About the Artist
"Sharing the Shade" Winner Best of Show Makawao Plein Air 2011
LINDY DUNCAN
I was born in Montreal, Canada and moved to California at an early age. I was fortunate to have a wonderful art instructor in High School who instilled confidence and encouraged creative thought while giving me a solid academic foundation. After attending college I was hired by TWA and spent many years as a flight attendant. I married my husband Dennis and we raised two sons and spent the ensuing years with family activities. During this time I was involved with showing and raising horses and had a career in Real Estate Sales. It wasn’t until my father invited me to join him in a sculpting class that my artistic side reemerged. It was as though the floodgates had opened and I stepped through. From that point I began studying art in earnest and was again fortunate to find excellent art instructors. I have spent many years painting, drawing and taking workshops from outstanding Artists nation wide. I enjoy the challenges of learning and feel blessed to have the creative spirit that drives me to paint and sculpt.
Lindy Duncan Biography
L. G. Duncan Studio Fine Art
142 Britton Ave.
Atherton, CA. 94027
or
3106 S. Keihi Rd.
Keihi, Maui, HI 96753
Born in Montreal, Canada
Education: 1985-2003 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Canada College, Mission College, Jove Wang, CW Mundy, Ted Goerschner, Clyde Aspivig, Kim English, Peter Rubino, P.A.P.A. Symposium, College of San Mateo, TWA In-flight School, Anthony Schools Real Estate.
SOLO EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
2011 Makaweo Plein Air Painting Event Juried Show Winner Best of Show
Calling All Cars! Na Pua Gallery Auto Inspired Art Show
Flight Show Na Pua Gallery Maui, HI
LG Duncan Fine Art Open Studio
2010 Alla Prima International Small Works Show
LG Duncan Fine Art Open Studio
Nancy Dodds Small Works Show
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit Allegra Art Gallery
2009 Nancy Dodds Gallery Spring Show
LG Duncan Fine Art Open Studio
Portola Art Gallery Focus Show
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit Woodside CA
2008
The Painted Landscape
Triton Museum Landscape Exhibition
Monterey Maritime Museum Exhibit
Portola Gallery Group Floral Show
“All Things” Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit Portola Gallery
Pt. Reyes Invitational Plein Air Painting Out Event and Show
2007
Alla Prima International 2007 Show
Barnsite Art Gallery Feature Artist
Lindy Duncan Solo Show William Lester Gallery
Flower and Spring Show William Lester Gallery
Pt. Reyes Invitational Plein Air Paint Out and Show
Venice Plein Air Painting on Location 3 weeks
En Couleur 7 Woman Show
2006
Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Event and Show
Barnsite Art Gallery 3 Person Show
Alla Prima International 2006 Show, WI.
Alla Prima International Paint Out and Show, WI.
Venice Plein Air Painting Trip 3 weeks on Location
Pt Reyes Invitational Paint Out and Show
Carmel Plein Air Affair Invitational Show Nancy Dodds Gallery
En Couleur 7 Woman Show William Lester Gallery
2005
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit Thos Moser Gallery San Francisco
Carmel Art Festival and Show
Best and Brightest Juried Exhibit Scottsdale, AZ
En Couleur 7 Woman Show
Pt. Reyes Invitational Paint Out and Show
Artist Residency Le Grand Vigne, Dinan, France
Nancy Dodds Gallery Group Show
William Lester Gallery Flower/Spring Show
Nancy Dodds Gallery Invitational Miniature Show
William Lester Gallery Invitational Miniature Show
2004
Alla Prima International Show Quinlan Art Center, TX
Lindy Duncan Solo Show Thos Moser Gallery, San Francisco
Alla Prima International Show Nichols Gallery, Taos, NM
Carmel Art Festival, Carmel CA
En Couleur 7 Woman Show
Pt Reyes Invitational Paint Out and Show
Mission San Juan Capistrano CAC Plein Air Event and Show
Nancy Dodds Gallery Miniature Show
William Lester Gallery Miniature Show
Nancy Dodds Gallery En Couleur Group Show
2003
Desert Museum Plein Air Event and Show
Best and Brightest Juried Exhibit Professional Division, Scottsdale, AZ
Oil Painters of America Juried Exhibit, Taos, NM
Marin Open Space Show
Alla Prima International Show 2003, Shriver Gallery, Taos, NM
Laguna Plein Air Painters Juried Exhibit, Laguna, CA
Carmel Art Festival and Show
En Coleur Group Show
