Tammi Campbell

Tammi Campbell (b. 1974) holds a BFA from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. The artist is known for her meticulously researched replications of iconic works by Modernist and Pop masters, such as Frank Stella, Ed Ruscha, Josef Albers, and Andy Warhol. She distinguishes her works from the originals by applying hyperreal mock packaging materials cast in acrylic paint or purposefully leaving some areas unfinished, playfully subverting the many myths and assumptions that pervade Western art historical canon. Campbell has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions over the past ten years, including Exactly Wrong, MAKI Gallery (Tokyo, 2021); Boring Art, Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles, 2019); Bring Ice, Thanks, Arsenal Contemporary Art (New York, 2019); Concerning Certain Events, Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon, 2015); Why Can’t Minimal, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (Toronto, 2014); Fool Me Twice, Dunlop Art Gallery (Regina, 2013); The Thick Of It, Mercer Union (Toronto, 2013); and Le Projet Peinture, Galerie de l’UQAM (Montreal, 2013). She has also participated in the Canadian Biennale 2014 at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, as well as the 30th International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-St-Paul. Campbell currently lives and works in Montreal, Quebec.
Artworks
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Tammi Campbell, Campbell's Soup Cans Framed with Polyethylene Sheeting and Packing Tape, 2021, acrylic on canvas with wood frame, 215.9 x 345.4 cm -
Tammi Campbell, Double Elvis (Ferus Type) with Bubble Wrap and Packing Tape, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 208.3 x 137.5 cm -
Tammi Campbell, Brillo Soap Pads Box Flattened, 2021, acrylic paint with painted wood frame and plexiglass, 139.7 x 177.8 cm -
Tammi Campbell, Paradoxe sur le comédien, 1974 with Masking Tape, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 160.6 x 320.0 cm -
Tammi Campbell, Imagined study #2 for Frank Stella's Sinjerli Variations c.1968 with Bubble Wrap and Packing Tape, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 116.8 x 116.8 cm -
Tammi Campbell, ”JAPAN IS AMERICA” with Masking Tape, 2021, oil on canvas with wood frame, 165.1 x 165.1 cm -
Tammi Campbell, ”ARTISTS WHO DO BOOKS”, Framed with Bubble Wrap and Packing Tape, 2021, pastel on paper, wood frame, plexiglass, and acrylic paint, 75.2 x 90.5 cm -
Tammi Campbell, Homage to the Square with Bubble Wrap and Packing Tape, 2021, acrylic on board with metal frame, 63.5 x 63.5 cm