Joey Deruy

Artist Joey DeRuy has adapted to his surroundings and absorbed a wide array of influences due to his childhood spent in Montana, Europe, and Maine. Born in the late 70's to American philanthropists, Joey was influenced by the modern art and portraiture he observed as a young child. At the age of 11, Joey was featured in his first art show in Helena, MT establishing a career in art. His works in pen and ink have been utilized to create tattoo art, ad illustrations, international magazine recognitions, and candle illustrations. He has since expanded into oils, acrylics and mixed media to create the technology-influenced characters that grace his paintings. Stemming from his youth spent in East Africa, Joey's earlier mediums began with encaustic powder mixed with beeswax, which represents one of the oldest painting media. Joey's medium varies from pen and ink, graphite, flower petals, plants and ashes all composited on canvas.

Joey currently lives and works in Washington D.C.

2009 City College of San Francisco, CA.
1995 Maranatha Academy, Nashua, NH.
1988 Rift Valley Academy, Kenya Africa

Select Exhibitions
2016 — Clark County GOV, NV. Zap Project Public Mural, Laughlin, NV.
2013 — Americas Cup Group Show, San Francisco, CA.
2011 — 12 Gallagher Lane Gallery, San Francisco
2010 — The Framers Gallery, LCS’s Mail me art #3, London, UK
2010 — Gentler Architecture & Design, San Francisco, CA.
— Mckinley Art Solutions, San francisco, CA.
— Revamp, San Francisco, CA.
2009 — 1 A.M. Gallery, Circle of life. San Francisco CA.
— Art Murmur, Raw. Oakland CA.
— Santa Rosa Arts District, “When Styles connect”, Santa Rosa,CA
— Indie Industries, San Francisco CA.
2008 — ArtNowSF, San Francisco, CA.
— Triumph Skateboarding Company, Marin, CA.
— 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
— Artist Wanted, New York, NY.
2007— Roche Bobois, San Francisco, CA.
— Aura, San Francisco, CA.
2005 — Dallas Museum of Art, 20th anniversary group show, Dallas, TX.
— Verizon Wireless V.I.P. Headquarters, Irving, TX.
— Gallery 2910, Dallas, TX.
2004 — Downtown Dallas Business Partnership Inc. 2nd. Saturday, Dallas, TX.
— Design Within Reach, Dallas, TX.
— Meyerson Symphony center, Dallas, TX.
2002 — Mckinney Avenue C...