Robyn Campbell works in both glass and ceramics. She studied Glass at the Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, under the tuition of Klaus Moje, Stephen Proctor and Elizabeth McClure.

After graduating in 1993, Robyn established a studio in Canberra and exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally. She was commissioned to create public artworks, taught part-time at the Australian National University and contributed to the arts community in a variety of roles.

A three month fellowship at the Creative Glass Centre of America in 1995 gave Robyn the opportunity to focus on casting sculptures on a larger scale direct from a glass furnace. This time was formative and underpinned the development of her work over the following years.

Through demands from her personal life, Robyn moved away from her arts practice after 2000. During this time she completed an Advanced Diploma in Building design and spent some years working in the building industry.

From 2013 Robyn has returned to making, developing and refining her skills in sculpture using mainly ceramics and glass. She has returned to showing her work regularly in both solo and group exhibitions.

Robyn explains...

“In my art practice I’m interested in form and the spaces and relationships between forms, often leading to a sense of enclosure and protection.

I aim for a sense of stillness. I strive to achieve simplicity, calm and beauty in my sculptural pieces. The works are often textured, pared down and curvaceous, with surfaces deliberately created to be sensual and invite touch. 

In my recent work, the intangible elements of light, shadow and reflection interact, changing the pieces as natural light and perspective shift.

The natural world and landscape continue to inspire my creative work.”

and adds...

“I spent some years away from professional art practice. This time gave me a deeper understanding of my motivation for making and its central place in my life. Art making is my language and it challenges my thoughts and skills.”