{"id":6,"date":"2025-11-15T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:11:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg  nfd-wb-features__features-5 is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-gap-3xl wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c6aab7f7 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-grid nfd-grid-cols-9 nfd-grid-rows-1 nfd-items-center wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-744b2eda wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<figure class=\"nfd-col-start-5 nfd-col-end-13 nfd-row-start-1 nfd-border-bg nfd-rounded is-style-default wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1271\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Derrick-Douglass-1.jpg?resize=958%2C1271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-left-width:1px;aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666;object-fit:cover;width:303px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Derrick-Douglass-1.jpg?w=958&amp;ssl=1 958w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Derrick-Douglass-1.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Derrick-Douglass-1.jpg?resize=772%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 772w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Derrick-Douglass-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-grid nfd-grid-cols-9 nfd-grid-rows-1 nfd-items-center wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-744b2eda wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"md:nfd-order-2 nfd-text-md wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-46e35622 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-lg wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88d57688 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"nfd-col-start-5 nfd-col-end-13 nfd-row-start-1 nfd-border-bg nfd-rounded is-style-default wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:6px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo-Derrick-Douglass-2.png?resize=121%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" style=\"border-radius:1px;border-left-width:1px;aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666;object-fit:cover;width:32px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px\">Derrick&#8217;s Story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-paragraph\">Derrick Douglass is a sculptor and graphic designer whose work bridges both the physical and digital worlds. He is pursuing an associate degree in Sculpture from Montgomery College&#8217;s School of Art &amp; Design (expected 2026) and previously completed an MBA in Marketing and a BS in Computer Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-paragraph\">Derrick&#8217;s prior experience in web, graphic, and branding design informs his current design and fabrication practice. His work has been exhibited at Montgomery College\u2019s King Street Gallery and published in The Sligo Journal. He brings a strategic and technical mindset to creative collaboration and public-facing design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"artistStatement\">When he\u2019s not in the studio, he enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends, including his sixteen nieces and nephews. Derrick can often be found at his local coffee shop with a good cup of joe, sketching or working through ideas in his notebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-9760934e\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"nfd-col-start-5 nfd-col-end-13 nfd-row-start-1 nfd-border-bg nfd-rounded is-style-default wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:6px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/derrickdouglass.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logo-Derrick-Douglass-2.png?resize=121%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" style=\"border-radius:1px;aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666;object-fit:cover;width:28px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"artistStatement\">Artist Statement<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-paragraph\">My art practice reflects traditional African imagery and urban grit themes that converse through my characters, reflecting my effort to find a lineage with ancestors who transformed scarcity into culture. By reimagining materials found in the trash, I transform what once felt disposable\u2014objects and, symbolically, parts of myself\u2014into something proud, soulful, and alive. This transformation is what drives my work: turning neglect into beauty and isolation into connection. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-paragraph\">I use materials already charged with energy, color, and attitude<br>\u2014objects that have lived before I touch them. Every piece begins with that built-in history. My sculptural process is additive, creating figures and objects through the intentional layering of mixed materials. 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