Cressida Campbell (b.1960)

Cressida Campbell is a gifted artist who distils the essence of her familiar subjects in watercolour, painted woodblocks and woodblock prints. Conscious of the legacy of Margaret Preston, Campbell portrays beauty in everyday scenes such as domestic still lifes, industrial maritime scenes and rooftops overlooking Sydney harbour. Her commonplace subjects are given depth through solid composition and vivid colour. A fine draughtswoman and strong designer, her works show graphic elements reminiscent of Japanese prints. Her technique is painstaking: first resolving her designs then carving them in plywood, Campbell paints segments of the woodblock in layers of watercolour paint, making as few as a single print from each design. Campbell studied at East Sydney Technical College and spent a year at the Yoshida Hanga Academy in Tokyo, Japan. She has won numerous awards including the ACTA Australian Maritime Award and the AGNSW Trustees Watercolour Prize.

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