Davie Duke was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and presently lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.

After gaining a BA Degree in drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art and later involved as a founder member of the Collective Gallery in Edinburgh, Duke went South to London to earn an MA Degree at the Royal College of Art where he studied under Peter de Francia and Paul Huxley.

In 1991 he moved from London to Chicago and is now based in Minneapolis.

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