Derrick Velasquez (b. 1982, CA, United States) is an artist and curator based in Denver, Colorado. He holds a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA from The Ohio State University. Velasquez’s sculptural and installation work explores light, colour, and structure, placing perceptual experience in dialogue with architecture and design. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (2017), Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (2014), Museum of Contemporary Art Utah (2025), Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum, Herron School of Art and Design, The Frame Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, Drexel University, Center for Visual Art (Denver), VAC University of Colorado, and the New Mexico Museum of Art (FOCA Biennial), and has appeared in international art fairs including Art Toronto, Expo Chicago, and Plural Montréal. Velasquez’s work is held in public and private collections such as Temple University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Miami University. He has received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2017), MacDowell Colony Fellowship (2019), Mass MoCA Assets for Artists Residency (2018–2019), Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum Artist Fellowship (2015), and the Colorado Creative Industries Career Advancement Award (2015). He is cofounder of Friend of a Friend Gallery, a curatorial project in Denver. Derrick Velasquez’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Hyperallergic, Artsy Features, Colossal, Art News, Aspen Daily News, Dosage Magazine, 303 Magazine, LUXE Interiors + Design. Derrick Velasquez (né 1982, CA, United States) est un artiste et commissaire basé à Denver, Colorado. Il est titulaire d’un BFA en arts plastiques et d’un BA en histoire de l’art de l’Université de Californie à Santa Barbara, ainsi que d’un MFA de l’Ohio State University. Son travail place la sculpture et l’installation en dialogue avec l’architecture et le design, explorant la perception de la lumière, de la couleur et de la structure dans l’espace. Son travail a été exposé dans des institutions telles que le Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (2017), le Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (2014), le Museum of Contemporary Art Utah (2025), le Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum (2025), la Herron School of Art and Design, la Frame Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, Drexel University, le Center for Visual Art (Denver), le VAC University of Colorado, ainsi que le New Mexico Museum of Art (FOCA Biennial). Il a également été présenté dans des foires d’art internationales, notamment Art Toronto, Expo Chicago, et Plural Montréal. Son travail figure dans des collections publiques et privées, dont Temple University (Philadelphie), Metropolitan State University of Denver, et Miami University (Oxford, OH), ainsi que de nombreuses collections privées. Il a reçu des distinctions et résidences, notamment la Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2017), la MacDowell Colony Fellowship (2019), Mass MoCA Assets for Artists Residency (2018-2019), le Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum Artist Fellowship (2015), et le Colorado Creative Industries Career Advancement Award (2015). Velasquez est également cofondateur de Friend of a Friend Gallery, un projet curatorial à Denver. Le travail de Velasquez est paru dans The New York Times, Hyperallergic, Artsy Features, Colossal, ArtNews, Aspen Daily News, Dosage Magazine, 303 Magazine, LUXE Interiors + Design.