San Juan Capistrano Plein Air Event and Show CA Art Club
2002
The Best and the Brightest Juried Exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit William Lester Gallery
California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibit
Marin Open Space Invitational Show
Scene on the Strait Show
“Travels in France” 2 Person Show, Pt. Reyes, CA
Art at the Classic Show, Grass Valley, CA
En Couleur 6 Woman Show, William Lester Gallery
Invitational Figure Show, Pacific Art League
Anne Irwin Fine Art Miniature Show, Atlanta, GA
Riverbend Fine Art Invitational Show
San Juan Capistrano Plein Air Event and Show CAC
2001
Redwings Show, Gallery Plein Air, Carmel, CA
Venicia 200 and Select Landscapes, 2 Person Exhibit, CA Collectors Gallery, CA
The Best and the Brightest Juried Exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit William Lester Gallery
10th Annual National Juried Exhibit of the Oil Painters of America
Invitational Figure Show, Pacific Art League
Plein Air Tucson Plein Air Painting Event, Best Patterns and Texture Award, Best Color Award and Judges Favorite Award
Art At the Classic, 2nd Place Award
American Impressionist 5th Annual Juried Show
Jove Wang China Show, Chinese Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
En Couleur 6 Woman Show
Marin Open Space Invitational Show William Lester Gallery
San Juan Capistrano Plein Air Event and Show, CAC
2000
Riverbend Fine Art Miniature Show, Riverbend,TX
Art At the Classic, Grass Valley, CA Best of Show Award
Ellen Noel Art Museum Loan Exhibit, TX Alla Prima International
San Juan Capistrano Mission Plein Air Event and Show, Honorable Mention
Realities the Magic of a Dream Show, Palo Alto, CA
Hidden Villa/Duveneck Ranch Show, Los Altos, CA
Lindy Duncan Solo Exhibit, “California Coastals and More” William Lester Gallery
1999
California Collectors Gallery 3 Person Show, CA
Pacific Heritage Plein Air Painters 3 Person Show
California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibit
1997/98
Pacific Heritage 4 Person Show
Academy of Plein Air Painters Exhibit 1997&98
Affiliations
Artist Member of the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, Signature Member of Alla Prima International, Charter Member En Couleur, American Impressionist Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters.
Awards and Commissions
2011 Best in Show Makaweo Plein Air Event Makaweo, Maui, HI
2003 Honorable Mention Laguna Plein Air Painters Jurie Exhibit
2001 Scholarship Scottsdale Artist School
2001 First Place Oil, The Best and the Brightest Juried Competition,AZ
2003 Plein Air Tucson Painting Event: Best Color Award, Best Patterns and Texture Award, Judges Favorite Award.
2000 2nd Place Oil, Art at the Classic Juried Competition/Show 2000
1999 Best to Show Award, Art at the Classic Juried Comptetion/Show
Honorable Mention CAC San Juan Capistrano Mission Plein Air Painting Event
Awarded Artist Residency 1 Month, Le Grand Vigne, Dinan, France
Artist Workshops and Special Studies:
Ted Goerschner Workshop, Clyde Aspivig Workshop, CW Mundy Workshop, Kim English Workshop, Peter Rubino Sculpture Workshop, Jove Wang Workshops/ Study in China and others.
Gallery Representation:
William Lester Gallery, Pt. Reyes, CA
Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel, CA
Na Pua Gallery, Wailea, Maui, HI
Classic Art Gallery, Carmel, CA
Classic Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Articles:
Plein Air Scene Magazine Feature Artist Jan. 2001
San Mateo Times “Seeds of Inspiration”
San Jose Mercury “Best Bets”
Teaching/Workshop Schedule: Santorini, Greece 2010 see info under workshops
Artist Statement:
My Goal is for expression and design to be interwoven with color and rhythm. I am the happiest when outside in a natural environment so Plein Air Painting is a natural blending of self and art. Color and paint application excite me. In Plein Air Painting light and color are both intense and evasive and each scene offers a unique challenge. The warmth of the day, the smell of the grasses and trees, the painting responds to the subject. I love the interplay of color and truth with imagination and expression, to take what I see and make it my own. I work to keep the information truthful and beautiful and I want the viewer to have his own journey of interpretation. I strive to give each painting a life of it’s own and be true to my artistic vision.
