Resume & Artist CV
Derek Russell
Born 1985 in Concord, New Hampshire
Lives & works out of studio in White Mountains of New Hampshire
Contact: Derek@DerekRussellArtist.com
Education
University of New Hampshire - B.S. in Civil Engineering - 2007
Public Collections
Moira Forbes. St. Andrew’s School. Middletown, DE. United States. Acquired in 2023
Sargent Shriver. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2021
Damon Albarn. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2021
John Donahoe. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Gifted by BizEquity & Mission Corps in 2020
Michael Moe. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Gifted by BizEquity & Mission Corps in 2020
Adam Smith. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Benjamin Franklin. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Bono. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
George Washington. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Guy Robertson. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Jack Bogle. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Jack Kemp. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Kazuo Inamori. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Marc Benioff. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Michael Carter. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Miles Frost. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Milton Hershey. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Pete Musser. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Pope Francis. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Queen Elizabeth II. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Winston Churchill. Heroes Collection. BizEquity Gallery & Mission Corps Gallery. Wayne, PA. United States. Acquired in 2020
Pablo Picasso. Great American Restaurants. Washington, D.C. United States. Acquired 2019
Bob Marley. Limited Edition Giclee. Great American Restaurants. Washington, D.C. United States. Acquired 2019
Muhammad Ali. Limited Edition Giclee. Mayer Brown, LLC. Washington, D.C. United States. Acquired 2016
Pablo Picasso. Print. Purvanchal Silver Estate. Noida, Uttar Pradesh. India. Acquired 2016
Penny Pritzker. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, D.C. United States. Gifted by GSV Capital in 2014
Donald Graham. Graham Holdings Company. Arlington, VA. United States. Gifted by GSV Capital in 2014
Amelia Earhart. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Billie Jean King. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
George Lucas. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
JK Rowling. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
MLK. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Michael Milken. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Oprah. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Richard Branson. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Steve Jobs. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Wayne Gretzky. GSV Gallery. Woodside, CA. United States. Acquired in 2013
Honors/Awards
Art Gifted to Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President, Forbes & President and Publisher, ForbesWomen, by Glenford Farms in 2023
Art Gifted to Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media, by Sherry Phillips in 2021
Art Gifted to Tom Petro, Managing Partner, 1867 Capital Partners by M. M. Carter in 2021.
Art Gifted to Ira Lubert, Chairman And Co-Founder Of Independence Capital Partners And Lubert Adler Partners, LP by M. M. Carter in 2021.
Official artist for Mission Corps
Art Gifted to Mark Dorman, President, Legacy Business Advisors by M. M. Carter in 2020.
Art Gifted to Michael Moe, Founder and CEO, GSV by M. M. Carter in 2020.
Art Gifted to Former Governor Jeb Bush by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Magic Johnson by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Bill Campbell by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Donald Graham by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Laurene Powell Jobs by GSV Capital in 2014.
Aft Gifted to Lou Holtz by GSV Capital in 2014.
Art Gifted to Reed Hastings by GSV Capital in 2014.
Best in Show. 1st Place. Thatcher Island Association Art & Photo Show. Rockport, MA. 2008.
Selected Exhibition History
2017 – Firebird Arts Alliance “MLK Concert” Charlotte, NC.USA
2016 – California African American Museum. “MLK Jr. Celebration”. Los Angeles, CA. USA
2016 – NewcastleGateshead “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Cultural Festival” Newcastle upon Tyne, England. UK
2016 - Virginia Theological Seminary “Commemoration Service for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” Virginia. USA
2016 - Willow Creek Community Church “Dr. Martin Luther King” Chicago, Illinois. USA
2016 - Racism, Unconscious bias, and the art (and need) of listening and storytelling, Trinity United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas.USA
2016 - California African American Museum “MLK Jr” Los Angeles, California.USA
2015 - St. Joseph Parish (Maysville) “Martin Luther King” Mobile, Alabama. USA
2014 - "Musikmesse Shanghai", Shanghai,
2014 - ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit, The Phoenician, Scotsdale, AZ. USA
2014 - Global Silicon Valley Capital "Portraits of Innovation" Woodside, CA. USA
2014 - "Towards a Better World", Del Riachuelo, Espacio de Arte, La Boca Caminito, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 - Smallest Gallery, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
2014 - Epikentro + Art Gallery "Colour My World", Patras, Greece
2013 - Ann & Jerry Moss Theater, Capshaw-Spielberg Center for Arts and Educational Justice, Santa Monica, CA
2012 - Creative Haverhill, Haverhill, MA
2012 - Viva Las Vega! Gamma Gamma Gallery, Downtown Las Vegas, NV
2012 - Postal Art / Arte Correo, Trinidad & Tobago
2012 - Face of Jesus Part III Exhibition, Our Lady of Lasalette Shrine, Attleboro, MA
2011 - Creative Haverhill Emerging Artist Juried Show, Haverhill, MA
2008 - Best in Show, Thacher Island Association Art & Photo Show, Rockport, MA
Selected Publications
Queen’s Brunch Collection. July 2020
The Morning Call. Cover Image. Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. January 2020
Oklahoma Humanities Magazine. The Editor’s Desk. Oklahoma City, OK. Spring/Summer 2019
Oklahoma Humanities Magazine. Cover Image. Oklahoma City, OK. Spring/Summer 2019
“Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Baxter Black Alliance. Baxter International, Deerfield, Illinois. January 2019
“Championing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” A.T. Still University. Mesa, Arizona. January 2019
“Martin Luther King Jr.” Capitel Magazine, Mexico, capitel.humanitas.edu.mx . January 2019
“Martin Luther King Jr Invitation.” Legacy Honors Gala. Fort Myers, Florida. January 2019
“MLK Diversity and Outreach Ad.” 2018 National ILG Conference Program Book. LocalJobNetwork.com. April 2018
“MLK Magazine Cover.” Allnite Communications Weekly Magazine. Allniteradio.com. January 2018
“Martin Luther King, Jr. Cover Image.” Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon, Massachusetts. January 2018
“Dr. King Cover Image.” Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper. Los Angeles, California. January 2018
“MLK Cover Image.” Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 2018
“MLK.” Diversity and Inclusion Training Event, US Department of Energy. December 2017.
