About

Dawn Duncan is a published author, writer, editor, and artist whose mission is to showcase her creativity while also helping others unleash their own talents. Known for her engaging courses, classes, and retreats, Dawn connects individuals and groups to their intrinsic creativity through multiple activities and mediums.

An experienced facilitator of Julia Cameron's work, The Artist's Way, Dawn also teaches classes in painting, drawing, crafts, writing, and more. Her students have gone on to publish and feature their work, start businesses, and gain confidence and healing through art. She is the creator of Pen & Path, Natural Creativity 2.0, The Accidental, and many more unique art and creative expression classes and courses.

Dawn is a native of Minnesota and graduate of the University of North Dakota where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English prior to moving to Colorado in 1994. Since 2022, she has been acquiring training and certifications in various types of art and creativity coaching. 

In 2022, Dawn founded Yellowbright Press and published her first children's book, Serpahina the Ballerina, which was illustrated by Detroit Lakes, MN artist, Anna Lassonde (Jollybird Studio).

Also that year, Dawn became the Managing Editor of two magazines published in Minnesota: Lake & Home (featuring luxury properties in Northern Minnesota lakes country), and Area Woman (41-year-old publication featuring women of the Fargo/Moorhead area).  

In her free time, Dawn is a licensed dance fitness instructor for XaBeat and Zumba, an avid yogi, and a nature and animal lover. She cross-country skis, snowshoes, hikes, bikes, and kayaks, along with traveling. You'll find her in the woods year-round, in the dance and yoga studios, or busy creating art and spending time with Reva Evangeline, her beloved German Shepherd Dog. 

Photo by Bob Younger Images, Fort Collins, Colorado

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From Dawn....

I am a lifelong artist, writer, dancer, and all-around Renaissance gal who finds magic in nature and all things ART. I find ways each day to express myself through painting, drawing, crafting, collecting nature "specimens," dancing, cooking, baking......The unstoppable flow of creativity is something I believe lives in all of us; it just needs to be tapped and welcomed. From there, the unique gifts come forth. I am passionate about self-expression, but also serving others and helping them to see (and believe) that they, too, possess the ability to be creative. We are ALL artists. Let's CREATE!