New York, NY
contact@dereklarson.net


Education

  • MFA, Yale University School of Art

  • Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art

  • BFA, Herron School of Art & Design

Publications / Exhibitions / Screenings / Lectures (solo**)

2026

  • Très Mall, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA **

2025

  • Under Review: Larson, Derek G., Byron Davies, Carlos Oliva Mendoza. “Made in Mexico: The Anti-Communist Cartoons of Dibujos Animados S.A.”

2024

  • Très Mall Episode 7 “Art’s Properties” : Featuring Boris Groys, David Joselit, Jim Jinkins, Carlos Oliva Mendoza. https://dis.art/series/tres-mall **

  • "Cartoon Capitalism, Propaganda & American Individualism: US Cold War Animations Made in Mexico," University of Washington, Seattle, WA **

2023

  • "Animation & Capitalism," XXI Congreso Internacional de Filosofía, 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, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

  • A Mehrez, N Adamo, N Giri, D Larson. “Fiat Lux! does the lighting design affect viewers’ perception of an animated character personality?” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2023, pp. 263–272, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35979-8_21.

  • "Mexican Animation, Anti-Communist Propaganda Cartoons Made in Mexico with US Support in the 50s," Derek G. Larson (Purdue), Byron Davies, Carlos Oliva Mendoza (UNAM), Dan Bashara (DePaul), Archivo General del Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico

  • Heller, Joshua E., N Adamo, N Giri, D Larson. “Does the voice reveal more emotion than the face? A study with animated agents.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2023, pp. 229–242, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35979-8_18.

  • "Mexican Animation, Propaganda & Cold War," with Purdue University, Byron Davies, Derek G. Larson, 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 Epstein, Todd Kelly, and Ian Donegan

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

  • "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," panel with 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.

  • 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

  • ”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. Future Bodies, Virginia Tech University

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

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

  • Animation Production, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Indiana University, Boomington, IN **

  • Très Mall Interview with Noam Chomsky, https://dis.art/series/tres-mall **

  • 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

  • Larson, Derek G. “Rocky And Bullwinkle, And Propaganda.” Animafest Scanner IX 2022 Symposium for Contemporary Animation Studies, Zagreb Croatia

  • "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 **

  • MdW Assembly, Mana Contemporary, Chicago IL **

  • La Cueva, Screening & Presentation, Mexico City MX **

2021

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

  • In Good Company, Mana Contemporary, Chicago IL

  • If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now, Wassaic Project NY

  • EP.5 The Violence Entrepreneurs, Très Mall on Dis **

  • Très Mall, Film @ Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer MN

  • Lessons Passed, Bloomsburg University PA **

  • Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Auburn University Department of Art & Art History

2020

2019

  • Très Mall, Telfair Museum, Savannah GA **

  • UNTITLED Art Basel Miami, ADA Gallery, Miami FL **

  • Short Shorts, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta GA

  • Boiler Room 4:3 Club x DIS Cinema, The 1896, Brooklyn NY

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum, Cambridge MA

  • Lafayette Anticipations x KALEIDOSCOPE Manifesto, Paris France

  • Supernova Digital Animation Festival, Denver CO

  • CCTV Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge MA

  • Gathered IV, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta GA


Speaking Engagements / 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, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship at Yale, Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship, Hudgens Prize Finalist, Westobou Commission.

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.