SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film Presents Campbell Addy: The Stillness of Elegance

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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

The Savannah College of Art and Design is pleased to present the exhibition Campbell Addy: The Stillness of Elegance, now on view through September 7, 2025, at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta. 

Marking the British Ghanaian artist’s first institutional solo show in the U.S., The Stillness of Elegance presents more than 50 images from Addy’s vast catalog of fashion photography and portraiture. 

Addy has ascended as one of the foremost fashion and culture photographers of his generation, heralded for striking and poignant images that transcend genres while engaging intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. The Stillness of Elegance highlights Addy’s dynamic exploration of personal intimacy, creative connection, and world-building, displaying images and portraits featured in i-D, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dazed, New York Magazine, British Vogue, and the artist’s own publication, NiiJournal. Cultural icons shown through Addy’s singular lens include Naomi Campbell, Lizzo, Meghan Markle, Lewis Hamilton, Zoë Kravitz, Tyler, The Creator, and more. 

The Stillness of Elegance presents the deeply personal moments across my development as a photographer and artist that inform my approach to subject, authorship, and broader visual practice. This exhibition chronicles the journey of discovery I have made in reflecting intimacies and building connections that ultimately bring the faces of my works to life. I hope my works on display at SCAD FASH inspire students to find their own individualism through encounters with people, places, looks, and imaginaries. To me, the stillness of elegance is that unique perspective that will show the beauty in co-creation and mutual progression.” - Campbell Addy | Artist and photographer

“Campbell Addy’s work demonstrates a keen eye in capturing the spirit of his subjects, while rethinking the conventions of fashion photography. By tapping into his unique perspective as a British Ghanaian artist, Addy celebrates the many facets of human experience and representation, offering fresh contemplations on beauty and style. This exhibition highlights Addy’s work through the themes of intimacy, connection, imagination, and celebrity. Viewers will be able to experience his work through these lenses, exploring the many ways the artist uses image and narrative in dynamic photographic tableaux.” - Ben Tollefson | SCAD Museum of Art curator and exhibition organizer 

Campbell Addy: The Stillness of Elegance is on view through Sept. 7, 2025, at SCAD FASH Atlanta. For more information, visit scadfash.org.