Niall Campbell Strachan

Niall Campbell Strachan is a Scottish visual artist who paints imagined beings using intuitive brush strokes, bringing playful creatures from his subconscious to life for the audience to interpret.

Through his painterly gestures, Campbell Strachan conjures dreamy characters with subtle narratives that interact with others both inside and outside the frame. The facial expressions of his unnamable animals, though simple, depict them as complex, emotional beings, navigating the world—much like humans—in a tribally ornate abstraction.

Using cardboard, spray paint, acrylics, and wood, Campbell Strachan captures the naivety of a boy’s adventurous wonder to draw the audience into his fantasy. The artist has exhibited globally, with his work featured in numerous private collections, including that of Jay-Z.