Artists
Derrick Hodgson
Using aspects of cartoon, graffiti and contemporary design, Derrick Hodgson creates a style and environment that quickly advanced him to the forefront of contemporary art and character design. Working in mixed media, Hodgson combines drawings, silkscreen, animations and toys, imagining a multitude of characters and forms. An abstract world that renders complex social spaces, Hodgson is influenced by nature, growth and death.
Hodgson has exhibited his work in Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Milan and Melbourne. In addition to this he was the first Canadian artist to be recognized by Sony Creative in Japan where his character illustrations were transformed into 3-D art figures and sold in gatcha-gatcha machines across Japan. This quick rise to success led Hodgson to be a key speaker at the Berlin Pictoplasma conference in 2004 and 2006. Hodgson has exhibited with Magic Pony in My Mania (October 2005), Give a Little (December 2006), Mega Wibbied Mindthicket (October 2007), Noble Fir (December 2007) and The Box Life (Spring 2009). Hodgson has exhibited with Narwhal in Stay Gold (December 2008).
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