Derek Berry

Derek Berry is a multidisciplinary artist based in Orangeville, Ontario who works in varying printmaking mediums alongside installation. He specializes in intaglio, relief and serigraphy printmaking techniques. Currently Derek is continuing his undergraduate studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU) majoring in printmaking and publications and holds a 3-year diploma from Georgian College for fine arts. Derek has exhibited predominantly in the greater Toronto area and southern Ontario, has co-founded the PRNT Collective (Print, Research, Network, Teach) in Barrie, and has previously been awarded an emerging artist’s residency in Atlanta, Georgia.

Derek’s work is the tangible construction and demonstration of his intrusive thoughts after developing obsessive-compulsive disorder. Utilizing literal and abstracted imagery alongside repetitive visual stimuli the work intends to emulate this distressing and overwhelming mental disposition. He questions the viewer to reflect on their own intrusive thoughts whenever they arise and in whatever form they may take.