Mea Duke

Penn 1

acrylic gouache/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

Wilson 4

acrylic gouache/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

Wilson 3

acrylic gouache/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9” SOLD

Wilson 5

acrylic gouache/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

The Navigators 6 : SPF

oil on canvas 40” x 30”

BINGO 5

(2023) Acrylic/gouache polymer emulsion/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

BINGO 7

(2023) Acrylic/gouache polymer emulsion/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

BINGO 4

(2023) Acrylic/gouache polymer emulsion/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

BINGO 6

(2023) Acrylic/gouache polymer emulsion/panel 8” x 8”/framed 9” x 9”

Bingo 3

(2023) Acrylic and flashe on Duralar 17” x 14” (artwork) Framed 21 1/4” x 18” SOLD

Shallow End/Deep End 6

(2023) Acrylic and flashe on Duralar 17” x 14” (artwork) Framed 21 1/4” x 18”

Threshold 1

(2023) Acrylic and flashe on Duralar 17” x 14” (artwork) Framed 21 1/4” x 18”

Shallow End Deep End 5

40” x 30” oil/linen SOLD

The Navigators 5 (The Collector)

(2022) Oil on linen 24 1/8” x 16”

Sky Writing: Hot Summer Fun

(2022) oil on panel 16” x 20” SOLD

Sky Writing: Free Drinks

(2022) oil on panel 16” x 20”

Sky Writing: Fireworks Tonight

(2022) oil on panel 16” x 20” SOLD

Sky Writing: Where's my Juul

(2022) oil on panel 16” x 20”

BMW 2002

(2022) oil on canvas 24” x 48” SOLD

Mercedes SL

(2022) oil on canvas 24” x 48” SOLD

Bingo

(2022) flashé and acrylic on canvas 27” round

PFD (Personal Floatation Device)

(2021-2022) oil on canvas 50” x 36” SOLD

Bowing

(2022) oil and acrylic on canvas 60” x 48” SOLD

Surf Raft

(2022) oil on canvas 36” x 24” SOLD

Shallow End Deep End IV

(2022) oil on canvas 50” x 36” SOLD

The Navigators IV

(2022) oil on linen 40” x 30” SOLD

The Bay of Plenty

(2021) flashé and acrylic on antique Tansu chest 41” H x 37.5” W x 16.5” D

The Bay of Plenty (inside)

(2021) flashé and acrylic on antique Tansu chest 41” H x 37.5” W x 16.5” D

Sea & Ski

(2022) oil on canvas 12” x 9” SOLD

Aqua Stripes (left)

(2022) acrylic on panel 48” x 12.5”

Navy Stripes (center)

(2022) acrylic on panel 46.5” x 14.5”

Yellow Stripes (Right)

(2022) acrylic on panel 46.5” x 14.5” SOLD

Contship Germany

acrylic/flashe/arches oil paper

Framed 32 7/8” x 25 3/8”, unframed 31 1/2” x 24”

Shallow End / Deep End

(2021) 20” x 16” Flasche, gouache, acrylic, colored pencil on panel SOLD

Shallow End / Deep End #3

(2021) 25” x 40”acrylic/ gouache, colored pencil SOLD

Karmann Ghia

(2021) oil/flasche/canvas 40” x 64” SOLD

Shallow End / Deep End #2

(2021) 20” x 16” acrylic/gouache/colored pencil/ panel SOLD

Mea Duke is a Rhode Island-based interdisciplinary artist who specializes in representational painting and printmaking.

Duke’s interests come to the surface the more one uncovers the relationship between works within iconographic objects, their design, function, and materiality. Here, the line between “painting an object” and “painting as an object” is revealed. Rather than make this statement, Duke finds it more satisfying to point out these moments in iconic design language, time, and memory. By maintaining a slick, flattened and graphic aesthetic (one void of non-essential or locational details, like a non-religious icon), Duke seeks to depersonalize the represented objects so they may be more accessible to the viewer, allowing their own associative memories to enter the reading of the work.

Duke holds her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and her BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Rhode Island. She has been an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Montserrat College of Art, teaching fellow at SMFA at Tufts, and most recently a teaching assistant in printmaking, painting, and sculpture within the Art, Film and Visual Studies Department at Harvard University. Duke’s work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Northeast, has been the recipient of numerous awards, and has been featured in several publications such as New American Paintings and Studio Visit Magazine among others.