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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
I am very interested in the
aspect of our aging society
and its accompanying issues of
loss of earlier strengths,
health and death itself. I
believe art can convey
something special about this
later period that has a beauty
and a sadness not accessible
in the youthful era of life.
As a result, my latest artwork
and Book Art investigates
obsolescence and aging. I
have started to write poetry
and incorporate my poems in my
books thus intertwining the
visual and verbal arts. It is
in this format that I bring my
previous experiences together.
I have continued to develop
books that travel on both a
physical and metaphysical
journey. These themes are
explored through personal
history, aspects of aging,
meanings across cultures and
places, and concepts of
nature. I make books with few
and simple materials. I love
to travel and produce portable
art relating to my travel
experiences and my observation
of my themes in other places.
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Mary-Ellen Campbell Biography:
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62
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Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Artistic Book
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| Your Personal Biography |
Mary-Ellen Campbell Bio
Ms. Campbell is a native New Yorker. She has a background in mixed media, having traveled through painting and printmaking, photography and constructions to her current investigation of book arts where she “puts it all together”. She has been exhibiting work since 1982 with over 15 solo and 75 group shows across the country and abroad.
She travels from her apartment in Greenwich Village to her teaching position in art at New Jersey City University where she has been teaching Graphic Design and running the graduate program for 29 years. While on sabbaticals from teaching she has lived and taught in Italy, China, Thailand and Nicaragua. Campbell has numerous awards for her artwork including a Fulbright Grant to teach Book Arts in Thailand to five artist residencies in Book Arts in 2007 from Costa Rica to Minnesota.
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