Ken Campbell was born in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ontario in 1950 and grew up in Peterborough, Ontario home of the famous Peterborough Canoe Company. Ken's parents were talented artists, his mother worked in kiln formed glass and his father was a filmmaker and artist working in ceramics, welded steel, photography and painting. Ken taught sailing and canoeing at Camp Kawartha as a young teen. In his later teen years Ken worked as a canoe guide and trip counsellor out of Thunder Bay, Ontario. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Psychology from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, in 1972. Although Ken had no formal art training he turned his hand and creative talents to editorial cartoons, graphic design, art director and book illustrator during the 1970's. He was an admirer of the works of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven many of whom were also commercial artists during their careers. Ken has been working from his Victoria, B.C. studio Imagecraft Studio Ltd. since its inception in 1983 and exhibits his paintings in various galleries in western Canada. Ken has been taught painting and drawing classes for over 25 years and conducts artist workshops from his studio home base in Victoria, B.C.