Campbell Addy is a British Ghanaian artist whose striking photographs have garnered acclaim for their reconsiderations of beauty ideals. The artist creates conceptual images that offer expansive aesthetic possibilities for engaging with Blackness, identity, and representation. Emphasizing a narrative sensibility, Addy’s works have been published in British Vogue, i-D, and Dazed, among others, and have featured luminaries such as Tyler, The Creator, FKA twigs, Beyoncé, and Naomi Campbell. The Stillness of Elegance marks the artist’s first institutional solo exhibition in the U.S. and includes works that exemplify his dynamic exploration of personal intimacy, creative connection, and world-building across his catalog. Underscoring visibility for underrepresented communities, Addy heightens visual storytelling in captivating images that broaden the lexicon of fashion photography beyond the celebrity that audiences may typically associate with the industry.

The Stillness of Elegance is organized for SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film by SCAD Museum of Art curator Ben Tollefson.

About the artist
British Ghanaian artist and photographer Campbell Addy draws inspiration from his culturally diverse upbringing, which has informed an intricate discovery of self and a unique eye. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2016, Addy has garnered international honors including British Fashion Awards in 2018 and 2019. He was also named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2021. The artist’s first monograph, Feeling Seen: The Photographs of Campbell Addy, debuted in 2022 to critical success. Following a year of artistic growth in 2023, Addy was honored with the British Fashion Council’s Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator.

Campbell Addy, "GLUTTONY IV," 2020. Courtesy of Campbell Addy Studios.