Georgia painter Alan Campbell has created a most unusual and unique career as a visiting artist with science research programs, taking him to some of the most remote locations on the planet. Following in the tradition of the great exploring expeditions of thepast, Campbell has journeyed three times to Antarctica with the National Science Foundation, for a total of over eight months on "the ice". This quest to convey a unique sense of place has also led the artist to Kenya, the Galapagos Islands, Chile, Ecuador, New Zealand and Italy. Closer to home, he has captured the beauty of Maine, Montana, Alaska and across his native state of Georgia.
Alan's most recent project takes him deep into the jungles of Costa Rica and Peru as a visiting artist with the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). In a series of trips to OTS sites he is creating a body of work depicting the rich biodiversity of the tropical rainforest. Consistent throughout all of these projects is Campbell's hallmark ability to orchestrate color, light and luminosity, evoking a true feeling for the sights, sounds and sensations distinctive to these most magical and mysterious locations. In so doing, his work has helped to raise public awareness and concern for the major environmental and conservation issues of our day.
