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William H. Campbell
Magic Circle - Acrylic on linen
"After traditioinal art training, Earl Horter awakened my interest in abstract art in the 1930's. By 1940 I had small non-objective sketches that I developed and enlarged. The first of these were exhibited in 1945. I continued both realisitic and abstract painting long with careers as illustrator, designer, teacher and art diector.
In 1970 I moved to a home/studio with facilities for bigger canvases, up to 6 by 9 feet. These were geometrics on white primed canvas, but by 1980 I had changed to transparent acrylics on tan raw linen to add texture and warmth. My compositions were variations on grid systems.
In recent years I have concentrated on pure abstraction and seek further means of engaging the viewer. I am experimenting with dimension and the illusion of dimension, optical mixture of color, new methods of creating texture and paint quality, free form design, use of ancient and contemporary symbols."
Carnival - Acrylic on gesso
Education:1928-30 La France Art Institute
1930-33 Fleisher Art Memorial
1933-34 University of Pennsylvania
1933-37 Philadelphia College of Art
1935 Earl Horter's Summer School, Rockport MA
Small Island in the Sun - Acrylic on gesso
Group Exhibitions:-
- 1996 "The Ideal Made Real"
4 Abstract Artists,
Berman Museum at Ursinus College
- 1995 "Artists of Imagination"
American College, Bryn Mawr
- 1993 "5 Abstract Options"
Community Arts Center,
Wallingford, PA
- 1993 "8 Abstract Artists"
American College
- 1990 National Academy of Design, NYC
Juried Annual
- 1983-1991 Acrylic Society
Juried Annuals at the National Arts Club, NYC
Recent Solo Exhibitions:-2000 Raab Gallery
1998 Woodmere Art Museum
1994 The Plastic Club
1987 American College
1986 American College
1985 The Philadelphia Sketch Club
(These are just a few of a total of 45 solo exhibitions between 1945 and 2000.)
Bill Campbell is a charter member of Artists Equity and was President of the Artists Guild from 1951-52. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who in the East. He has curated several exhibitions of local artists. Hundreds of his works can be found in private and public collections.
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