In the years 1905–1909 he studied at the School of Artistic Crafts in Krefeld. He was friends with Franz Mark, August Macke and Paul Klee. With the support of Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, he became a member of the Munich group Blue Rider (Der blaue Reiter) and participated in both exhibitions of this group in 1911 and 1912. After military service in 1914–1916, he settled in Seeshaupt. In the years 1919–1921 he was a member of the Artwork Council. In 1923–1926 he lived in the Rhineland, teaching at the School of Arts and Crafts in Essen. In the years 1926-1933 he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf and dealt with the art of stained glass. After Hitler came to power, he was removed from his position. In 1934 he emigrated to Belgium, and a year later he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. In 1937, as part of the fight against the so-called "Degenerate art", 87 of his works were confiscated from German collections; The six paintings were later shown at the Entartete Kunst exhibition in Munich, which, in the intentions of the Nazis, was to illustrate the degeneration of contemporary artists representing avant-garde trends in art. After the war, Campendonk did not return to Germany. He remained in Amsterdam, where he died respectfully in 1957.
In the years 1905–1909 he studied at the School of Artistic Crafts in Krefeld. He was friends with Franz Mark, August Macke and Paul Klee. With the support of Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, he became a member of the Munich group Blue Rider (Der blaue Reiter) and participated in both exhibitions of this group in 1911 and 1912. After military service in 1914–1916, he settled in Seeshaupt. In the years 1919–1921 he was a member of the Artwork Council. In 1923–1926 he lived in the Rhineland, teaching at the School of Arts and Crafts in Essen. In the years 1926-1933 he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf and dealt with the art of stained glass. After Hitler came to power, he was removed from his position. In 1934 he emigrated to Belgium, and a year later he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. In 1937, as part of the fight against the so-called "Degenerate art", 87 of his works were confiscated from German collections; The six paintings were later shown at the Entartete Kunst exhibition in Munich, which, in the intentions of the Nazis, was to illustrate the degeneration of contemporary artists representing avant-garde trends in art. After the war, Campendonk did not return to Germany. He remained in Amsterdam, where he died respectfully in 1957.
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