CV/MD
b. Providence, RI
meaduke [at] gmail.com
Education
2017 MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA
2014 BFA cum laude, Studio Art & Art History, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
2007 Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2006 School of the Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
Dont Look I’m Changing (solo show), Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design, Newport, RI, 2022
Newport Curates: Mea Duke (solo show), The Sarah Langley Gallery @ Hammetts Hotel, Newport, RI, 2021
FUTURELAND: Douglas Breault + Mea Duke, Fort Point Arts Gallery, Boston, MA, 2018
Holding Patterns: Mea Duke + Joanne Hus, Gallery 95, Beverly, MA, 2017
Mea Duke, Bristol Maritime Center, Bristol, RI, 2017
Selected Group Exhibitions
Boston International Fine Art Show, Art New England Booth (courtesy of Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design), THE CYCLORAMA at Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 2022
LAND SEA SKY, Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design, Newport, RI, 2022
A Wintery Mix, Jessica Hagan Fine Art + Design, Newport, RI, 2022
The Medium is the Message, VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY, 2021
Market Art + Design Fair, V.S.O.P. Projects, Bridgehampton, NY, 2021
Fall Exhibition, Jessica Hagan Fine Art + Design, Newport, RI, 2021
Flower Power, Jessica Hagan Fine Art + Design, Newport, RI, 2021
Market Art + Design Fair, V.S.O.P. Projects, Bridgehampton, NY, 2019
In Search Of (co-curated by Mea Duke and Jonathan Weiskopf), V.S.O.P Projects, Greenport, NY, 2018
LANDFALL (curated by Nathan Lewis), Montserrat College of Art at Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA, 2018
Remote Reality Residency, Paper-Thin, HUBweek, Boston, MA, 2018
A Kaleidoscope: Harbor, Bay, Ocean - A Focus on Conservancy of Our Waters (curated by Mary Dondero), Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI, 2018
Boston Printmakers Association 2017 North American Biennial, Lunder Arts Center at Lesley University College of Arts & Design, Boston, MA, 2018
Very Special One-time Performance: The Inaugural Exhibition, VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY, 2017
Medal Award Gala Honoring James Turrell, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA, 2017
The Cyclorama Show: MFA Thesis Exhibition, THE CYCLORAMA, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 2017
Inter-Dimensional Ports of Whatsoever (curated by Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez), Fort Point Arts at Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA, 2017
Transform•nation, Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, 2017
Wall & Floor: Experimental Painting (curated by Patte Loper), Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, 2016
Award Recipients Exhibition (Dana Pond Award), Grossman Gallery, Boston, MA, 2016
Print, Paper, and Graphic Arts Exhibition, Weems Center Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, 2016
Weight, Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA, 2016
New Landscapes: Mea Duke, Ryan Leitner, and Robert McCann (curated by Douglas Breault), Spark Gallery, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016
Invitational, Imago Foundation for the Arts, Warren, RI, 2015
Thesis Exhibition, One Way Gallery, Narragansett, RI, 2014
Boston Printmakers Association 2013 North American Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, 2014
Boston Printmakers Association Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, 2013
Student Salon, University of Rhode Island Art Gallery, Kingston, RI, 2013
Carlotti Juried Exhibition (honorable mention), University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 2013
Commissioned/Commercial Projects
Wayfinder Hotel, Newport, RI, 2020
Jacob Stewart-Halevy: Dad Paintings, Mom Jeans, Grice Bench, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
Professional
Teaching Assistant, Department of Art, Film & Visual Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2018 - 2022
Studio Assistant, Annette Lemieux, 2018-2022
Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, 2017 - 2019
Studio Manager, Print, Paper and Graphic Arts Department, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2018
Adjunct Professor, Studio Foundations, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, 2017 - 2018
Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, 2017 - 2018
Teaching Fellow, Screenprint, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2017 - 2018
Awards & Grants
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2022
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2021
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2020
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2019
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2018
Dean's Research Award, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2017
Montague Travel Grant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2017
Dana Pond Award (painting), School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2016
Dean's Scholarship Award, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, MA, 2015
Curatorial Projects
Artists for Amos House, Providence, RI, 2019
In Search Of (co-curated with Jonathan Weiskopf), V.S.O.P Projects, Greenport, NY, 2018
Lectures
Panelist, The Providence Art & Design Film Festival, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI, April 11, 2019
Panelist, The Providence Art & Design Film Festival, Columbus Theatre, Providence, RI, April 6, 2019
Artist Talk, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI, April 27, 2018
Lecture and Artist Talk, Fort Point Arts Community, Boston, MA, February 2,2018
Artist Talk, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, February 10, 2016
Publications as Author
“The Nominal Truth of Color: Navigating the Visible Spectrum,”The AVE. Magazine, Issue #1, August, 2019.
“Siegel, Combs and Long,” The AVE. Magazine, Issue #1, August, 2019.
Publications
University of Rhode Island Magazine, Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 2020
Avenue Concept, Volume One, August 2019
Amanda Grosvenor, “Environmental Impact: Mea Duke Explores Maritime Issues Through Art,” Providence Monthly and East Side Monthly, June 27, 2019.
New American Paintings: MFA Annual (Juror: Anne Ellegood), Issue #135, New American Paintings, April 2018.
Diana Leane, “‘FUTURELAND’ Reveals Global Shipping Industry’s Effect on Environment,” The Daily Free Press, Boston University, January 25, 2018.
Studio Visit Magazine (Juror: George Kinghorn), Volume 40, Fall 2017.
Stephanie Maida, “24 Hours in Greenport: A Cooler Alternative to the Hamptons,” Guest of a Guest, July 3, 2017.
“Explore Four Fabulous North Fork Art Galleries,” Dan’s Papers, July 13, 2017.
Charles A. Riley II, “ART REVIEW: VSOP Projects’s Debut Show Brings Unexpected Aesthetic to Greenport,” Hamptons Art Hub, June 29, 2017.
“‘Very Special One-time Performance’ Inaugurates VSOP Art + Design Projects,” Hamptons Art Hub, June 20, 2017.