Erika Duque

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Biography

Erika Duque is a landscape and nature based painter who lives and works in Fort Worth, TX. She is originally from Flushing, Queens, NY. Duque received her BFA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her MFA in painting at Texas Christian University.

She has been featured in over thirty solo and group shows combined, throughout Dallas Fort Worth. In 2017, Duque was nominated by Ro2 Gallery for Rising Star Fundraiser at the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts. Duque is currently represented by Fort Works Art Gallery in Fort Worth, TX.

Duque is also an art educator and has been invited to lead workshops at museums such as The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and The Sid Richardson Museum, and frequently teaches at Oil and Cotton.

In her studio, through painting, she tries to recreate the sensation and amazement that can be felt and seen in nature. Her practice also includes visiting state parks, national parks or any green space. She takes field notes, sketches, photographs, and videos, to take back to the studio and work from. By not painting plein air, she uses her memory to be her main source of inspiration, by doing this she is allowing slight exaggerations in colors and textures to personalize the experience of being in nature.

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EDUCATION

2018 - MFA in Painting, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2011- BFA with Distinction, Painting/Drawing, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2008 - Tarrant County College, Studio Art (Transferred to SAIC)

Solo Exhibitions

2018 - Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX
- Botanical Research Institute, Welcome Center, Fort Worth, TX
-MFA Thesis Exhibition: Anochecer, Moudy Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2017 - Paraíso, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
2017 - Ya Casi: Paintings by Erika Duque, Art Corridor, TCC Southeast, Arlington, TX

Group Exhibitions

2019 - Art of the Desert - Bass Hall, Fort Worth, TX
2018 - To Further Seasons, The Reading Room, Dallas, TX
- Art Heist, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
- Night of Artists and Chefs, Magdalenas, Fort Worth, TX
- An Art Tooth Affair, ArtSpace111, Fort Worth, TX
2017 - Paper into Sculpture, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
- Sussie | An exhibition of Small Works, ArtSpace 111, Fort Worth. TX
- Rising Star, Oak Cliff Art Society, Oak Cliff, TX
- MFA Candidacy Show, Fort Worth Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
2016 - RoTooth, Ro2, Dallas, TX
- Grounded: Selections from TCU Students and Alumni, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, TX
- Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, TX
- FOUR: Fall Gallery Night 2016, Brik Venue, Fort Worth, TX
- Amuse Bouche, Gallery 76102, Fort Worth, TX
- Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
- Homestead, Moncrief Center, Fort Worth, TX
​ - Viva la Vulva, Fairmount Neighborhood Library, Fort Worth, TX
- Nature’s Green Gold, ArtSpace:111, Fort Worth, TX
- Transmission, Fort Worth Contemporary, Fort Worth, TX
2015 - Terra, Carillon Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
- Ye Ol’ $50 Show, Bobby on Drums, Fort Worth, TX
- Exhibitionists, Artspace:111, Fort Worth, TX
- Exhibitionists, Shipping and Receiving, Fort Worth, TX
2014 - The Nuisance Goes to Camp, The Grackle Art Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
- Primavera, Cleburne, TX
2013 - NY/TX Part 2 Victoria Batey HQ, Fort Worth, TX
- NY/TX Part 1 Victoria Batey HQ, Fort Worth, TX
2012 - Fuck Brain Cancer Ro2 Downtown Gallery Dallas, TX
- Rediscovering Modes, Fountainhead, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
- Fountainhead, Art Foundation Dallas, TX
- Itsa Small Small World, Family Business Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY Smoke and Mirrors Gallery Dallas, TX
2011 - Night of Art and Music, Bishop Arts, Dallas, TX
- Piranha Bear Art Show, Keller Town Hall Keller, TX
- Sullivan Galleries 7th Floor, Spring BFA 2011, Chicago, IL
2010 - Altered Realities, Film Festival Lawndale Arts Center, Houston, TX
2009 - SAIC Fall 2009 Animation Screening, Chicago, IL
2007 - Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
2004 - The Cooper Union, Saturday Outreach Program, New York, NY

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