Education
Science/Medical Education: College - Vanier College, St. Croix Campus, Montreal B.Sc. -Anatomical Sciences, McGill University, Montreal M.Sc. -Anatomy Department, McGill University, Montreal; Ph.D. (+Honors) Anatomy Department, McGill University, Artistic Education: Vanier College: Montreal Canada-Cinematography, Painting 101+ 102, Art history Mc Gill University, Montreal Canada: Drawing 202, Painting 204,Mythology & Art High Renaissance Art History, Human Anatomy Personal Skills
My skills include: drawing, painting (acrylics and oil), clothing and costume designing, website creation and graphic art design. Programs I am proficient in include: Photoshop CC, Vue d’Esprit, Painter 12, Poser, Illustrator, Daz3d, Microsoft suite, Adobe Muse, Keynote and Powerpoint and all internet browsers. |
Art Shows and Exhibits
2004- October Galleries, Philadelphia, PA, 2004- Zonk’s Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2005- Black Artist For Cancer Newark NJ, 2005-11 Personal Home Shows 2005-08 Mango Tango Gallery-St. Thomas, USVI 2007- Mango Tango- Carnival Exhibit St Thomas 2006-08 Galeria Exedo, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2010- Exhibition-Victoria House, Francis, London, 2010- Ludlow Bailey Fine-art; Exhibition in Paris, 2012- Gallery exhibition-Beneath the Seas Lahaska, PA 2012- Jim Tretrick Exhibit in Chelsea New York, NY 2014- Saatchi Art Galley Online. 2014- The Color of Water-Matossian Eye Ass Exhibit. 2017- Earth Day Art & Fashion, New York, NYC 2018- Atman: The Caribbean Lion, Opa Locka, Fl 2019- University of Miami, Art Basel. Miami FL |
Derrick Shawn Grant
I love life and all my images come from imaginary things I see in my sleep or when I am wide awake.
Artist’s Statement My Name is Derrick Grant and I specialize in digital art and graphic design. I also have a background and training in traditional finearts. I have developed a method that has been referred to as the “Grantique” style. My current medium of expression uses self-taught computer graphics to create images that are true to life or surrealistic using the combination of the graphic programs. My background transcends the art and science world. I am a classically trained Human Anatomist and cell biologist. I was educated in Montreal Canada where I attended Vanier College, and McGill University. There I completed my B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD and have taught at several medical schools. During my time in college I also took several minor electives in Art History, Painting and Drawing. To create my art pieces I use 3D programs such as, Vue, Poser. I also use Painter, PhotoShop, Illustrator and other graphic programs. The resulting image is transferred to canvas and painted with acrylics in order to enhance the 3d visual. Thus I have been able to combine both fields of Science and Art to produce graphical designs that produce an intense visual effect. I am happily moving away from the Science world and concentrating my efforts on my artistic career and designing. My art pieces have now been displayed in several galleries and art shows world-wide such as in Philadelphia, New Hope, Newark, St Thomas V.I., San Juan Puerto Rico, London and Paris. I hope you enjoy my work. Derrick Welcome to DK Design a website specializing in multimedia computer-assisted digital/acrylic art on canvas using primarily PhotoShop, Painter and Illustrator. Contact me at: [email protected] |