Paul Duke

Paul Duke was born and educated in Edinburgh. He gained a Master of Arts degree with distinction from the Royal College of Art in 1989.

His work is held in private and public collections, including:

National Portrait Gallery, London

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

National Maritime Museum, London

University of St Andrews Special Collections, St Andrews

National Media Museum, Bradford

National Art Library, V&A Museum, London

As well as exhibiting in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery he has shown in the Scottish Parliament and was included in the National Galleries of Scotland landmark exhibition Light from the Dark Room

– A celebration of Scottish Photography at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1995.

In 2013 he published At Sea, P&P Editions, London

In 2016 he was recipient of the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Morton Award, an annual prize for a lens-based media artist. A selection of new project work will be shown at the RSA Annual Exhibition in 2017 and subsequently acquired for the RSA Permanent Collection.