BIOGRAPHY
Derek Jackson is a Pop artist who lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Jackson took a few art classes in high school but other than that he is a self taught artist. Jackson has learned techniques in Acrylic Painting, Pottery, and glass blowing. Jackson has been mastering his skills since he was little. He has always been drawn to art but has been making a career out of it for the last two years. To take it to the next level Jackson has enrolled into Visionary Art Collective Glow up Program taught by Victoria J. Fry.
Through his work, Jackson explores the concepts of loneliness, longing, and nostalgia through the sweet and colorful lens of Pop Art and discusses the effects social media has on the human psyche.
Jackson has been featured in Artio Gallery’s online gallery Global Horizons: A Celebration of Artistic Expression. His work can be found in ArtistCloseup Magazine #16 as well as Lady Gaga’s Super Deluxe Fame Monster Edition of the CD. He has also featured on ArtistCloseup’s Interview written By Adelé Kotzé His work can also be found in his self published book called Derek Jackson by Derek Jackson. Jackson’s work can also be found in private collections throughout the United States.