Introduction
Duane Slick (born 1961) is an American, Mesqwaki (Fox), and Ho-Chunk artist and educator, known for his monochromatic paintings. He has taught fine arts at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) since 1995.
Biography
Duane Slick was born 1961 in Waterloo, Iowa, to a father of the Mesqwaki (Fox) tribe and a mother of the Ho-Chunk tribe. He received a BFA degree in Painting and a BA degree in Art Education from the University of Northern Iowa. Slick completed an MFA degree in 1990 in Painting from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). While at UC Davis, he was mentored by artist, George Longfish (born 1942).
He previously taught at Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1992 and 1995. Since 1995, Slick teaches fine arts at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
In 2010, he was a resident at School for Advanced Research (SAR), where he created his work Field Mouse Goes to War. In 2012, Slick was awarded the Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, and his work was included in the associated group exhibition, We Are Here! (2012).
Slick's work is included in many public art collections including the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution, Danforth Art Museum, Des Moines Art Center, among others.