Jenny Campbell
Campbell (1895–1970) was a Scottish artist. Works by Campbell are held at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Her prints are featured in Margaret Dobson's book Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand (1928).
Also recorded as Mrs. Roland Hipkins · Jenny Hipkins · Jenny D. A. Campbell
Jenny Campbell
Jenny Campbell · Photograph of watercolor in private collection, taken by Geoffrey Barker, 2022 · Public domain
- Name
- Jenny Campbell
- Birth Name
- Jenny D.
- Born
- 1895
- Birthplace
- Ayr, Scotland
- Died
- 1970
- Place of death
- Melbourne, Australia
- Education
- Edinburgh College of Art
- Spouse
- Roland Hipkins
- Known for
- Painting
- Nationality
- New Zealand · United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Jenny Campbell was born in Ayr, Scotland, Campbell moved to New Zealand in 1922 with fellow artist Roland Hipkins. Campbell married Hipkins in 1923 and they settled in Napier and then Wellington.
Jenny Campbell studied at Edinburgh College of Art. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Jenny Campbell is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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• Name — Jenny Campbell • Birth Name — Jenny D. A. Campbell • Born — 1895 • Birthplace — Ayr, Scotland • Died — 1970 • Place of death — Melbourne, Australia • Education — Edinburgh College of Art • Spouse — Roland Hipkins • Known for — Painting
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Jenny Campbell (1895 – 1970) was an artist. The birth of Jenny Campbell is recorded in 1895 in Scotland, and the death in 1970 in Australia.
Education
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.
Career
Career
Campbell worked mainly in oils, specifically portraiture and landscapes. She also worked with colour-block printing, including linocuts. Works by Campbell include: Two Boys with Kites (1924) and Lake Taupo.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Campbell exhibited with the: • Auckland Society of Arts • Canterbury Society of Arts • New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts • Otago Art Society • The Group in 1933, 1934, 1938 (as a guest artist, alongside her husband Ronald Hipkins)
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- 1.Jenny Campbell – ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research). www.getty.edu.
- 2.Jenny Campbell. collections.tepapa.govt.nz.
- 3.Dobson, Margaret. Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand – From Wood, Linolecim and Other Media. Read Books Design. 1 March 2012. 9781447445715.
- 4.Deserted Homestead, Roland Hipkins – Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 5.Jenny Campbell NZETC. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
- 6.Two Boys with Kites. Auckland Art Gallery.
- 7.Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 8.Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 9.Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 10.Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 11.Artists exhibited with The Group. findnzartists.org.nz.
- 12.The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries. christchurchcitylibraries.com.
- 13.The Group 1933. christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 14.The Group 1934. christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 15.The Group 1938. christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 16.Simpson, Peter. Bloomsbury South: The Arts in Christchurch 1933–1953. Auckland University Press. 18 July 2016. 9781775588535.
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