Derek Franklin
Artist Bio
TOS #40, 2024
Derek Franklin is the Artistic Director of Converge 45 and Founder of SE Cooper Contemporary in Portland, Oregon, while concurrently maintaining his own full-time studio practice. As an artist, Franklin has exhibited his paintings and sculptures for more than twenty years. Selected solo presentations of his work include Meditation Furniture for Ten Minute Breaks (Document, Chicago); grief is on my calendar everyday at 2pm, (Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland); and Mending Capers (Thierry Goldberg, New York). Franklin’s recent work has also been presented in group exhibitions at Simone Subal (New York), Performa Biennial (New York), Melanie Flood Projects (Portland), and The Center for Creative Research (Oregon).
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Exhibitions
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Between the Time of the Dog and the Wolf
Derek Franklin Feb 6 - Mar 1, 2025Elizabeth Leach Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Derek Franklin , Between the Time of the Dog and the Wolf , Franklin’s second exhibition with...Read more -
Grief is on my calendar everyday at 2:00 p.m.
Derek Franklin Jun 8 - Jul 29, 2023Elizabeth Leach Gallery is proud to present Grief is on my calendar every day at 2:00 p.m. , a solo exhibition of works by Derek Franklin. Any exhibition space is...Read more
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