About

Campbell’s work largely emerges from experiences living in and navigating urban environments, from London to San Francisco, with side trips to the reservoirs, wooded trails and marinas.  In this recent body of work, precision counterbalances process, as she further explores the interplay between fabricated materials and structure and inevitable decay. Artificial color resonates against stripes of layered detritus honed to topographical nuance. Hard edges abut whorls and eddies revealed by repetitive abrasion and layering. Fluid movement defines specific interlocking elements. The intersection of strategies, both specific and open-ended, results in work imbued with a sense of stability and presence, while vibrating with energy.

Jules Campbell Biography

Born and raised in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Jules A. Campbell started her creative career as a graduate of The New College of Speech & Drama, London, UK (now an affiliate of Middlesex University). Early on she taught English and established the Drama Department at Southaw Girls’ School in North London, UK.

Well-traveled and passionate about performing and visual arts, Campbell ultimately settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, participating in numerous exhibitions and events through the years. In 2015 Campbell became a founding member of GearBox Gallery in Oakland, where she now maintains a studio, exploring the beauty and grit of the urban environments she embraces as an inspiration.

Selected Exhibitions:

2024

The Past in the Present, invitational, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA, January 4 - February 25, 2024

2023

Urban Arterial: Jules Campbell & Julie V. Garner, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, February 16 - March 18, 2023
Books, Causeways & Landscapes (3 artists), Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, October 1-30, 2023

2022

REAP, Invitational Exhibition, Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA, January 21 – February 27, 2022
What’s Next … The Seven, The Orinda Library Gallery, Orinda CA, September 1 – 30, 2022

2021

Equilibrium: Jules Campbell & Linda Ellinwood Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, January 29 – March 13, 2021
Bookish, Collaborative Series (4 artists), Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, April 1-30, 2021

2019

Habitat IV, Fire and Rain, a Collaborative Series (4 artists) Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, October 1-31, 2019

2018

The Same Just Different: Jules Campbell & Jerry Leisure, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, November 24, 2018 – January 5, 2019
CC14, Auxiliary Gallery at Aspen Center, John Muir Hospital, December 15, 2018 - January 12, 2019

2017

On the Edge: Jules Campbell & TaVee McAllister Lee, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, November 30, 2017 - January 6, 2018
Habitat III: Seasons, A Collaborative Series (4 artists) Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, August 1-31, 2017

2016

urba(n)ation: Jules Campbell & Robert Ray, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, December 1, 2016 - January 7, 2017
Habitat II: Fire & Rain, A Collaborative Series (4 artists) Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, August 1-30, 2016

2015

Gems III: Exquisite, Intricate, Intimate Small Works of Art (juror Ruth Santee), Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia CA, December 2 – 20
Point of Convergence, with Phyllis Lasché, at GearBox Gallery, Oakland CA, October 29 – November 28
The Thrill of the Chase, CC14 members (Contra Costa 14), The Orinda Library Gallery, Orinda CA, August 2 – 30
Fragments: The Art of Collage & Assemblage(juror Robert-Jean Ray), Arts Benicia, Benicia CA, July 29 – September 9
Seeing Red (juror Jacquelyn Smith), Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville CA, June 26 –August 22
Habitat: A Collaborative Series (4 artists) Orinda Bookstore, Orinda CA, June 1 – June 10

Founding Member, GearBox Gallery, 770 West Grand Avenue, Oakland CA, – February 

2014

The Square, Co-curator of exhibit with CC14 (Contra Costa 14), Diablo Valley College Library, Pleasant Hill, CA, November 1 – December 6
Thirty Squares, a Three Person Exhibit, Orinda Book Store, Orinda, CA, October 1 – 31
Intersections, solo exhibit, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA, Spetmeber 11 - October 12
Altered Landscapes, juror Phil Linhares, Chief Curator (Ret), Oakland Museum, Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, July 17 – September 11
Member, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA, June 2014
Diablo Valley College Student Art Exhibition (President’s Award - printmaking) April – May
CC14 Spring Show @ The aRt Cottage, Concord, CA, April 1 – 25

2013

All Figured Out (Juried) @ Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville CA, July- August
Diablo Valley College Student Art Exhibition (President’s Award - printmaking) Pleasant HillContent for New nav Tag Goes HereCA, April – May

2012

Another World, an Exhibit with CC14 (Contra Costa 14), The Orinda Library Gallery, Orinda CA, August 2 – 30
Mill Valley 1st Tuesday Artwalk – The Mill Valley Inn, Mill Valley CA, July
Diablo Valley College Student Art Exhibition (President’s Award - sculpture), Pleasant Hill CA, April – May
Emerging Artist Exhibition (Juried), Cal State Hayward, Hayward CA, February – April
On the Wall, The aRt Cottage in Concord, CA, February
Shelby’s Restaurant, Orinda CA, November 2011 – February
Pastel Hair Salon, San Francisco CA, ongoing exhibition
Walnut Creek Bridge Club, Walnut Creek CA, ongoing exhibition

2011

The Elegant Line (Juried), Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville CA July- August
Diablo Valley College Student Art Exhibition (Honorable Mention in Printmaking) Pleasant Hill CA, April – May

2010

Two Day Solo Exhibit at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill CA, June
Journey, an Art Exhibit with CC14 (Contra Costa 14), Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill CA, June – July
Diablo Valley College Student Art Show (Honorable Mention in Painting) Pleasant Hil CA, April – May

2009

Diablo Valley College Student Art Show (Honorable Mention in Painting), Pleasant Hill CA, April – May
Peace and Cake, an Art Exhibit with CC14 (Contra Costa 14), Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill CA, June – July

2008

Diablo Valley College Student Art Show, Pleasant Hill CA, April – May
What’s at the Bottom of the Drawer, an Art Exhibit with CC14 (Contra Costa 14) @ Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill CA, June – July

2007

Local Artists Exhibit, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland CA
Diablo Valley College Student Art Show, Pleasant Hill CA, April – May
Printmaking Show, Diablo Valley College Library, Pleasant Hill CA