Jon Campbell
SINGER-SONGWRITER, PAINTER & PRODUCER
Jon Campbell (b. 1982) is an American-born singer-songwriter and visual artist based in Berlin
He studied painting at the Woodstock School of Art (1998 - 2005), the School of Visual Arts (2001 - 2002) and SUNY Purchase (2004 - 2006), from where he received a BFA in 2006 before relocating to Berlin, Germany in 2007, where he’s been living and working since.
His paintings have been exhibited internationally and are in numerous private collections.
Jon’s debut EP About a Boy was originally released on Of Naked Design Recordings in February 2016 and was re-released in 2019 on Jon’s own indie label 7lb Records, as were his three follow-up albums SIRENS (2019), Wolfen (2021) and Still Life With Motion Sickness (2024).
“Francis showcases Jon’s subtleties and vulnerability as a songwriter. For me personally, it was that feeling of deep sincerity that made the biggest impact – it can be heard in his music, in his voice and it’s conveyed in his paintings. His ability to convey his deepest emotions in music and on canvas is quite startling and unforgettable.”
“This track wasn’t a rush for clicks or likes. This track is a message from within, and it hit me like a hammer… what divides Campbell from other artists is that in my opinion, every track, every video and every painting is a snapshot of his soul.”
Mittelheide, oil on canvas, 50 x 40cm, 2021
"Jon Campbell’s paintings have an innocent, child-like sensibility… Campbell crafts songs that remind me of Jonathan Richman and the The Modern Lovers. His music as well as his paintings have a charming, slackerish affect, conveying the dreams and fantasies of a global flâneur."
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SELECTED SHOWS
Collezione, solo show at Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, January 2024
Campbell + Campbell, Recent Paintings by Nancy and Jon Campbell, Arts Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY, August 2022
Self-Portrait, group show at P7 Gallery, Berlin, December 2021
Quintett, group show at Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, March 2021
Territories, group show at Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, Mary 2019
Guest performer at KGB-Sounds: Nacht der KünstlerInnen Bands, Heimathafen, Neukölln, September 2017
Guest performer at Schirn Summer Hangout, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, September 2016
Guest performer at Yo!Sissy Musikfestival, Berlin, July 2016
On Painting, group show at Kent Fine Art, New York, NY, June 2016
BABEL, solo show at Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin, April 2016
Crying Wolf, solo show at Gallery Molly Krom, New York, NY, May 2014
Portraits: Reflected Visions, group show at Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, 2011
Lo Stupore, group show at Associazione Marco Magnani, Sassari, Sardinia, 2011
The Portrait Regained, group show at Centro d'Arte Contemporanea Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, 2010
First Service, group show at Schwules Museum, Berlin, 2010
Seen and Not Seen, solo show at STYX Projects, Berlin 2010
The New Spirit of Painting, group show at Galerija Contra, Koper, Slovenia 2009
When I Grow Up, group show at Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris, 2009
I’ll Be Your Mirror, solo show at Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris, November 2008
Jon Campbell, solo show at Galerija Contra, Koper, Slovenia, 2008
At Home and Abroad, dual show with Nancy Campbell at Michael Nelson Gallery, Saugerties, NY, 2008
Dual show with Melissa Frost, STYX Projects, Berlin, 2008
Dual show with Salomé, Galerie Deschler, Berlin, 2008
Proposing Jon Campbell, solo show at James Cox
Gallery, Woodstock, New York, 2007
Exorcisms, BFA Thesis Exhibition, SUNY Purchase, 2006
Sonderstipedium, Berlin Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa 2020
Marco Magnani Prize 2011
PRESS
York Calling 2024: https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2024/04/03/video-jon-campbell-ukrainian-blood/
Various Small Flames 2024: https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2024/04/08/weekly-listening-april-2024-2/
Roadie Music 2022: https://roadie-music.com/fools-gold-uma-cancao-sensivel-e-brilhante-na-voz-de-jon-campbell/
York Calling 2022: https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2022/05/26/new-music-jon-campbell-feat-luminous-crush-edward/
Zone Nights 2022: https://www.zonenights.com/2022/05/jon-campbell-ft-luminous-crush-edward-new-single/
Nagamag 2021: https://www.nagamag.com/the-latest/jon-campbell-cruising-at-the-end-of-the-world-video/
York Calling 2021: https://yorkcalling.co.uk/2021/04/20/video-jon-campbell-cruising-at-the-end-of-the-world/
Alt-Country Forum NL 2021: http://www.altcountryforum.nl/2021/04/10/jon-campbell-wolfen/
KMS Reviews 2021: https://www.kms.reviews/?p=5251
Rock the Pigeon 2021: https://bit.ly/3oergvg
Folk Radio UK 2019: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2019/04/video-premiere-jon-campbell-francis/
Gay Star News 2019: https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/jon-campbell-art/#gs.ba0naj
The Crossfire 2019: https://bit.ly/3t4CsMF
KMS Reviews 2019: https://www.kms.reviews/?p=649
Means Happy 2019: https://meanshappy.com/a-queer-perspective-on-music-and-art/
Vents Magazine 2019: https://ventsmagazine.com/2019/04/15/interview-jon-campbell/
Zap Bang 2019: http://zapbangmagazine.com/music/interviews/jon-campbell
LGBTQ Music Chart 2019: https://lgbtqmusicchart.uk/2019/04/15/jon-campbell-francis/
My So Called Gay Life 2019: https://mysocalledgaylife.co.uk/2019/04/jon-campbell-francis/
Hyperallergic 2016: https://hyperallergic.com/306811/figurative-painting-thats-emphatically-human/
Fused Magazine 2016: https://www.fusedmagazine.co.uk/jon-campbell-sweet-sad-sunday-boys-playlist/
Siegessäule Magazine 2016: https://www.siegessaeule.de/news/2657-liebesbriefe-jon-campbell-im-interview/
The AU Review 2016: https://www.theaureview.com/music/stumbled-upon-111-jon-campbell-new-york-usa/
God’s in the TV 2015: https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2016/02/11/68287/
Siegessäule Magazine 2015: https://bit.ly/3dO50nt
ExBerliner Magazine 2015: https://www.exberliner.com/events/jon-campbell/