Personal Details

Web Site:
derekeland.com

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Biography

Derek Eland was born in Cumbria and is an emerging contemporary landscape artist who has exhibited his work nationally. His work is increasingly focused on the intrusion of the built environment into our countryside, including the unstoppable growth of cities and towns. This is the central theme of his current MA in Contemporary Fine Art at the University of Cumbria. Derek has held a number of successful solo exhibitions and in 2007 his work was short-listed for the Celeste Art Prize. Derek was educated at the University of Durham and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Selected Exhibitions:

The Lowry, Manchester, 2006-2007
Yorkshire Art Circus 2007
Royal Watercolour Society, Watercolour 21
Bankside Gallery London, 2006
The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright, Scotland 2006
Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition
The Mall Galleries, London 2005
Manchester Town Hall, 2005
Cumbrian Open Exhibition, Winner, 2005
Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Wales 2001
High Head Gallery, Carlisle
Neo’s Gallery, Cockermouth
Lake Artists’ Society Summer Exhibition, Grasmere
Pinfold Gallery, Bowness
Slaley Hall, Northumberland

Public Collections

North West Region Development Agency

Future Exhibitions

Neo’s Gallery, Cockermouth 2008
Kathmandu Open Door Exhibition, Piccadilly 2008

Artist Details

Practice Type:
Artist,

Artist Practice:
Film & Media, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography,

Artist fields and interests:
Architecture and the built environment, Contemporary, Environmental and land art,

Areas of Experience:
Project Management, Exhibition Hanging, Setting up artists groups & studios, Marketing,

Interested in exchanging skills with other artists?
Yes

CRB check:
No