contact@dereklarson.net
New York, NY

EDUCATION
MFA Yale University School of Art 
Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art
BFA Herron School of Art & Design

SPEAKING / VISITING ARTIST
Yale, RISD, VCU, SAIC, U of Washington, Auburn, SFAI, Tulane, Loyola, Morris Museum, Jepson Center Telfair Museum, NYSCC Alfred, WVU, Ohio State, Georgia State, Cal State Chico, U of Arkansas, U of Florida, U of New Orleans, U of North Texas, U of Northeastern Illinois, U of Rochester, U of Southern Oregon, U of Texas El Paso, U of Wisconsin, St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

COLLECTIONS
The New Orleans Museum of Art, Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Center, The Jepson Center Telfair Museum, private collections in Atlanta, Augusta, Detroit, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New Haven, New Orleans, New York, Richmond, Seattle, St. Louis, Tacoma, Vienna Austria, Liverpool & Nottingham UK.

GRANTS
Yale School of Art Scholarship, National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center, Hudgens Prize Finalist, Westobou Project Commission, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship at Yale.

RESIDENCIES
Jack Straw Cultural Center Seattle WA, Untitled Shanghai, Residency at the Studios at MASS MoCA, Swatch Art Peace Hotel Shanghai, Arteles Finland, CCI Fabrika Moscow, Vermont Studio Center.

EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS / LECTURES       
solo/two-person *

2024
”Cartoon Capitalism: US Cold War Animations Made in Mexico.” University of Washington Department of International Studies, Seattle WA *

2023
Animation & Capitalism,” XXI Congreso Internacional de Filosofía, La Asociación Filosófica de México, A.C., Guanajuato MX *

Mexican Animation, American Propaganda, and the Cold War - A Showcase of Cartoons from Dibujos Animados S.A. (1952-56)” Derek G. Larson (Purdue), Byron Davies, Carlos Oliva Mendoza (UNAM), Dan Bashara (DePaul), Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Chicago IL

“Animación Mexicana, Propaganda Y Guerra Fría - Caricaturas de Propaganda Anticomunista Producidas en México con el Apoyo Secreto de EE.UU. en los 50,” Derek G. Larson (Purdue), Byron Davies, Carlos Oliva Mendoza (UNAM), Dan Bashara (DePaul), Archivo General del Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico

”Animación Mexicana, Propaganda & Guerra Fría, en colaboración con Purdue University,” Byron Davies, Derek G. Larson y Pepe Rojo, Cinema CEART Tijuana, Mexico

Paintures, ADA Gallery, Richmond VA, Featuring: Jared Clark, Leif Low-Beer, Jerstin Crosby, Derek Larson, Sarah Trigg, Ryan Browning, Rachel Hayes, Robert Otto Epstien, Todd Kelly, and Ian Donegan.

Presenting: Mexican Animation, Propaganda, and the Cold War - A Showcase of Cartoons from Dibujos Animados S.A. (1952-56)” Derek G. Larson (Purdue), Byron Davies, Carlos Oliva Mendoza (UNAM), Dan Bashara (DePaul), Juan Manuel Aurrecoechea, Centro de Cultura Digital, Mexico City, Mexico

Future Space, Trade and Capitalism in Digital Cities,” A panel featuring McKenzie Wark (New School), Michael Hardt (Duke), and Carlos Oliva Mendoza (UNAM), moderated by Derek G. Larson (Purdue) CAA New York City

HOMAGE, Fred., Brooklyn NY, a benefit for Smack Mellon, curated by Derek G. Larson and Jeff Wallace. Featuring: Alex Paik, Ato Ribeiro, Austin Ballard, Dakota Gearhart, Derek G. Larson, Henry Chapman, Jeff Wallace, Leah Beeferman, Leslie Roberts, Stephen Sollins, Suzanne Song, Taylor Baldwin, Theresa Ganz

Soundxploit.sh: Très Mall, Gonima, Parts Project and Rony, Casa Del Popolo La Sotterenea, Thursday Feb 9th, 2023, Montreal CA *

Très Mall, Official Selection Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival, Berlin Germany *

Très Mall, Award Winner, Gold Award Short Documentary, Official Selection Milan Gold Awards, Milan Italy *

Très Mall, Semi-Finalist, AniMate Australia Animation Film Festival, Newtown, NSW *

2022
Très Mall Interview with Noam Chomsky, animated documentary series by Derek G. Larson streaming on https://dis.art/ *

Très Mall, Award Winner, Tokyo Film Awards, Bronze for Best Animation, International Film Festival, Tokyo Japan *

Très Mall, Semi-Finalist, Official Selection Sweden Film Awards, Stockholm Sweden *

Très Mall, Award Winner, Official Selection Cannes World Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, Cannes, French Riviera *

Accessibility + Design,” Future Bodies Symposium with Kel Smith, A.P. Vague, Jing Zhou, David Adelman, xtine burrough, moderated by Derek G. Larson, New Media Caucus, Virginia Tech University

"Très Mall: Philosophy, Capitalism and Violence." Derek G. Larson (Purdue University) Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival, Września Poland *

"Creative Imaging in A Generative Simulation" Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA), Dakota Gearhart (NYU) and Derek G. Larson (Purdue University)

Global Animation and its History - Tribute to Giannalberto Bendazzi, Scanner IX 2022 Symposium, International Animafest, Zagreb Croatia *

Seventeenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, San Jorge University, Spain *

Visiting Artist, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University Bloomington IN *

Visiting Artist, St. Mary's College of Maryland *

Industry Animation, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL

MdW Assembly, Mana Contemporary, Chicago IL *

La Cueva, Screening & Presentation, Mexico City MX *

Westobou Commission, Morris Museum, Augusta GA *

Jiffy Louvre II: Leave Worry Behind (Again), Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta GA

Jiffy Louvre II: Leave Worry Behind (Again), Georgia State University, Atlanta GA

Jiffy Louvre II: Leave Worry Behind (Again), University of Georgia, Athens GA

Bird Call, Freyberger Gallery, Penn State Berks

PUBLICATIONS / CITATIONS
Hernández, Oscar G., et al. “Animación Mexicana, Propaganda y Guerra Fría En El CCD.” Revista Marvin, 28 Apr. 2023

Larson, Derek G., and Graham Harman. We Have To Meet Things Halfway. New York : DIS.ART 2019
https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9977687628003681.

Larson, Derek G., and Michael Hardt. We Need to Invent a Different Kind of Love. New York : DIS.ART 2019
https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9977687628203681.

Larson, Derek G., et al. Benign Violence. New York : DIS.ART 2019
https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9977687628103681.

Larson, Derek G., and Richard Florida. Southern Gothic. New York : DIS.ART 2019
https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9977687627903681.

Fuller, Daniel. “Vacation at War: In Conversation with Derek Larson.” Burnaway, 9 Sept. 2021

https://www.artforum.com/artguide/kunsthal-charlottenborg-675/dis-presents-what-do-people-do-all-day-184296

contemporaryartdaily.com/2020/08/group-show-at-kunsthal-charlottenborg/

https://flash---art.it/2020/09/like-a-little-disaster/

works & prints available with ADA Gallery