About
Annie Duncan is a ceramic sculptor and painter whose larger-than-life work explores femininity, material symbolism, and art historical references. In her work, oversized flowers, beauty products, and personal objects are juxtaposed to create narratives that are both poignant and playful, mirroring the conflicting emotions found in everyday life. Her colorful ceramics draw from the illusionism of trompe-l’oeil painting, the visual language of cartoons, and the aesthetics of digital consumer culture.
Born in San Francisco, Duncan earned an MFA from California College of the Arts in 2023 and a BA from Vassar College in 2019. She has participated in several residencies, including Lighthouse Works (Fishers Island, NY) and Anderson Ranch (Snowmass, CO). Her work has been exhibited in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, and Seoul, and has been featured in publications including Art News, Colossal, Variable West, and Artsy.
email: anniegduncan@gmail.com
Instagram: annieduncan_
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2026
Felix Art Fair, Johansson Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2025
Tabletop, Hesse Flatow, New York, NY
Sugar Breaks Silence, Dohing Art, Seoul, Korea (upcoming)
SF Art Fair, Johansson Projects/AMP Public Art Comission, San Francisco, CA
2024
DD’s Hardware & More, Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA
Oddkin, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
More Than Now, Moosey Gallery, London, England
Potluck, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2023
UNTITLED Art Fair w/ Johansson Projects, Miami, FL
Hopelessly Devoted, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, CA
LUSH, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY
Plunge: Selected Artists, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Fair @Fort Mason, Johansson Projects, San Francisco, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
Venus pt. II, MRKT Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022
Small Works, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Body Language, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2019-2021
Annual Juried Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
SOLO SHOWS
2025
Jewel Box, The Corner Shop at Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2024
Local Lamp Nursery, The Mill, San Francisco, CA
Tremble like a Flower, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
2023
Looking Glass, St. Joseph’s Arts Society, San Francisco, CA
PUBLICATIONS
Colossal, “Annie Duncan’s Ceramic Sculptures Expand Upon the Modern Feminine Experience” Jackie Andres, January 6, 2025, web.
Variable West, “Northern California Picks from Sam Hiura.” Sam Hiura, May 29, 2024, web.
ARTnews, “The Best Booths at Untitled Art Miami Beach, From Potato Sculptures to Ominous Razors.” Maximilíano Durón, December 6, 2023, web.
Testudo, “Nothing Without Desire: Annie Duncan’s Objects Can’t Live Without You.” Katherine Jemima Hamilton, July 13, 2023, web.
Artsy, “Contemporary Artists are Reviving Vanitas, Reflecting on Death and Decadence.” Artsy Editorial, June 28, 2023, web.
RESIDENCIES
Arts/Industry, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, Summer 2026
The Space Program San Francisco, Spring 2026
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO, Fall 2024
Lighthouse Works, Fisher’s Island, NY, Summer 2024
In Cahoots Residency, Petaluma, CA, October 2020 and February 2021
EDUCATION
MFA, California College of the Arts, 2023
BA, Vassar College, 2019
AWARDS
Featured Artist, Partiful, September 2023
Featured Artist, Plunge Towels, November 2022
Painting Departmental Merit Scholarship, California College of the Arts, 2021-2023
Weitzel-Barber Art Travel Prize, Vassar College Art Department, 2019
Thesis Distinction, Vassar College, 2019
EXPERIENCE
Ceramics Instructor, The Putney School Summer Arts, VT, Summer 2023
Teaching Assistant, Ceramics 1, California College of the Arts, Fall 2022
Visiting Artist Lecturer, The Oxbow School, July 12, 2022
Teaching Assistant, Digital Tools, California College of the Arts, Spring 2022
Teaching Artist in Residence, The Oxbow School, Napa, CA, Spring-Summer 2021
Emerging Artist Fellow, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA, 2020-2021
Printmaking Teacher, The Putney School Summer Arts, VT, Summer 2020-Winter 2021
Education Intern, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Spring 2020
Ladder Image by Pauline Chatelan; Studio Image by Evan Soroka
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