Jacqueline Duncan is pleased to announce her upcoming solo exhibition, “The Dart”, opening on 23 May 2025, 6–8 pm at Coombe Gallery, Dartmouth, Devon.
This exhibition features a carefully curated selection of new and recent works that reflect Duncan’s profound connection with the River Dart, which flows past her home in Devon. The river has become both an inspiration and a metaphor in her practice, its constant presence shaping the themes and textures of her work.
Jacqueline Duncan’s work offers a meditative, tactile mapping of the River Dart, transforming its cartographic outline into a textured, contemplative surface. Through thousands of meticulously placed pins, alongside painting, drawing, and mixed media, she explores the fluidity and ever-changing nature of water — from its motion to the shifting play of light. Her pieces evoke memory, gesture, and time, creating a visual rhythm that mirrors the subtle interplay of stillness and movement she encounters daily. Echoing traditions of feminised labour and challenging scientific mapping, Duncan turns geography into a poetic, sensory landscape — one that invites quiet attention and rewards prolonged looking.
“The river is everything to me. I watch it every day. I sail on it, live beside it, and it constantly teaches me something new about stillness and motion, presence and change.” — Jacqueline Duncan
About the Artist
Jacqueline Duncan is a Devon-based artist, born in 1967. She studied at the London College of Fashion before living and working in Milan, São Paulo, and New York, where she established a successful career in fashion and photography before transitioning into the visual arts.
Duncan’s work is known for its precision, intricate detail, and evocative treatment of light and movement. Over the past 25 years, her work has been shown extensively in solo and group exhibitions, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2024), the London Art Biennale (2023), the Royal West of England Academy (2019, 2023), and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (2005).
About Coombe Gallery
Coombe Gallery, founded by Paul and Tina Riley as part of the Coombe Farm Studios educational complex, has a longstanding commitment to supporting both emerging and established artists. The gallery is now led by Mark Riley, a fourth-generation fine art specialist, and continues to showcase some of the finest West country artists.
Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: Friday, 23 May, 2025
Time: 6–8 pm
Exhibition: 24 May – 16 June
Location: Coombe Gallery, Dartmouth, Devon
All are welcome.
Contact
For more information, interviews, or image requests, please contact:
E-mail: [email protected]
Instagram: @jacquelineduncan.art
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