Ian Robertson Duncan

Ian Robertson Duncan is a painter, poet and qin player living in the Catskills (New York). He studied Art, Philosophy and Literature at Bowdoin College before moving to New York City in 2001, where he lived and worked until 2010. His painting mentor was Riley Brewster, and his philosophy mentor was Denis Corish. In 2007 he became a student of Taiji, Qigong, and the Dao under Master Zhongxian Wu. In 2008 he became a student of Qin Dao under Master Li Mingzhong.

Education

AB Philosophy and Studio Art, Bowdoin College, December 1999

Solo Exhibitions

Legs Icon, Winged Way, NY: November 2008

Skin, Jonathan Shorr Gallery, NY: April 2007

Slippage, Lobby Installation, Interart Theatre, NY: February–March 2007 (During the Blessed Unrest production of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, for which I also designed the set)

Documentation and Distribution Event, Exhibition and Auction (Performative, with viewer participation), Winged Way, NY: February 2006

Bridge Fictions, Gaga Gallery, NY: June 2004

Group Exhibitions

Place, Two-person Exhibition with Leeza Doreian, WCO Center Gallery, NY: January 2008

World Culture Open Center Expo, Curated by Stephanie Wilks, WCO Center Gallery, NY: October 2007

White As Color, Curated by Carole Jay, Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, NY: June 2007

We Don’t Need No Mind Control, Jonathan Shorr Gallery, NY: July–September 2006

Salon, Revolving Group Show, Jonathan Shorr Gallery, NY: March–August 2005

Seeded: the Word / the Tree, RKL Gallery, NY: January 2005

Residencies

Acadia Summer Art Program (Kamp Kippy), Bar Harbor, ME: 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007

Selected Collections

Agnes Gund
David Rockefeller
Marion Kippy Stroud
Mimi Haas
Boykin Curry
Justin Hillenbrand