Alfred Tait Duus
b. 1977, Roanoke, VA
Lives and works in Eugene, OR
Education:
The University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Bachelor of the Arts in Studio Art with Painting Concentration, July 2000
Overall GPA 2.81; Played Division I Varsity Soccer for four years on scholarship, captain of Varsity Soccer Team senior year
Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado
Associate of Applied Sciences in Natural Resource Management, December 2007
Overall GPA 3.80; Worked 25 hrs per week to finance 100% of college education
Mayan Back-strap Weaving Course, San Pedro La Laguna Atitlan, Guatemala
40+ hrs of instruction from a local hand weaver on a back-strap loom; July 2011
Carpentry Apprenticeship, Leadville, Colorado, Oct. 2005 – May 2007
Gained valuable experience with wood as an art and engineering medium;
2000+ hrs
Group Exhibitions:
2000 Senior Thesis Show, University of Richmond, Virginia
2013 Poor Man Holiday Show, Eugene Springfield Art Project
2014 21st Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibit, Maude Kerns, Eugene, Oregon
2014 Art for All Seasons, Annual Membership Exhibit, Maude Kerns, Eugene, Oregon
2017 WOW Hall Staff and Volunteer Art Show, WOW Hall, Eugene, Oregon