Duncan Campbell

Duncan Campbell studied at Glasgow School of Art and Ulster University. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Glasgow. Work by Duncan Campbell is recorded in the collections of Tate and Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Turner Prize and Bâloise Prize.

• Name — Duncan Campbell • Born — 1972 • Birthplace — Dublin, Ireland • Occupation — Video artist • Children — 2 • Awards — Baloise Art Prize (2009) Turner Prize (2014)

Campbell was born in Dublin, one of the five children of Paddy and Veronica Campbell, entrepreneurs who founded a catering business, Campbell Catering, later sold to Aramark. Paddy Campbell is a noted sculptor, having been, he said, inspired when in his 50s by his son, and three of Duncan's siblings are also active in the arts, as a film producer, a screenwriter and an actress. Campbell grew up in Swords, County Dublin, and studied at the private secondary Sutton Park School. He took a BA at the University of Ulster (1996) and a Masters in Fine Arts at the Glasgow School of Art (1998), remaining resident in Glasgow afterwards.

In 2008, he was awarded the Baloise Art Prize. In 2013, Campbell was one of the three artists chosen to represent Scotland at the Venice Biennale. On 1 December 2014, it was announced that he had won the 2014 Turner Prize. Campbell took the prize for his video work "It for Others" – a 50-minute video work that reflects on African art and includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx. In 2018 Duncan Campbell was supported by the A. M. Qattan Foundation's A Flourishing Field project funded by the Swedish government.

As of 2014, Campbell, at 42, was a father of two.

Duncan Campbell is recorded with the occupation installation artist. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as filmmaker, editor, writer, film director and artist.