“MLK Featured Article” Allentown Art Museum, Quarterly Magazine, Allentown, Pennsylvania. December 2017
"Dream Keeper Award", Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina. November 2017
"Martin Luther King, Jr.". Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford. Stanford, California. October 2017
“Freedom City 2017”, Magazine Cover. Issuu Magazine. October 2017
"Social Responsibility Report", Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square | New York. Spring 2017
“The Global Silicon Valley Handbook.” GSV Asset Management. Spring 2017
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.” City of Columbia. South Carolina. January 2017
“MLK.” The Pharos. Alpha Omega Alpha. April 2016
“Championing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” A.T. Still University. Mesa, Arizona. January 2016
"The Artful Brain: Neuro-Aesthetics." Colgate University. December 2015
"2040 UN Speech: Back to the Present." Humanity. Denmark. March 2015
"Struggle for Equality in the USA & Civil Rights Movement." Pote à Pote. France. December 2014
"Nonviolence", NRC magazine. Paris, France. October 2014
"Polity." Palgrave MacMillan Journals University of Connecticut. September 2014
Inspirational Artist Analysis, United Kingdom. March 2014
Graduate Thesis on Art and Creating Portraits in Various Media and Style, South Australia. March 2014
March 2014 - A Study of Martin Luther King Jr, England
February - Salus Capital Partners, Manifesto, California, USA
February 2014 - A Tribute to Barack Obama, United Kingdom
January 2014 - Visual Art Journal, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
January 2014 - Essay on Expressionism, Art & Design, London, UK
January 2014 - PhD Thesis "Famous Women Heroes of Our History", Miriam College, Philippines
January 2014 - A Tribute to "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela", Brazil
December 2013 - A Tribute to Nelson Mandela, United Kingdom
June 2013 - License to Lead, The Junction NSW, Australia
June 2013 - Great Leaders Serve by Mark Miller, greatleadersserve.org/
October 2012 - Touchrate, Book Cover, Florida
October 2012 - One Spirit, Marketing Presentation, California
February 2012 - Bob Marley Magazine, Italy
January 2012 - Kol's Notes, Vancouver, BC, Canada
December 2011 - Examiner.com, Cleveland, Ohio
December 2011 - Lucky Dog Rescue, Meridian, Mississippi
Private Collections
El Cajon, California
Memphis, Tennessee
Gurnee, Illinois
Charlotte, North Carolina
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Mary Esther, Florida
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Helsinki, Finland
Oxon Hill, Maryland
Falls Church, Virginia
Riverview, Florida
Pacifica, California
Glasgow, Scotland
River Hills, Wisconsin
New Bern, North Carolina
Marina, California
Williamsburg, Michigan
Windermere, Florida
Evanston, Illinois
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Fruit Heights, Utah
Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Alexandria, Virginia
Hartford, Connecticut
Oakton, Virgina
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Monrovia, California
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC - Canada
Calgary, AB - Canada
Glendale, New York
Cleveland, Ohio
Stavanger, Rogaland - Norway
Singapore, Singapore - Singapore
Vanloese, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kita, Japan
Ogden, Utah
Venus, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Morganton, Georgia
Lake Orion, Michigan
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
St. John, US Virgin Island
St. Thomas, US Virgin Island
Blanc, Michigan
Johnson, Rhode Island
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Brooklyn, New York
Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Atlanta, Georgia
Fairhope, Alabama
West Palm Beach, Florida
North Providence, Rhode Island
Laurel, Maryland
Jacksonville, Florida
North Waterboro, Maine
West Seneca, New York
Castle Rock, Colorado
Wellsville, Kansas
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Burnsville, North Carolina
Valrico, Florida
Bateman, WA - Australia
Bala Cywnyd, Pennsylvania
Chicago, Illinois
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Tacoma, Washington
New York, New York
Canberra, ACT - Australia
Bowie, Maryland
Houston, Texas
Eagan, Minnesota
Darien, Illinois
Bloomer, Wisconsin
Elkridge, Maryland
Denver, Colorado
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
San Jose, California
Avon, Ohio
Singapore
Aurora, Colorado
Cincinnati, Ohio
Silver Springs, Maryland
Bend, Oregon
Levittown, Pennsylvania
Lynn, Massachusetts
Batavia, New York
Nashville, Tennessee
Meridian, Mississippi
Hampton, New Hampshire
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Calistoga, California
Menlo Park, California
Arcadia, Florida
Washington, D.C.
Montgomery, Alabama
Miami, Florida
Anchorage, Alaska
Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C.
Algonquin, Illinois
Wichita, Kansas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mattoon, Illinois
Las Vegas, Nevada
Los Angeles, California
Draper, Utah
Richmond, Texas
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Newport, Rhode Island
Courtenay, BC, Canada
Silicon Valley, California
Allenstown, Pennsylvania
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Lee, New Hampshire
New Boston, New Hampshire
Nokomis, Florida
San Diego, California
Laguna Hills, California
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Phoenix, Arizona
Havre, Montana
Naples, Florida
Austin, Texas
Monroe, Louisiana