Cressida Campbell
Cressida Campbell (born 1960) is an Australian artist.
She was born in Sydney in 1960 to Ruth and Ross Campbell, her older sister is actress Nell Campbell. She studied at East Sydney Technical College in 1978 and 1979.
Having developed an interest in woodblock printing, Campbell studied in 1980 at the Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo.
She exhibited in London in 2001 (when Germaine Greer introduced her at the opening) and 2003. As of 2006, her technique centers on painting her woodblocks in preparation for hand-printing with them.[1] Margaret Preston is described as a strong influence on her.[2]
Literature
- The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell with an introduction by John McDonald, art critic of The Sydney Morning Herald and a foreword by Edmund Capon, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 360 pps. Hardback.
References
External links
- Cressida Campbell web site
- Cressida Campbell at the National Gallery of Australia database
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