Derek Franklin

Pronouns: He/Him

Derek Franklin is the Artistic Director of Converge 45 and director of SE Cooper Contemporary. Solo and two-person exhibitions include To Leave No Trace, (Williamson Knight, Portland), Standing Around Waiting to Inhale, (Anytime Department, Cincinnati) Eyes (Ditch Projects), Gray Minstrel (Carl and Sloan Contemporary, Portland), Mending Capers (Thierry Goldberg, New York), and Meditation Furniture for Ten Minute Breaks (Document, Chicago). Franklin's works have also been presented in exhibitions at Rawson Projects (New York), Soloway (New York), Y Gallery, (New York), Neter Gallery (Mexico City) Thierry Goldberg (New York), Andel31 (Copenhagen), Simone Subal Gallery (New York), Melanie Flood Projects (Portland), Performa Biennial (New York), and The Center for Creative Research (Oregon). Franklin is a former director at the artist-run space Soloway in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and his MFA from Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University.