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Amanda Duggan is a contemporary British Artist | Maker. Having studied Three Dimensional Design: Ceramics at Loughborough University before teaching Art, Ceramics & Sculpture for 20 years in the South West of the UK, she is now a full time artist working from her studio in Wiltshire.
Driven by intuition & discovery Amanda Duggan’s primary objective whilst working is to create a stillness. Often using a refined palette & natural or reclaimed materials she explores ways to communicate the beauty of individual elements. Observing the relationship between materials is a way of slowing down & allowing each work to emerge as an object in its own right. Analytical approaches combined with intuitive responses at each stage allow for a loose plan but more importantly risk taking, which continually develops learning. Textural qualities are vital to the development of the work. For example, her current use of antique textiles brings an inherent textural element to respond to as well as an unknown history & weight before work begins. With a quiet mind her focus is entirely on the concept of space & the practice of making. Each stage of the process, a response to what came before, listening, responding, aiming to avoid complexity & keep the painting as pure as possible. Like conversations, her process requires a level of concentration, patience & stillness.
Focusing on a reductive practice helps develop an appreciation for space & its benefits. Empty, uninhabited space in Western culture has negative connotations, implying loss, fear & insecurity. She believes in allowing space to exist we start to appreciate all that is possible. Potential rather than absence, offering balance and an alternative to the complexities of life. Her paintings give the opportunity to be more aware of the details, question beauty and sit with our vulnerabilities… to share human experiences in a tangible way.
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b. 1972, London
Wiltshire, UK
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​G a l l e r i e s | S t u d i o s​
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AfA Gallery Cotswolds, UK ​
Another Country, Marylebone, London
Balance Interior Design, Bath, UK
Gallery 57 Arundel, West Sussex, UK​
Hannah Powell Studios , Wiltshire, UK​
Harp Studio Prestigne, Wales, UK​
Jen Haslem, Interior Stylist | Author, UK
Milieu Studios St Ives, Cornwall, UK​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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P u b l i c C o l l e c t i o n
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Chippenham Museum, Wiltshire, UK​​​​​
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S e l e c t e d | G r o u p E x h i b i t i o n s
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2025​ The New Naturals, LFA | Another Country, Marylebone, London
2025 ​ Solo, The Art Bar, The Little Theatre, Bath, Somerset
2025 Autism Awareness - Online, AfA Gallery, Cotswolds​​
2024 Stillness, Gallery 57, Arundel, West Sussex​​
2024 Surface, Millieu Studios, St Ives, Cornwall​
2024 Autism Awareness, AfA Gallery, Cotswolds
2023 Modern & Contemporary Art III, Chippenham Museum, Wiltshire
2023 Open, Pound Arts, Corsham, Wiltshire
2023 Rhythm & Flow, Gallery 57, Arundel, West Sussex​
2022 Curated, Harp Studio, Prestigne , Wales
2022 Open, Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
2022 Open, The Corsham Gallery, Corsham, Wiltshire
2021 Curated, Harp Studio, Prestigne , Wales
2013 Traces II, 44AD, Bath, Somerset
2013 Traces, Basement Gallery, Corsham Court, Corsham, Wiltshire
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