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David DERR http://www.d2studios.com Mediums - Oil, Mixed Media, Digital Artist's Statement -Humanity is composed of many creative explorers. We have been this way since the beginnings of our existence as a race and before. This is the cornerstone of what it is to be a thinking human being. My images are my attempt to explore what it is to be one of those imaginative beings. The visual arts, music, dance, literature, myths, mysticism, spirituality and the sciences as well as everyday life all contribute in the creation of my images. I attempt to create paintings that not only reflect my thoughts but engage the viewer to look deeper into their own thoughts and find the depths to each piece that are not initially apparent. To me painting is creating a space where both the creator and the viewers creative thoughts are set free to explore unexpected paths.â?? Gallery Affiliations - Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY Lena DiGangi Gallery, Totowa, NJ City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ SK Gallery, Venice, CA Mr. Brett Schundler, Mayor Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ Mr. Jeffrey Bolton, Partner, Neuberger & Berman Investments, NY, NY Dr. Robert Logan, DMD, Kinnelon, NJ Dr. & Mrs. Craig Abolin, CT Dr. Karen Swanson, Mahwah, NJ Ms. Cynthia Libby-Johnson, President, Center for Food Action, Englewood, NJ Mr. David Briskin, Conductor, NY, NY Mrs. Martha Carellas, NJ Berkeley Heights, NJ Mr. & Mrs. Wentworth, Boonton Township, NJ Ms. Lean DiGangi, Totowa, NJ Mr. Thomas Getty, NY, NY Ms. Nancy Egol Nikkal, Tenafly, NJ Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGlynn, Morristown, NJ Ms. Jackie Cadiou, Millburn, NJ Ms. Moni Kennison, Essex Fells, NJ Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Stewart, Wyckoff, NJ Ms. Carol Mainardi, Kinnelon, NJ Mr. Don Macgowan, Denville, NJ Mrs. Elizabeth Kuny, Mendham, NJ Mr. Ray White, Montclair, NJ Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bondy, HoHoKus, NJ Mr. Dennis Galante, NY, NY Mr. & Mrs. Donald Swanson, Denville, NJ Mr. & Mrs. J. Ungemach, Sussex, NJ Mr. David Welglin, Roseland, N Mr. & Mrs. Art Nelson, Short Hills, NJ Ms. Joanne Ezersky, Saddlebrook, NJ Exhibitions - Garnerville Art Expo, June 2003, Garnerville, NY Drue-Crist Gallery, June 2003, Sparta, NJ International Open Image, Digital Art Exhibition, April 2003, Deluxe Gallery, London, England Fertile Ground, JCC MetroWest, December - February, 2002-2003, Whippany, NJ Ocean County College, November, 2002, Toms River, NJ The Art of Collecting Fine Art, April 2002, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ About Vision, Digital Art Exhibition, April 2002, Gallery 14, London, England Pace University, April - May 2002, NY, NY Garnerville Art Expo, June 2002, Garnerville, NY Berlex Laboratories Corporate Center, September - December 2001, Wayne & Montville, NJ Childrensâ?? Specialized Hospital, April 2001, Westfield, NJ 3rd National Juried Exhibition, March - April 2001, Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY Once in a Blue Moon, January - March 2001, Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY Drue-Crist Gallery, Nov. 2000, Sparta, NJ Schering-Plough Corporate Center, Sept. 2000, Schering-Plough, Madison, NJ Fertile Ground, May - July 2000, Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY Penumbra at Tristan, May - June 2000, NY, NY 25th Anniversary Exhibition, May-June 2000, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ Nabisco Corporate Center, March 2000, E. Hanover, NJ Art & Machinery, Jaguar, February 2000, Mahwah, NJ The Figure: Truthful-Vulnerable-Erotic, February 2000, Studio 4 West, Piermont, NY The Gift of Creation, A Millennium Exhibition, December 1999, Franklin Lakes, NJ SK Gallery, May 1999 - Present, Venice, CA Artexpo â??99, Jacob Javitz Center, NY,NY Invitational, March 99 - July 99, Manhattan Transfer Inc., NY, NY Mixed Medea, Summer 1998,City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ Pliedes Gallery 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Summer 1998, NY, NY Juror: Ivan Karp, OK Harris Gallery |  |
Biography - New Jersey artist David Derr first recollection of an interest in art was at age six, when an artist neighbor, introduced him to the world of drawing. Derr attended the Art Students League in the 1970â??s studying life drawing under Gregory Dâ??Allesio and Gutav Rehburger and graphics with Michael Ponce DeLeon. His passion for life drawing continued as a primary focus for nearly 10 years while he made a living as an artists model and freelance commercial artist. Currently Derr heads up his own design agency, D2 Studios Inc., in the past he has been employed as Art and Creative Directorâ??s for New Jersey advertising agencies and has achieved national recognition for his designs. Commercial success has never dimmed, in fact, has brought into sharper focus, his love for fine arts, and his expression of deep personal imagery. This is influenced by his interest in archeology, primitive art, mythology, classical music, and dance. Derr has been included in exhibitions juried by Ivan Karp of the OK Harris Gallery, Holly Solomon, of the Holly Solomon Gallery, and by curators from the Guggenheim and NJ State Museums. He has exhibitied throughout the United States and Europe. His works appear in corporate and private collections all over the United States. In 2001 he won 2nd place in the International Digital Mural Competition. Media Photoshop User, January-February 2002 Photospin, January 2002 Digital Fine Arts, August- September 2000 NY Times Indulge Magazine, July 1999 Art Buyers Issue NJ Daily Record The Art Crowd, Premier Issue, January 2000 NJ Star Ledger ArtExpo NY, Exhibition Guide WMBC TV |