Jenny Campbell (artist)

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Jenny Campbell
House in landscape, Jenny Campbell, c.1920
Born	Jenny D. A. Campbell 1895 Ayr, Scotland
Died	1970 Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	New Zealand, British
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Roland Hipkins

Jenny D. A. Campbell (1895–1970) was a Scottish artist.[1] Works by Campbell are held at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki[2] and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3] Her prints are featured in Margaret Dobson's book Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand (1928).[4]

Born in Ayr, Scotland, Campbell moved to New Zealand in 1922 with fellow artist Roland Hipkins.[5] Campbell married Hipkins in 1923 and they settled in Napier and then Wellington.[6]

Education

Campbell trained at the Edinburgh College of Art and was awarded a Diploma. After receiving a travel scholarship, she also studied in Belgium, Holland, and France.[5]

Career

Campbell worked mainly in oils, specifically portraiture and landscapes. She also worked with colour-block printing, including linocuts.[5] Works by Campbell include: Two Boys with Kites (1924)[2] and Lake Taupo.[5]

Exhibitions

Campbell exhibited with the:

• Auckland Society of Arts[7]
• Canterbury Society of Arts[8]
• New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts[9]
• Otago Art Society[10]
• The Group[11][12] in 1933,[13] 1934,[14] 1938 (as a guest artist, alongside her husband Ronald Hipkins)[15][16]

References

1. "Jenny Campbell – ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. "Two Boys with Kites". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
3. "Jenny Campbell". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
4. Dobson, Margaret (1 March 2012). Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand – From Wood, Linolecim and Other Media. Read Books Design. ISBN 9781447445715.
5. "Jenny Campbell | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
6. "Deserted Homestead, Roland Hipkins – Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
7. "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
9. "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
10. "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
11. "Artists exhibited with The Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
12. "The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
13. "The Group 1933". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
14. "The Group 1934". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
15. "The Group 1938". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
16. Simpson, Peter (18 July 2016). Bloomsbury South: The Arts in Christchurch 1933–1953. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781775588535.

Further reading

Artist files for Jenny Campbell are held at:

• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Also see:

• Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
• New Zealand Art: A Centennial Exhibition (1940)