Duane Deterville is a visual artist, writer and Co-Founder of Sankofa Cultural Institute. A former Contra-Mestre of the African Brazilian martial art known as Capoeira, Duane’s primary interest is in African and African Diasporic cultural expression. As the Board Chair and Artistic Director of Sankofa Cultural Institute he produced three symposiums on Jazz: “ Jazz the Black Aesthetic” in 2001, “Bird, Bop, Black Art and Beyond” in 2006 and “The Sacred Jazz Symposium” in 2007. His independent field research includes trips to Haiti and Brazil to research sacred ground drawings and altars.” He has recently co-authored the book entitled “Black Artists in Oakland” that was published by Arcadia in 2007, in addition to publishing an article on the painter Raymond Saunders for The Green Magazine. His visual art practice is focused on drawings that address the intersection between symbols and ritual in African Diasporic religions. He is a longtime resident of Oakland and is deeply involved with a group known as Black Dot Artists in the development of a Black Cultural District in West Oakland called the Village Bottoms. Duane received his BFA in Drawing from the California College of Arts and Crafts and an MA in Visual and Critical Studies from the California College of the Arts located in San Francisco California.
Posts by Duane Deterville (Duane Deterville)
Thinking about Luc Tuymans’ Congo Imagery
March 1, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 6 Comments »
Eesuu Orundide’s Exhibit “Sugar”
February 28, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 2 Comments »
Jim Dennis and Ted Pontiflet Artist’s Talk
February 23, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Uncategorized | 0 Comments »
Techno Kisi: Interview with Artist Karen Seneferu
February 16, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Conversations | 6 Comments »
Painter Mark Dukes and Archbishop Franzo King Part III
January 30, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Conversations | 4 Comments »
Painter Mark Dukes and Archbishop Franzo King Part Two
January 29, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Conversations | 1 Comment »
Interview with Coltrane Icon Painter Mark Dukes and Archbishop Franzo King
January 28, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Conversations | 4 Comments »
7.5 Minutes of Fame
January 6, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under 151 3rd | 1 Comment »
Simulacrum Blackness: Images of Artificial Hair Vendors in Oakland
January 2, 2010 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 2 Comments »
The Billboard for the Film Invictus
December 8, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 12 Comments »
Githinji Wambire’s West Oakland Studio Part 2
December 4, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 4 Comments »
Destiny’s Sacred Jazz Celebration
November 16, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 1 Comment »
Githinji Wambire’s West Oakland Studio Part 1
November 15, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 5 Comments »
Seeing with the Blackeyed Pea:The Art of Letitia Ntofon
October 20, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 10 Comments »
Drawing Down Spirits: Sacred Ground Markings of Vodou in San Francisco
September 22, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 7 Comments »
Van Gogh’s Blues People
September 17, 2009 | By Duane Deterville | Filed under Field Notes | 9 Comments »
