Duncan Weller is a Canadian writer and visual artist known for his children's picture books.
13 Facts About Duncan Weller
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Duncan Weller writes poetry, short stories, and novels for young people and adults.
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Duncan Weller was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1975 to English immigrants.
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Duncan Weller's family moved to Thunder Bay where his father took an associate professor's job at Lakehead University.
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Duncan Weller moved around the country, living in Toronto, Victoria, North Vancouver and Montreal.
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Duncan Weller worked primarily as a picture framer and illustrator.
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Duncan Weller secured several grants from the Ontario Arts Council to continue his book and visual arts projects.
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Duncan Weller wrote an arts column for The Chronicle-Journalcalled, Art on the Edge.
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Duncan Weller received a Chalmers Arts Fellowship allowing him to do research in Ghana for a picture book.
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Duncan Weller continues to lend a hand on film productions as an actor and visual artist.
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Currently Duncan Weller is working on several book and visual art projects.
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Geoffrey Duncan Weller served two terms as president before succumbing to lung cancer in 2000.
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Duncan Weller's mother, Jean, is a quilter who shows her work regularly, and has exhibited in the United States, Norway, and across Canada.