Duward Campbell
Duward Campbell is a native Texan, born and raised in the center of some of the best ranching and farming land in the country. As an artist, the people of this region and the southwest have provided the lifeblood for Duward’s work, as he has concentrated his painting and drawing efforts around the contemporary cowboy and rural life. Duward never draws an image he has not “breathed on”; for he knows the people, the animals and the land he brings to his work. He gathers information for his work mostly in the Southwest, however his many friends and associates allow him to do research from coast to coast. He strives for accuracy and detail of not only the physical, but spiritual aspects of the characters and land he loves. Duward has been involved in creative activities most of his life, but became serious about drawing and painting during his junior high school years. At that time, his pencil and pen and ink drawings were shown by several galleries in Dallas and Houston. He continued these interests at Texas Tech University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1975. Although he has made a living as an artist painting and drawing in a realistic manner since he was in high school, he has always tried to reach beyond that to other formats and media. Since getting a BFA in drawing and ceramics, he has involved himself in a variety of creative ventures that all interlock. Everything from designing and building furniture and architectural structures, photography, layout and graphics for several award winning books and also set design and stage direction of two theatric productions. The basis for all his work has been good drawing and composition with the application of good design. For him, this is true if he is doing the painting of a cowboy horseback or designing a piece of equipment. He believes an “artist” should be creative in all aspects of life, and not limit himself to traditionally accepted formats. He has tried to do just that. Duward Campbell has pieces in many public and private collections and has exhibited throughout the United States in competitive and invitational shows. He is a past member of the American Indian and Cowboy Artist (AICA), where he served as a board member and representative to the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. He has served as a board member and on the National Advisory Board for the National Ranching Heritage Association, Lubbock, Texas. SHOWS & EXHIBITS Texas Fine Arts Association, Three citations 1972, 1973, 1974 16th Annual Texas Crafts Exhibition, Co-Winner, 1974 Austin College, One-Man Show, 1974 Ninth Annual Prints, Drawings & Crafts Exhibition Drawings U.S. A. 75 Fine Arts Biannual Exhibition Invitational Inauguration Exhibition, 1977 O. S. Ranch Steer Roping and Art Exhibit, 1981-1985 Roth Series Exhibit, 1983, One-Man Retrospective Art LXXXIV, Art LXXV, Art LXXXVI, The Rotary Club of Amarillo National Western Artists Exhibit, 1985, 1986, 1987 AICA Annual Show, 1986,1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,1993,1994 Variety Club Celebrity Class, Western Art Show and Sale, 1986 Art at Tahoe Biltmore, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1987 Artists of the West, 1988 Western Sagas Exhibition Very Special Arts Trappings of Texas, 1989-2001 Hispanic Art Sampler, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration The American Royal Association Art Auction and Sale AICA Wichita, 1990, 1991 Fifth Annual C. M. Russell Museum Benefit Art MCMXC The Rotary Club of Amarillo Peppertree Ranch Art Show Post Founders Day Celebration Southwest Exhibition 1992 Annual Contemporary Cowboy Art Show, 1993-1995 Masters of the American West 1998, 1999, 2000 Post 100th Anniversary Celebration Lubbock Arts Festival, 2008 AWARDS (Partial) 8th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1984 National Western Artists Show, 1985 10th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1986 11th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1987 National Western Artists Show, 1987 12th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1988 National Western Artists, 1988 Cowtown Classic, 1989 14th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1990 AICA Wichita, 1990 15th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1991 16th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1992 17th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1993 18th Annual AICA Exhibition, 1994 19th Annual National Western Art Exhibition, 1995 Show of Hands, 1995 Trappings of Texas Guest Curator Masters of the American West Lubbock Arts Festival, 2008 AICA Wichita, 1991 COLLECTIONS (Partial) Texas Tech University Museum, Western Texas College Southland Corporation Western National Bank National Bank of Conroe Commercial National Bank O. S. Ranch Museum Norwest Banks Houston Power and Light Oregon Trail Broadcasting Co. Museum of the Big Bend Sun Belt Communications Bear Tooth Communications Grainger Weston Collection Garza County Museum |
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