Duncan Bullen (b.1962) studied at Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design and Leeds Polytechnic in the mid-1980s. He graduated in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 1991, the same year he received a year-long Rome Scholarship. He began his exhibition career with the Jill George Gallery in London in 1993, where he held several solo exhibitions. Since then, Duncan has participated in artist residencies in the US, UK, New Zealand and Japan. He has presented at conferences, written about his practice in book chapters and journal articles, and exhibited internationally. He worked at the University of Brighton for 25 years and held various roles, including Associate Dean Head of Fine Art and Course Leader for Printmaking. He established the Centre for Arts and Wellbeing and was its first director. Duncan has presented conference papers and written about his practice-based research in book chapters and journal articles. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2024, he began a PhD by Publication and completed his doctorate in 2025.