Derek Eland

'North Cumbrian Paintings'

Derek Eland, who was born in Cumbria and now lives near Penrith, is a contemporary landscape artist who has exhibited his work nationally.

Derek looks for tension and patterns within his local landscape, which he highlights with strong dark lines, stark black and white images and occasional slabs of colour.  His work is increasingly focused on the intrusion of the built environment into our countryside, including the unstoppable growth of cities and towns.  This is the central theme of his current MA in Contemporary Fine Art at the University of Cumbria and of this exhibition.  Derek has held a number of successful solo exhibitions at High Head Gallery and in 2007 his work was short-listed for the Celeste Art Prize.

Selected Exhibitions:

Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Wales 2001

The Lowry, Manchester , 2006-2007

Royal Watercolour Society, Watercolour 21

Bankside Gallery London , 2006

Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

The Mall Galleries, London 2005

Manchester Town Hall , 2005

Cumbrian Open Exhibition, Winner, 2005

High Head Gallery, Carlisle

Neo’s Gallery, Cockermouth

Lake Artists ’ Society Summer Exhibition, Grasmere

The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright , Scotland 2006

Pinfold Gallery, Bowness

Slaley Hall, Northumberland 2006

Yorkshire Art Circus 2007

Public Collections

North West Region Development Agency