Draft:Derrick Velasquez
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Comment: I am not yet persuaded that he passes WP:NARTIST. It maybe WP:TOOSOON 🇵🇸🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦🇵🇸 22:53, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
Derrick Velasquez, born in 1982 in Lodi, California, is an artist and exhibition organizer based in Denver, Colorado. He earned a BA in Studio Arts and Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA from The Ohio State University.[1]
Derrick Velasquez's work engages sculpture and installation in dialogue with architecture and design. By focusing on the visual language of contemporary residential buildings, he critiques the social, political, and economic forces shaping urban life.[2] His practice spans large-scale installations, sculptures, photography, collage, and other media, highlighting the intimate relationship between human bodies and the built environments they inhabit.[3]
Velasquez's signature pieces, the "Untitled" series, feature meticulously hand-cut marine vinyl strips layered over wooden forms. These layers, influenced by his background in bookbinding, evoke the edges of pages and spines, creating dynamic wall sculptures that challenge perceptions of material and form.[4]
Derrick Velasquez has exhibited his work at several notable institutions across the United States. In Colorado, his exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Center for Visual Art in Denver, University of Colorado Boulder's Visual Arts Complex, and the Arvada Center for the Arts. Nationally, his work has been shown at the Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum, Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Drexel University's Pearlstein Gallery in Philadelphia, and the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.[5]
Velasquez is represented by Carvalho Park in Brooklyn,[6] Galerie Robertson Arès in Montreal,[7] Pentimenti Gallery in Philadelphia,[8] and Robischon Gallery in Denver.[9] In 2017 Velasquez was the recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors,[10] and in 2019 the MacDowell Colony Fellowship.[11]
In addition to his artistic practice, Velasquez founded and directs the artist-run galleries Yes Ma'am Projects[5] and Friend of a Friend.[12]
In 2023, Velazquez donated a portion of his liver to his friend and gallerist.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Derrick Velasquez". mcadenver.org.
- ^ Escamilla, Carlos (July 7, 2016). "Gentrification Through the Eyes of Artists – Derrick Velasquez". 303 Magazine.
- ^ "Derrick Velasquez | Biography | Lanoue Gallery". lanouegallery.com.
- ^ Ebert, Grace (October 25, 2023). "Thin Strips of Colorful Vinyl Spill Over Derrick Velasquez's Wooden Sculptures".
- ^ a b "CV – Derrick".
- ^ "DERRICK VELASQUEZ". CARVALHO PARK.
- ^ "Derrick Velasquez | Galerie Robertson Ares". galerierobertsonares.com.
- ^ "Derrick Velasquez". PENTIMENTI.
- ^ "DERRICK VELASQUEZ | UNTITLED 445 | Robischon Gallery Web site". robischongallery.com.
- ^ "Derrick Velasquez". Joan Mitchell Foundation. November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Derrick Velasquez - Artist". MacDowell.
- ^ Boyd, Kealey (March 6, 2022). "Artists in Denver Invite You to Their Yards, Living Rooms, and Skating Rinks". Hyperallergic.
- ^ Rinaldi, Ray Mark (November 19, 2024). "The Artist, the Gallerist and Their Liver". The New York Times.