Derek Russell

Derek Russell creates brilliantly colored, energetic paintings of people who inspire him, sporting events and beautiful destinations. Every impulse he feels leads him to new bold brushstrokes and color changes. Using a palette of pure vibrant color, he captures emotion and motion with spontaneity, bringing to his canvases a soulful energy.

His signature contemporary style characterized by thick impasto strokes applied direct to the canvas with intense, vivid color is becoming well known as "Free Impressionism."

Russell has rapidly emerged as a must-watch artist for art, sports, and nature lovers worldwide.

University of New Hampshire. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. 2007

2017 – Firebird Arts Alliance “MLK Concert” Charlotte, NC.USA

2016 – California African American Museum. “MLK Jr. Celebration”. Los Angeles, CA. USA

2016 – NewcastleGateshead “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Cultural Festival” Newcastle upon Tyne, England. UK

2016 - Virginia Theological Seminary “Commemoration Service for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” Virginia. USA

2016 - Willow Creek Community Church “Dr. Martin Luther King” Chicago, Illinois. USA

2016 - Racism, Unconscious bias, and the art (and need) of listening and storytelling, Trinity United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas.USA

2016 - California African American Museum “MLK Jr” Los Angeles, California.USA

2015 - St. Joseph Parish (Maysville) “Martin Luther King” Mobile, Alabama. USA

2014 - "Musikmesse Shanghai", Shanghai,

2014 - ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit, The Phoenician, Scotsdale, AZ. USA

2014 - Global Silicon Valley Capital "Portraits of Innovation" Woodside, CA. USA

2014 - "Towards a Better World", Del Riachuelo, Espacio de Arte, La Boca Caminito, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2014 - Smallest Gallery, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

2014 - Epikentro + Art Gallery "Colour My World", Patras, Greece

2013 - Ann & Jerry Moss Theater,...