Duane Alt

     Duane Alt was born in a small town in Nebraska in 1938.   His early formative years in art schooling were in his teens at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles followed by work in the film  industry. But during this time, painting remained a very personal interest.

     Duane's lifelong passion for painting was kindled when he traveled to Paris and was introduced to the French school of 19th century Impressionist Art.  He furthered his studies in Germany and Italy; however, it was France, its villages of the Barbizon, the hills of the Provence, and the Mediterranean that mostly influenced his work.   It was at this time that he adopted a French vision in the tradition of Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Vincent Van Gogh, Marc Chagall, Paul Signac and Camille Pissarro.

     In 1994, and again in 1995, he was the only American artist invited to exhibit his work at the prestigious French juried show at the Grand Palais in Paris.