Copyright 2008 Derek von Essen

NEW NEWS

A Verse Map of Vancouver (Anvil Press), an anthology with 100 of British Columbia's best poets. Edited by Vancouver's Poet Laureate George McWhirter, it includes close to 200 of my photographs and I designed this book cover to cover.

Yep Roc Records release John Doe & The Sadies Country Club LP and CD designed by yours truly.

Recently published are Jim Christy's Scalawags and Jim Oaten's Accelerated Paces both through Anvil Press with my photography and design as cover art.

OLD NEWS

A solo exhibition of the Tour Bus series, opens at the Isabella Egan Gallery (212 Abbott St, Vancouver) from September 25-October 14, 2008. http://isabellaegangallery.com/

The Tour Bus series is the art feature in the latest issue (#49) of subTerrain Magazine on the stands now.
http://www.subterrain.ca/

Just published: Elysium by Pamela Stewart (Anvil Press) with my photos and cover design work.
http://www.anvilpress.com

Horizons + Intersections is going to China! Selected as one of the films to represent Canada during the World One Minute Exhibition, H+I #2 is off to Beijing as part of the Cultural Olympiad at the Today Art Museum from June 6-28, 2008. Then, H+I #3 goes to the 809 International New Image Art Festival (809 INIAF) in China from July 25 - August 5, 2008.
http://www.theoneminutes.org/public/
http://www.809cn.com/
Horizons + Intersections III exhibition from February 1-14, 2008 at the East 3rd Gallery (1898 Main St). A projected video loop (sound by Don Pyle) will be showing (10' x 16') accompanied by still photography.
Geist Magazine #66, an exceptional magazine and often a potent read so I'm pleased to have my photo as this issue's cover image. Photographed at Toronto's YYZ, it's part of an ongoing series. http://www.geist.com/
The Vancouver Review #14 printed Frame 343 from Horizons + Intersections III as part of their art centrefold in the summer 2007 issue. http://www.vancouverreview.com/
Horizons + Intersections III gears up for its debut in Toronto at the Bau-Xi from May 5-19 as part of the Contact Photography Festival. In addition to my photos and video projection, included will be paintings and drawings by Val Nelson, sound by Don Pyle and an in-depth essay written by Aron Vinegar. Horizons + Intersections III has opened up an interpretive response I'd only dreamed of capturing. http://www.bau-xi.com/

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