Duane Jones (He/him) is a Bermuda born multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Duane moved to Kjipuktuk in 2000, after graduating from the Art and Design Program at Bermuda College and was accepted into the Graphic Design program at NSCAD University. Duane graduated from NSCADU in 2004 with a Communication Design, Honours Degree. Duane also holds a Master of Information Management from Dalhousie University. Duane has spent most of his career oscillating between art and design and enjoys the dialogue the sometimes-conflicting disciplines have with each other. 
 
Duane’s aesthetically graphic and bold work often critiques culture and established societal rules. Much of his art takes the form of semi-abstract paintings, but Duane prefers to let the idea dictate the medium – and not the other way around, resulting in a multi-disciplinary creative practice that includes digital works. With a background in semiotics, one can often expect, symbolic use of colour, typographic elements and subversive messages hidden in the work. Some have described Duane’s work as activism but Duane’s motivation to critique culture in his art is just as motivated by irreverent silliness as it is serious societal ills. 
 
Duane is the Vice President of the NSCADU Alumni Association and has been publicly acknowledged by Bermuda College, NSCADU and Dalhousie University as a notable alumni. Duane was named one of the most inspiring immigrants in the Maritimes in 2021 by My East Coast Experience and Duane’s Art Pays Me clothing brand was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Halifax Business Awards.

Moments In Culture, Halifax Central Library, Halifax, NS, 2018

2023
68th Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS

2022
Strengthening Resilience, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Squared Away, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS

This Is Us, Parade Square, Halifax, NS

Invest in NEST, Light House Arts Centre, Halifax, NS

From The Start, The Craig Gallery, 2021-22 Visual Arts Nova Scotia Mentorship Program Exhibition, Dartmouth, NS

2018
Black Love, Joyful Lessons Exhibition, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

Civil Unity, The Daily Grind, Halifax, NS

Atlantic Fashion Week 12, Dartmouth Crossing, Halifax, NS

The Black Affair, Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax, NS

2016
Atlantic Fashion Week 10, Bayers Lake, Halifax, NS

The Fabric Of Our DNA, Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, NS

2015
Atlantic Fashion Week 9, Bayers Lake, Halifax, NS

2012
Pre-Shrunk, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS

2004
Add Water, Communication Design (Honours) Graduate Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS

2002
NSCAD Bachelor of Design (Honours), Entrance Portfolio Exhibition, Granville Street, Halifax, NS

1999
Bermuda National Gallery, Pembroke, Bermuda