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Amanda Duggan | British Artist | Maker | Contemporary original paintings, collage, ceramic

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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 â€‹

Another Country, Marylebone, London

Balance Interior DesignBath, 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 ​  SoloThe 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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