Colin Campbell was a pioneer Canadian video artist.

Life

Colin Campbell was born in Reston, Manitoba

Reston, Manitoba

Reston is a small community in southwestern Manitoba, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the biggest town in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, which also includes the towns of Sinclair, Cromer and Pipestone...

, 1942. Based in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 since 1973, Campbell produced over 45 tapes. He received his BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...

 from the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

 (Gold Medal) and his MFA

Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...

 from Claremont Graduate School, California. Campbell's first academic position was at Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...

, Sackville, New Brunswick, the subject of his video Sackville, I'm Yours.

Campbell saw himself as bisexual and bigendered.

Colin Campbell died on October 31, 2001, in Toronto.

Work

Campbell's work has been exhibited internationally since the mid-1970s, including the 1980 Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...

. In 1990 the Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Winnipeg Art Gallery is a public art gallery that was founded in 1912. It is Western Canada's oldest civic gallery and the 6th largest in the country...

 organized a national touring retrospective of his videotapes (1972–90). His first film, Skin, premiered at the Festival of Festivals (Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

) in 1991.

Select videography

• Sackville, I'm Yours (1972)
• Janus (1973)
• Woman From Malibou (1976)
• Modern Love (1978)
• Bad Girls (1980)
• White Money (1983)
• The Woman Who Went too Far (1984)
• Bennies from Heaven (1986)
• No Voice Over (1986)
• Black and Light (1987)
• Fiddle Faddle (1988)
• Rendez-vous (1991)
• Invention (1993)

External links

• V tape