Touched by light or
SCOTT VINCENT CAMPBELL
February 20th - March 15th 2025
Opening Reception: February 20th, 6 - 9 PM
Artist Talk: March 15th 4 - 6 PM
By Kai Ihns
Available Work
Touched by light or is a collection of drawings, images, and objects made in response to the journey of searching for something. While previous work touched on themes of defensiveness, and found their formal inspiration in gates, shields, and other protective mechanisms and materials, this offering is instead interested in spaces where that kind of armor might no longer be necessary. What methods and tools would one use to find such a place? What are the trail markers, and who are the spirit guides, that can lead one to their people? Concepts of frequency and transmission are presented alongside portals, and images of flight and escape in this exhibition. The rubbings are small, metaphorical journeys themselves; each one an exercise in searching for and recording the contours, nuances, and textures of a surface.
SCOTT VINCENT CAMPBELL
Photo: Max Li
Scott Vincent Campbell (b. 1983) is a visual artist and curator from New York, NY. He earned a BA in Fine Art from Haverford College in 2005, and an MFA from The University of Chicago in 2022. Campbell’s work has been exhibited across the US at institutions such as the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, IL; the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, MI; Library Street Collective in Detroit, MI; Big Medium in Austin, TX; and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts and Pierogi Gallery in New York, NY. Campbell was a resident at Red Bull Arts Detroit in 2016, and in 2017 was the first Ford Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. He is a recipient of the SPARK Grant from the Chicago Artist Coalition, as well as The Artist Grant from The Reva & David Logan Foundation. Campbell currently lives and works in Chicago, IL, where he also acts as the Midwest Programs Manager for Independent Curators International. He was named one of Newcity’s 2024 Art 50, and is represented by M Contemporary Art.
