ART! Mea Duke: SPF at Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design

Photo: Mea Duke SPF (2024) 1/1 Archival inkjet pigment print/100% cotton paper 55” x 40”, Jessica Hagen

MEA DUKE: SPF opens Sunday June 30th

Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design announces the opening of MEA DUKE: SPF. This much anticipated solo exhibition is the artist’s second show with Jessica Hagen’s Newport gallery. Duke’s first exhibition DON’T LOOK I’M CHANGING debuted in the summer of 2022 and completely sold out. 

Sunday June 30, 2024 from 5:00-7:00pm is an opening reception at the gallery at Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design, 9A Bridge Street, in Newport

SPF features new paintings, prints and sculpture that showcase Mea Duke’s sophisticated take on summers spent by the sea, using her signature technical prowess and creativity for which she is known. Jessica Hagen says, “From suntans to Sea & Ski, Mea’s upcoming exhibit is a high vibe ode to sun, salt, and sand. A show not to be missed.”

Duke holds an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and her BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Rhode Island. She has been an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Montserrat College of Art, teaching fellow at SMFA at Tufts, and most recently a teaching assistant in printmaking, painting, and sculpture within the Art, Film and Visual Studies Department at Harvard University. 

Duke’s work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Northeast, has been the recipient of numerous awards, and has been featured in several publications such as New American Paintings and Studio Visit Magazine among others. 

MEA DUKE: SPF closes on Sunday July 28, 2024. Contact: Jessica Hagen at [email protected] or 401-835-7682