Biography

Duane Bousfield was raised in California, graduated with a BA in Psychology from San Jose State University and continued studies in Art Therapy and Painting at UC San Francisco and UC Santa Cruz. As a New York Art Dealer for 20 years in galleries from East Hampton to 57th Street, and currently in SoHo, he has maintained a studio practice developing his art.

Through years of examining how lines combine to create shapes and forms, texture & expression come alive in thick paint inspired by Albers, Klee & Japanese ceramics. Rhythmic lines, scraping, dry-brush, and layers of glazes emphasize the surface, while inside the picture plane implied figures weave foreground and background into interconnecting forms. Hovering somewhere between representation and abstraction, Duane Bousfield's carefully balanced compositions are a journey into mystic worlds of illusive figures.