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Terry Duffy is an independent international artist with a reputation for unique, challenging work. <\/span>He has exhibited in London, Paris, Berlin, Cape Town, Dresden, Philadelphia, New York<\/span>, Liverpool and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As is demonstrated by the diversity of artworks on this website, Duffy\u2019s creative output cannot be pinned down or categorised.\u00a0 His interests and skills cover a wide range, from sublime minimal abstracts to culturally challenging figurative paintings and large-scale installations. He is an artist in the true sense of the word – independent of mind and willing to confront issues of cultural importance. He is fascinated by ART and LIFE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duffy was born in Liverpool and at the early age of 13 won a scholarship to Art School. Following this, he trained as a lithographer and photographer and then for several years worked in print and design studios in London. From 1973 he studied at Liverpool Art College, where he met and assisted various visiting artists including. Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Gustav Metzger and more. In 1975 and 76 he was selected for the then-radical New Contemporaries \u2018Live Art\u2019 show in London, from there he exhibited at the ICA, Air and Acme London and in West Germany. His work experimented with line, form and space and the then avant-garde issues concerning Live Art within the gallery space. As well as these collaborations with many other artists within his unique concept of Art Games which was promoted internationally through BBC World News.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1981 he returned to painting and produced the \u201cVictim Series\u201d which was exhibited nationally and in the USA. This led to major Arts Council awards and international media coverage including C4’s \u2018The TUBE\u2019. The \u201890s saw further success and recognition with the British Council \u2018Fine Art\u2019 Visiting Fellowship in Budapest, Hungary and inclusion in major shows including The John Moores and the Hunting\/Observer Prizes. Since the 90’s his work has progressed consistently with shows nationally and internationally including in Paris, Berlin, New York, Dresden and Cape Town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2008 his MONUMENTS installation of abstracts integrated within a vast monolithic installation was included in the Liverpool Biennial. The location and installation were chosen for the opening launch of that year\u2019s National Museum Council Directors Conference. In the same year, Duffy exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In 2009 MONUMENTS was included in the internationally prestigious Venice Biennale \u2018Collateral\u2019 programme with the vast installation being housed within the Palazzo Contarini, sponsored by Sotheby’s Realty. Following this it was installed at the Brunswick Centre and launched that year’s Bloomsbury Arts Festival in London.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other important works such as ‘Victim, no Resurrection’, a 4.2-metre-high crucifix painting has been exhibited internationally. This has progressed further and in 2020 a black \u2018Body Bag\u2019 was created for the painting. The aim is that Victim, no Resurrection will be carried within a procession bringing attention to those who have died as victims. Other locations for Victim, no Resurrection are being considered worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2016 because of his \u2018Cope\u2019 paintings, Duffy has received several commissions to create unique religious vestments for Coventry and Dresden reconciliation; Archbishop Desmond Tutu; the WWI Centenary Commemorations; the politically sensitive Windrush commemorations. Another recent commission from the Universities of Liverpool and Warwick has been to create a symbolic robe for the judges at the International Criminal Courts in The Hague that questions and challenges their work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, Duffy began to work on a project that became: \u2018The Vardre – Y Faerdre\u2019, initially focusing on a small hill, ‘The Vardre’ above his house in North Wales. It developed into a unique installation of 29 paintings within a sound installation. It is focused upon the English colonialisation of Wales, in contrast to Welsh national identity through the Welsh alphabet and language. It is yet to be exhibited.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Duffy wrote \u2018The Vessel\u2019. His story as an artist – his travels, his experiences and his motivations. It is a deep insight into the creative mind and vision of an artist not satisfied with art for art’s sake, but art that can change minds and challenge social and political norms and reconsider the human condition. As he wrote in \u2018The Vessel\u2019, \u201cArt attempts to open minds and heal wounds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022, Duffy began work on a project focused on Hilbre Island in the Dee Estuary, which he can see from his studio on the beach. The ambition is to establish this wild island as a base for artists, designers, and scientists to investigate sustainability, ecology and the possibility of being self-sustained through the use of the natural resources of wind, sun, tide and more. He has now involved Liverpool John Moores University, The British Art and Design Association and The Friends of Hilbre in this endeavour.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terry Duffy is an independent international artist with a reputation for unique, challenging work. He has exhibited in London, Paris, Berlin, Cape Town, Dresden, Philadelphia, New York, Liverpool and more.\u00a0 As is demonstrated by the diversity of artworks on this website, Duffy\u2019s creative output cannot be pinned down or categorised.\u00a0 His interests and skills cover...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terryduffy.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}