Robert Dukes
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OverviewA Braque at Bernard's, 2023Born in Hull, Yorkshire, Dukes studied at the Grimsby School of Art from 1981 to 1984 and at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1984 to 1988, under Lawrence Gowing, Patrick George, Jeffrey Camp and Euan Uglow. Dukes teaches at the Royal Drawing School and features regularly in the Royal Academy Summer Show. Dukes paints primarily in the still life tradition, using bold shades of oil upon board and making everyday objects his subject.
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Biography
1965
Born in Hull, Yorkshire
1981-84
Attended Grimsby School of Art
1984-88
Attended Slade School of Art
1988
Awarded the Boise Travel Scholarship
1998-99
Cheltenham Drawing competition
2000-03
The Discerning Eye competition
2000-23
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
2005
Browse & Darby, London
2006
National Portrait Gallery Award
Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition
Critic’s Choice Exhibition, Abergavenny, Wales2008
Browse & Darby, London
2010
Critic's Choice, Browse & Darby, London
2011
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait competition
Browse & Darby, London
2013
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait competition
The Discerning Eye competition
2015
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait competition
Browse & Darby, London
2016
Face to Face: Portraits from the Andrew Lambirth Collection, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
2019
In Colour: From Sickert to Riley, Charleston, Sussex
2020
Browse & Darby, London
2023
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait competition
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Works
Robert Dukes
Green Bowl, 2021Oil on board25.2 x 29.7 cms (9 7/8 x 11 3/4 ins)Signed 'R. Dukes' (verso)9of 9Art Fairs
