Jo Van Kampen

Jo has been a professional Artist for the last 30 years, she grew up in a tiny village near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, and now lives in Barnard Castle, a pretty rural town in Teesdale.

Private commissions have always been the mainstay of her work, many of which go to America.
Jo creates art which captures the detail and soul in each piece, as well as painting a beautiful work of art. Inspired by Archibald Thorburn as a child, her style is fresh yet her pieces have a classic style.
Her private commissioned work is hung all over the world.
She has a number of limited edition prints for sale by the leading country publisher Sally Mitchell Fine Arts.

Jo is the sole illustrator for the (British) Royal Kennel Club, she was honoured to be headhunted in 2006 to produce a large contract of around 255 separate colour illustrations, of all the current registered breeds of dogs. It took over 2 years to produce! These were showcased for the first time at the 2008 Crufts dog show . They can be seen in the ‘Discover Dogs’ publications and still used exclusively on the British KC website on the breed pages.

Jo’s other love is the beautiful natural countryside in Teesdale, and the flora and fauna which live within it. This eye for detail
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Kirkcarrion Gallery, Middleton in Teesdale, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, UK.