The Steven Campbell Trust were delighted to attend the Directors private preview event at Glasgow School of Art on Thursday 29th May. It is always exciting visiting GSA each year to view the work of all the talented artists’ exhibiting their degree shows in the School of Fine Art.
We would like to thank GSA for extending this invitation which was greatly appreciated, particularly Martin Newth, Head of the School of Fine Art and Julia Malle, Academic Support Manager, The Glasgow School of Art.
Each year we attend the Degree Show to make our annual award of The Hunt Medal, to an artist who we believe demonstrates poetic creativity in their work. After much discussion on the exciting work on show, we were unanimous in our appreciation of the work of Ellis Bairstow for his exhibition ‘Vertical Glasgow’ and are delighted to announce that he is the 2025 recipient of our Hunt Medal award. The Steven Campbell Trust would like to wish Ellis much success in his future career.
Artist Statement:
Ellis Bairstow is a primarily photographic artist. His work looks at documenting socio-economic and political issues and how this has impacted the lives of people. He attempts to communicate this in a way that brings it to the forefront of people’s minds. He sees the camera as a tool for documentation and deeply considers every aspect of how this can influence the audience’s perception.
Extra links:
Website – Ellisbairstow.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ellis.bairstow/
Interview by Carol Campbell with Ellis Bairstow, GSA, June, 2025.
Selected photographs from Ellis Bairstow Degree Show Exhibition :’Vertical Glasgow’.
The Steven Campbell Trust 