Duane Slick

Duane Slick is a Meskwaki painter and storyteller whose visual work includes black-and-white photo-realist paintings on linen and glass. His work has been described as “dream paintings whose aim is the exploration of matters spiritual, not physical.”
Born in Waterloo, IA, Slick earned his BFA in painting from the University of Northern Iowa and his MFA in painting from the University of California, Davis. He began teaching painting and printmaking at RISD in 1995 and has also lectured at colleges and universities across the US and taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM.
Slick’s work has been exhibited widely—most recently at the Albert Merola Gallery in Provincetown, MA and at RK Projects in New York City—and is included in the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, and the De Cordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, among many others. He is currently represented by the Albert Merola Gallery in Provincetown.
Courses
Fall 2023 Courses
PAINT 450G-01
GRADUATE PAINT STUDIO CRITIQUE I
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This period is designed for the students to evaluate and analyze the directions he/she established as an undergraduate. Criticisms of the student's work will be aimed at identifying strengths and weaknesses and help the students clarify fundamental objectives. Group and individual critiques will occur by resident faculty and visiting artists and critics during the semester. Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite for continuance in the program.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting
PAINT 4514-02
PAINTING III
SECTION DESCRIPTION
The primary goal of this course will be to shift the responsibility of direction, problem-solving and problem- development from the Faculty Instructor to the student. But this will be accomplished with a great deal of faculty involvement and support. The class will begin with group assignments which will become increasingly independent. Group and individual critiques will continue as an integral part of the curriculum, with an emphasis on contemporary art and criticism.
Students are pre-registered for this course by the department; registration is not available in Workday. Enrollment is limited to Junior Painting Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting
PAINT 460G-01
GRADUATE PAINT STUDIO CRITIQUE III
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This period is designed as an advanced critique course which involves visits by resident faculty, visiting artists and critics, with special reference to current issues and concerns in contemporary art.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting
PAINT 465G-01
THREE CRITICS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Three Critics will offer graduate students the opportunity to get inside the art critic's head and learn how writers think about the visual. Students will be exposed to a wide range of viewpoints and discourse on contemporary art issues as defined by the interests of three different, practicing critics. Each critic will become part of the RISD community for approximately one month, conducting 3 sessions on campus and one in New York or Boston. On-campus meetings will consist of lectures, reading and writing assignments, group critiques and one-on-one studio visits. Off-campus trips will include visits to museums, galleries and artist studios. Small groups of students will be expected to lead several classes. Outside coursework and full participation in class discussion required for successful completion.
Open to Graduate Painting Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Painting
Spring 2024 Courses
PAINT 4515-02
PAINTING IV
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This will be a continuation of directions established in Painting III. Student work will be evaluated through group and individual critiques. Visiting Artist lectures will be important to the issues of contemporary art emphasized at this level. The department will schedule an individual review with a Faculty Committee for each student during this course.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Junior Painting Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Painting