Campbell-Lynn McLean American, b. 1999

Campbell-Lynn McLean is a Boston-based artist and a 2022 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) BFA program.  McLean has received numerous awards and scholarships in recognition of her works, including the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship in 2021 and the George Nick Award in 2022. They were also featured as the spotlighted artist for the Brookline Center for the Arts in October 2023. Recently, McLean was selected as a winner of the SOLO competition at Bromfield Gallery in the SoWa district for their exhibition entitled "Acquired Tastes." 

McLean explores the queer experience, creating moody, caricaturistic paintings from her own memory. The resulting works are illustrative of McLean's technical skill, as well as her distinctive treatment of paint and canvas: the figures appear to emerge from the canvas itself, rather than painted on its surface. McLean's works are both specific and universalizing, personal and relatable; they are reflective of experiences unique to the queer community, yet speak to a larger audience.