Duane Bousfield
American, b. 1960

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.

Selected Collections:
Leslie-Lohman Museum, New York, NY
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA

Solo Exhibitions & Series:
2021 Studio 34 “Retrospective” Long Island City, NY
2020 Labyrinths & Eternity Knots New York, NY
2019 Salon Exhibition “Hell’s Kitchen” New York, NY
2019 Realism Excursion New York, NY
2017-18 ‘Pearl Grit’ Series New York, NY
2017 ‘Sock Drawer Amulets’ Santiago, Chile
2013-15 ‘Deep as a Rainbow’ series New York, NY
2012 Swifty’s Upper East Side New York, NY
2011 DePasquali Ceramics New York, NY
2009 Mud Sweat & Tears “Ceramics” New York, NY
2002-2004 Duplex “Dynamic Calm” New York, NY
2000 Big Genius Art “Surreal Expression” Williamsburg, NY
2000 Pegasus Gallery “Swimming Figures” New York, NY
1999 Pegasus Gallery “Exotica” New York, NY
1998 Yearbook Awards Commission Belmont, CA
1998 TownHouse Club “Gentlemanly Art” New York, NY
1997 Yearbook Awards Commission Belmont, CA
1996 Esalen Institute “The Art of Doodling” Big Sur, CA
1995 Esalen Institute “Drippy Geometry” Big Sur, CA
1994 Center for Psychological Studies Albany, CA
1994 Citadel Gallery “Painting Naked” San Jose, CA
1993 Los Gatos Chambers “Abstractscapes” Los Gatos, CA
1992 Montgomery Theatre “Large Paintings” San Jose, CA
1991 Cassandra Kersting Gallery Oakland, CA
1989 Phoenix Gallery San Jose, CA

Accolades & Group Exhibitions:
2022 Certificate of Honour Astitvam Institute: Spiritual, Intuitive & Divine Art Category
2022 Rhode Island Watercolor Society Providence, RI
2021 123Art Magazine Article Interview online
2017 NY Academy of Arts “Metrocard Show” New York, NY
2016 Williamsburg A&H Society Williamsburg, NY
2014 Leslie-Lohman Museum Acquisition New York, NY
2014 Social Media pubic lecture New York, NY
2013 Leslie-Lohman Museum “Family Jewels” New York, NY
2002 Pirogi 2000 “Flatfiles” on-going Williamsburg, NY
2001 Figureworks Gallery Williamsburg, NY
2000 Leslie-Lohman Museum New York, NY
1999 Williamsburg A&H Society Williamsburg, NY
1997 Leslie-Lohman Gallery New York, NY
1996 Foster Goldstrum Gallery New York, NY
1996 Esalen Institute, artist in residence Big Sur, CA
1995 Esalen Institute, artist in residence Big Sur, CA
1994 Art Initiatives at Tribeca 148 New York, NY
1993 Limner Gallery New York, NY
1992 Cassandra Kersting Gallery Sausalito, CA
1992 Secret Surrealist Society Washington, DC
1991 Art Lick gallery San Francisco, CA
1990 Villa Montalvo Gallery Saratoga, CA
1988 Apple Computer Cupertino, CA
1987 San Jose Art League San Jose, CA

My painting studio is conveniently located in Long Island City. Studio visits welcome by appointment.
Our home is a display salon for framed works in the Theatre District, two blocks from Times Square.