# Duane Slick

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**Duane Slick** (born 1961)[1] is a [Meskwaki](/source/Sac_and_Fox_Tribe_of_the_Mississippi_in_Iowa) artist and educator of [Ho-Chunk](/source/Ho-Chunk) descent. He is known for his work influenced by his heritage, and for his series of prints and paintings depicting coyotes – a [trickster](/source/Trickster) character in Native cultures.

## Early life and education

Duane Slick was born 1961 in [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo,_Iowa), [Iowa](/source/Iowa), to a [Meskwaki](/source/Meskwaki) father and a [Ho-Chunk](/source/Ho-Chunk) mother.[2][3]

He received a [BFA](/source/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts) degree in painting and a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in Art Education from the [University of Northern Iowa](/source/University_of_Northern_Iowa) in 1986.[4] Slick completed an MFA degree in 1990 in painting from the [University of California, Davis](/source/University_of_California,_Davis).[5] While at UC Davis, he was mentored by artist [George Longfish](/source/George_Longfish).[6] He previously taught at [Institute of American Indian Arts](/source/Institute_of_American_Indian_Arts) (IAIA) in [Santa Fe](/source/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico), [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico), from 1992 to 1995.[7] Since 1995, Slick has taught printmaking and painting at [Rhode Island School of Design](/source/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design) (RISD).[2]

## Work

The image of a [coyote](/source/Coyote) head as well as its shadow has become his "signature leitmotif" in his paintings and prints. Slick has stated that by "depicting coyote’s shadow, he returns metaphysical autonomy to a folk art object drained of its original intention through capitalism."[8]

He has taught fine arts at [Rhode Island School of Design](/source/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design) (RISD) since 1995.[2][9]

In 2010, he was a resident at [School for Advanced Research](/source/School_for_Advanced_Research) (SAR), where he created his work *Field Mouse Goes to War.[10]* In 2012, Slick was awarded the [Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship](/source/Eiteljorg_Museum_of_American_Indians_and_Western_Art), and his work was included in the associated group exhibition, *We Are Here!*.[11]

His first solo museum exhibition, *The Coyote Makes the Sunset Better*, premiered in 2022 at [The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum](/source/The_Aldrich_Contemporary_Art_Museum).[12][13]

Slick was also a co-curator of *Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints*, a 2023 exhibition staged by the [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston](/source/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston).[14]

## Collections

Slick's work is included in several public art collections including the [National Museum of American History](/source/National_Museum_of_American_History) at the Smithsonian Institution,[15] [Milwaukee Art Museum](/source/Milwaukee_Art_Museum),[16] [Chazen Museum of Art](/source/Chazen_Museum_of_Art),[17] [Danforth Art Museum](/source/Danforth_Art),[18] and the [Des Moines Art Center](/source/Des_Moines_Art_Center),[19] among others.

## References

1. ["Duane Slick profile"](https://www.askart.com/artist/Duane_Slick/105108/Duane_Slick.aspx). *Askart.com*. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. ["Duane Slick"](https://networksrhodeisland.org/duane-slick/). *NetWorks Rhode Island*. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. [*American Indians and Popular Culture: Media, Sports, and Politics*](https://books.google.com/books?id=v_9w4eXZNg4C). Volume 1 of American Indians and Popular Culture. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. 2012. pp. 201–202. ISBN 9780313379901.

1. ["Duane Slick/CV"](http://www.duaneslickstudios.com/pages/menu%20pages/cv.html). *Duane Slick (artist website)*. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

1. ["Native American Artists To Display Works in Exhibition"](https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/native-american-artists-display-works-exhibition). *UC Davis*. 1994-01-26. Retrieved 2019-12-09. Slick received his MFA from UC Davis in 1990

1. ["Opening Reception: George Longfish: Indian on Indian | USM Art Galleries Gorham and Portland"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191209080139/https://usm.maine.edu/gallery/george-longfish-indian-indian-0). *University of Southern Maine (USM)*. Archived from [the original](https://usm.maine.edu/gallery/george-longfish-indian-indian-0) on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. ["Duane Slick"](https://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/speaker-biography/duane-slick). *Des Moines Art Center*. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. ["Duane Slick: Crafting a Consequential Narrative"](https://samfoxschool.washu.edu/island-press/projects/7-crafting-a-consequential-narrative). *Sam Fox School of Art*. Washington University. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

1. ["11 Native American Artists Whose Work Redefines What It Means to Be American"](https://www.mic.com/articles/127677/11-native-american-artists-whose-work-redefines-what-it-means-to-be-american). *Mic*. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. Abatemarco, Michael (30 September 2016). ["Rooms with a view: The home of the School for Advanced Research"](https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/rooms-with-a-view-the-home-of-the-school-for/article_8cccb895-b26e-5404-9aec-3f466760bed2.html). *Santa Fe New Mexican*. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. ["We Are Here! Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship"](https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item?id=520). *Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian*. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. Chan, Dawn (14 April 2022). ["At the Aldrich Museum, the Coyote Takes the Lead"](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/arts/design/aldrich-museum-duane-slick-meskwaki-ho-chunk.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

1. Chan, Dawn (17 January 2022). ["Duane Slick Brings His Coyotes To The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2022/01/16/duane-slick-brings-his-coyotes-to-the-aldrich-contemporary-art-museum/). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

1. Fernández-Barkan, Davida (1 February 2024). ["Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints"](https://brooklynrail.org/2024/02/artseen/Marking-Resilience-Indigenous-North-American-Prints/). *[The Brooklyn Rail](/source/The_Brooklyn_Rail)*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

1. [[https://americanhistory.si.edu/old-collections/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq](https://americanhistory.si.edu/old-collections/search?edan_q=*:*&edan_fq)[]=set_name:%22Meskwaki+%28Fox%29%22&edan_fq[]=set_name:%22Painting%2FDrawing%2FPrint%22 "Collections Search Results"]. *National Museum of American History*

1. ["Coyote's Blue Laughter, from the portfolio Lasting Impressions"](https://collection.mam.org/details.php?id=1981). *[Milwaukee Art Museum](/source/Milwaukee_Art_Museum)*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

1. ["Crafting a Consequential Narrative"](https://chazen.wisc.edu/collection/30541/crafting-a-consequential-narrative/). *[Chazen Museum of Art](/source/Chazen_Museum_of_Art)*. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

1. Bergeron, Chris (2019-08-19). ["Check out 'Highlights from the Permanent Collection,' 'Populuxe' at the Danforth Art Museum"](https://bridgewater.wickedlocal.com/entertainmentlife/20190818/check-out-highlights-from-permanent-collection-populuxe-at-danforth-art-museum). *Bridgewater Independent*. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

1. ["Galleries & Art Museums: Grinnell College Museum of Art Showcases Their Collections"](https://www.iowasource.com/2018/01/04/featured_eventsgalleries/). *Iowa Source*. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

## External links

- [Duane Slick faculty page](https://www.risd.edu/people/duane-slick/) at Rhode Island School of Design
- [Duane Slick](http://www.artnet.com/artists/duane-slick/biography) on Artnet.com
- [*We Are Here! Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship 2012: Duane Slick*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9QZY9_W8g), video courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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