William Duncan
I started my artistic career working as a stage technician/carpenter at The Globe theatre(Now named The Gielgud Theatre) in London and afterwards The Aldwych Theatre.After a few years working in this environment I decided to enroll on a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course as it would give me the opportunity of teaching and living abroad.I chose Brazil as I had always wanted to go there.I spent 15 years in Sao Paulo where I taught English as a Foreign Language. I also completed an art and design course at Escola Panamericana de Artes obtaining a Diploma in Fine Art. At the same time I studied art history with Rodrigo Naves, a well-known Brazilian art critic/art historian and shared a studio with artist Ilka Lemos who was a great mentor. My partner and fellow artist, Alex Rezende and I then moved to Paraty, a cultural hotspot in Rio de Janeiro state where we opened our studio. We spent 5 years there before returning to the UK.After a couple of years living in Bristol where we had the opportunity of showing our work at various venues we then decided to move to Liverpool where we are currently based.
My Art Career
Exhibitions
2022-Gallery 455 Smithdown Road Liverpool
2020-Sun,Colours and Imagination Chester Art Centre
2018-Cities and Jungles,Jungles and Cities.June 5th-23rd June.SCA.Southport Contemporary Arts.
2018-June/July-Ways of Colours.ABCL1 Liverpool.
2018-Spring Open.SCA.Southport Contemporary Arts.
2016 -The Grant Bradley Gallery.SBA Arts-Group Exhibition.
2016 May - SBA Art Trail, Bristol
2015 - Friends Royal West of England Academy (RWA) Bristol.http://www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2015/01/frwa-exhibition/
2014 - The Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol."Living in a Magic Forest"
2014-Galeria Rio Sul - T.V Globo Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, . We won awards and interviewed on TV
2014-Galeria Rio Sul- T.V Globo Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-Group Exibition
2013-Primitive Secrets-Parlour Showrooms, Bristol with Alex Rezende
2012-Interview on Brazilian T.V about William Duncan's art work with recycled materials.
2010- The Strength of Beauty-Galeria Belvedere,Paraty, Brazil - Group Exhibition
2009- Monalisede Paratienses-Galeria Belvedere,Paraty,Brazil-Group Exhibition
2008-Street Art Central, São Paulo,Brazil with Alex Rezende
2008-Masks. Solo exhibition, Brazilian British Centre,São Paulo,Brazil
2007-São Paulo Underground station art work with Alex Rezende and Ilka Lemos.
2006-Touring exhibition of show 'Women in Cycles' in São Paulo,Brazil
2005-Studied 'History of Art' with Brazilian Art Critic, Rodrigo Naves
2001-2004-Escola Panamericana de Arte (Panamerican School of Art) São Paulo,Brazil
1980- Croydon College of Art.Stage Technician course.
