Marilyn Campbell
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b. 1951, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Jane and Arthur Mason
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
ReTurn to the Land of Oz, AAW National Symposium, Overland Park, Kansas
A Nation of Enchanted Form: Woodturning Artists Across North America, St. Paul, MN, Rockport, Maine
14th Annual Fine Woodworking Show : Women in Woodworking, Saratoga Springs, New York
2005-06 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL and
New York, NY
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
From Sea to Odyssey, AAW National Symposium, Orlando, FL
2003 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
2002-03 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
1996-2003 Durham Wood Show, First Prize (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003), Durham,
Ontario, Canada
2002 Branching Out: Contemporary Wood Turning in 2002, Ellipse Arts
Center, Arlington, VA
2001-02 Nature Takes a Turn, International Juried Exhibition,
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
University of California, Davis, CA
University of New York, Purchase, NY
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Turned Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Turning on Furnishings 2000, Toronto and Kingston, Ontario, Canada
8th Biennial Works in Wood, An International Exhibit, Chesterton
Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN
1999-2000 Master Class, Ontario Open Woodturning Competition, First Prize,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1998 Ottawa Wood Show, Best of Show, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Wood, An Aesthetic and Social Ecology, Tom Thompson Memorial Art
Gallery, Curated by Stephen Hogbin, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Pathways '98: International Works in Wood, Cleveland, OH
Annual Invitational Wood Show, O.C.C. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1997-99 Canadian Woodturning Championships, Award, Vancouver, B.C.
Woodstock Wood Show, Award, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
1996 Ottawa Wood Show, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from the Bohlen Collection, Hudson Hills Press
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My interest in turning began in the early eighties and was sparked by a desire to work creatively with wood. At that time my husband and I had just finished building a 36’ sailboat, an endeavor which introduced me to woodworking and also renewed in me an urge for making. Unschooled in the “wood arts”, I chose the lathe as a starting point because it offered many creative possibilities within the safe confines of certain limits. In the early days, I made items to sell at craft fairs but eventually, with the larger influences of woodturning groups and individual artists, my focus changed to exploring the boundaries of those limits.
The boatbuilding venture also resulted in my familiarity with epoxy and subsequent recognition of its potential as another medium. I began by using epoxy as a simple, decorative element but gradually it evolved into a structural, yet expressive, component within my pieces. Consequently, for several years now, I have been exploring the variety of forms and effects that are made possible by the combination of the two materials - each adds its voice while subtly complementing the other.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Jane and Arthur Mason
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
ReTurn to the Land of Oz, AAW National Symposium, Overland Park, Kansas
A Nation of Enchanted Form: Woodturning Artists Across North America, St. Paul, MN, Rockport, Maine
14th Annual Fine Woodworking Show : Women in Woodworking, Saratoga Springs, New York
2005-06 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL and
New York, NY
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
From Sea to Odyssey, AAW National Symposium, Orlando, FL
2003 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
2002-03 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
1996-2003 Durham Wood Show, First Prize (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003), Durham,
Ontario, Canada
2002 Branching Out: Contemporary Wood Turning in 2002, Ellipse Arts
Center, Arlington, VA
2001-02 Nature Takes a Turn, International Juried Exhibition,
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
University of California, Davis, CA
University of New York, Purchase, NY
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Turned Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Turning on Furnishings 2000, Toronto and Kingston, Ontario, Canada
8th Biennial Works in Wood, An International Exhibit, Chesterton
Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN
1999-2000 Master Class, Ontario Open Woodturning Competition, First Prize,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1998 Ottawa Wood Show, Best of Show, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Wood, An Aesthetic and Social Ecology, Tom Thompson Memorial Art
Gallery, Curated by Stephen Hogbin, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Pathways '98: International Works in Wood, Cleveland, OH
Annual Invitational Wood Show, O.C.C. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1997-99 Canadian Woodturning Championships, Award, Vancouver, B.C.
Woodstock Wood Show, Award, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
1996 Ottawa Wood Show, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from the Bohlen Collection, Hudson Hills Press
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My interest in turning began in the early eighties and was sparked by a desire to work creatively with wood. At that time my husband and I had just finished building a 36’ sailboat, an endeavor which introduced me to woodworking and also renewed in me an urge for making. Unschooled in the “wood arts”, I chose the lathe as a starting point because it offered many creative possibilities within the safe confines of certain limits. In the early days, I made items to sell at craft fairs but eventually, with the larger influences of woodturning groups and individual artists, my focus changed to exploring the boundaries of those limits.
The boatbuilding venture also resulted in my familiarity with epoxy and subsequent recognition of its potential as another medium. I began by using epoxy as a simple, decorative element but gradually it evolved into a structural, yet expressive, component within my pieces. Consequently, for several years now, I have been exploring the variety of forms and effects that are made possible by the combination of the two materials - each adds its voice while subtly complementing the other.