg tempera on board
THE WEATHER VANE , 2016
20 x 25.75 Egg Tempera on board
AT THE MILL , 2016
10 x 44 in. Egg tempera (triptych)
PUMPKINS , 2015
24.25 x 22 in. Coloured pencil and watercolour
CHERRY AND APPLE , 2014
24 x 32 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
LLOYD’S CAMP , 2014
24 x 22 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
ST. MARYS JCT. , 2014
9.25 x 40 in. Ink and Gouache
HARVEST , 2013
25 x 36 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
UPPER CANADA , 2013
18 x 24 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
CLOSED FOR SEASON #12 , 2013
10.5 x 15 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
NEIGHBOURS , 2012
18 x 36 in. Egg Tempera on Gessoed Hardboard
REAR WINDOW , 2012
20.5 x 34 in. Egg Tempera
ON THE TRESTLE , 2011
34 x 24 3/8 in. Egg Tempera on Hardboard
Studied at

APPRENTICED:
1966-1970, Montreal
Rigorous four year apprenticeship in graphic arts

ASPECTS STUDIED:
• illustration & design with various media including watercolour, gouache, pencil, pen and ink, etching and serigraphy
• study of offset pre-press production including typographic applications, photomechanical reproduction, halftone & 4-colour separations, grounds, stripping and platemaking
• study of light, form and spatial relationships through photography
• study of advertising, illustration and fine art history with emphasis on effective communication
• polished layout and client presentation

Professional Activities

1970-1994: Graphic artist for several firms in Ontario
1994-present : Began devoting full time to fine art

Solo Exhibitions

KAA Gallery, Toronto
Queen Street Artists Association, Toronto
Huntsville Artisans Gallery, Huntsville
West End Collective, Vancouver
Artisans Cooperative, Guelph
Wellington County Museum, Fergus
Woolwich House, Guelph
Wilson Gallery, Guelph
Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound
Roberts Gallery, Toronto

Collections

Ogilvy, Renault, Toronto
Connor, Clark, Toronto