BARI DUNCAN PROFILE

"I was born in the Hawkes Bay town of Wairoa and have lived in Napier for the past four decades. I took art right through my school years, but not taking it up seriously until about age 27. Beginning with oil pastels, which I continued to use for the next 18 years. In this time having many solo art exhibitions both here and nation wide, including Australia, USA, England and Sweden.

In 2006 I began my journey of the acrylic medium and have loved it ever since.

After owning my own picture framing art gallery in Taradale for 8 years, I now teach others to paint in pastels and acrylics. My favourite subject is 'water' especially the sea.

Living in Napier allows me to photograph many beautiful coastal scenes, I am never far from the beach on most weekends.
In October 2008 I was published in the Australian Artist magazine and recently featured in the New Zealand Artist magizine 2015. Invited annually to exhibit in the Greenmeadows Rotary Artex is something I always look forward to each year".