This exhibition has been organised by family and members of Creative Exchange Artists Studios to look back at the work of one of the studio’s founder members, who sadly died last year. Ray spent a lifetime immersed in the arts as a teacher and artist. Throughout his life as a painter he returned to abstraction and this exhibition will show a small selection of paintings starting from the late 1960’s through to those made in the last ten years.
In terms of an approach to painting Ray worked intuitively, playing with harmony, discord and edges while limiting the shapes and colours he used to ‘wring as much out of them as possible’. Some of his work has recently been purchased by the Ulster Museum and this is a chance to see some of his paintings, in the Portview studio where he worked for over 16 years. Ray said ‘I find life mysterious, there is so much that I don’t understand, so my paintings have to have a certain amount of mystery.’
Exhibition in Creative Exchange for Eastside Arts Festival 2026
- Creative Exchange Artists Studios, Unit B4, Portview Trade Centre 310 Newtownards Rd, Belfast BT4 1HE, UK
- 24 July 2026 to 2 August 2026
- Exhibition Opening: Friday 24th July at 6pm
More information: https://www.creativeexchangestudio.co.uk/post/ray-duncan-painting-over-a-life
