Joan Ruth Campbell b. 1925

Also known as Joan Campbell
  • Maker (Ceramist)
Joan Campbell was a seminal figure in Australian and Western Australian ceramics. An early specialist in Raku, she created a substantial body of work, shared her knowledge at conferences and seminars, promoted Australian ceramics through memberships of national and international craft organisations and mentored a generation of potters at her workshop at Bathers Beach in Fremantle.
exhibited at
Society of British Artists
Place
London, England, UK
Description

Exhibited prior to 1869.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Clay Dynasty
Date
11 October 2021 - 29 January 2022
Place
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description

An exhibition of three generations of studio ceramics in Australia, from the 1960s when potters were influenced by Bernard Leach’s understanding of Japanese aesthetics, to a more liberated creative approach.
It was drawn in its entirety from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Tags
ceramcis, studio potters
Website
https://www.maas.museum/event/clay-dynasty/
exhibited at
Crescendo: Joan Campbell's recent work
Date
1997
Place
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
State Library of QLD catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Gray, Anne, (ed), Crescendo: Joan Campbell’s recent work. Perth, WA: The University of Western Australia, 1997
ISBN 0864225555 (pbk)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Ceramics
exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Colonial Pastime to Contemporary Profession: 150 years of Australian Women's Art
Date
8 March 1995 - July 1995
Place
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Looking West: Western Australian women artists from the City of Fremantle collection
Date
8 March 1995 - 2 July 1995
Place
Kathleen O'Connor Gallery, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
The Mainlanders
Date
25 October 1980 - 26 November 1980
Place
Design Centre of Tasmania, Corner Brisbane and Tamar Streets, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Description

An exhibition of 12 of Australia’s leading ceramists – Joan Campbell, Frederick Chepeaux, Peter Hook, Harold Hughan, Judy Lorraine, Carl McConnell, Phillip McConnell, Gus McLaren, Alan Peascod, Reg Preston, Josef Szirer, Alan Watt.