Derya Kadipasaoglu

It’s thrilling to discover a sprawling root system connecting thoughts that appeared to float like lily pads on the surface of a pond. Some ideas are associated by only a wispy tendril or two; others, entangled by dense dendritic ropes. Yet everything, once revealed as related, seems obviously and necessarily so. My artwork is my way of exploring these connections: the relationships between my physical and mental experiences, how they are often erroneously categorized as separate in kind, and how introspection and attention shows their unity. Through pen and ink I explore and celebrate the relationships between bodies, thoughts, things, language, music, and art.


I was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where I went to the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. I got my BA at UT Austin in Linguistics and Philosophy, then came out west to study Developmental Psychology at USC. With an MA under my belt, I decided once again to focus on my art. One of my greatest discoveries has been that dichotomies - science & art; body & brain - are an illusion. This idea permeates my artwork, and today you can find me in LA drawing, playing tennis, tending to plants, or romping around in the great outdoors.

University of Southern California, MA, Psychology (Child Development Research)
UT Austin, BA, Linguistics & Philosophy

September 2022: Community Art Salon, 1 of 3 featured artists, MorYork Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
May 2020: 3 pieces in "Stop the World" Online show (https://stoptheworldexhibition.myshopify.com/), Nakid Magazine
October 2019: 2 pieces featured in "Peach Fuzz Magazine" Vol 7. Iss.1. p.11.
July 2019: "Naked Nudes". Post Gallery, Los Angeles
October 2018. "Onomatopoeia". Hibbleton Gallery, Fullerton
September 2018. "Mini Hot! An exhibition on Feminine Sensuality". Studio C Gallery, Los Angeles
February 2018. "Red Hot Wicked 2". Studio C Gallery, Los Angeles
January 2018. "Petite: Small Works Show". The Vast Lab, Los Angeles
February 2017. "Sinews & Synapses". Hibbleton Gallery, Fullerton
Dec. 2016. "Pop Up Art Show". 54 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena