About The Artist

Born March 11th 1955 BFA with distinction California College of Arts Oakland CA Derek has participated in the Cuban Internos mural program. In 2006 he led a group of American muralist to Cuba where along with artist from all over the globe they created and painted two murals in the international city of Santiago de Cuba. In addition he has participated in numerous mural projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. His most Recent mural project was a collaborated with his wife Christina Cowger for the Native American Museum in Novato California. His personal work represents those things in life that bind us all together. Nature is the most important glue holding all things together. The cycle of life is evident from the macrocosm to the microcosm. Examples of life to decay and back to life is a never ending continuum. Derek has shown his work throughout the Bay Area . His painting, North Beach Sf won 2nd place at the 2010 Marin County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Acrylic Painting Division. In 2012 his painting Eucalyptus Alley won first place in the Acrylic Painting Division followed by a 2014 first place in the Acrylic Painting Large Format Division for Orisha AJA of the Forest. Many of his works are owned by private collectors. www.bigardart.com