Hey everyone! Been a while but I’ve been hard at work…
If you’re interested in seeing my latest paintings on wood I have about a dozen pieces showing right now.

Ongoing Exhibit: Feb 4, 2008 through April 26, 2008. There will not be an opening reception for this event, sorry.
Location: PremiumGoods 2416 Times Blvd. Houston, Texas 77005
Featuring: Shizoq, Heidi Valdez, and Derek Shumate

If you’re in the Rice Village area one day please stop by and take a look. These other two artists are really great. Should be cool!

Hey everyone! It’s been a while…

I’ve finally decided to devote the time & energy to make my private Graffiti Photo collection public. I’ve got hundreds of shots from around 2005-2007. As time allows I will be uploading in batches of 10 to the following flickr page. The master plan is to display images from other cities once I’m done with Houston. Probably starting with NYC.

These humans have created some beautiful imagery over time and I feel very fortunate to have captured their work because most of it is non-existent at this point. I hope you enjoy these and derive as much inspiration from them as I have:

http://flickr.com/photos/shumate/sets/72157603437263331/

photo courtesy of HoldThatTiger

Tonight the Art Dept. at University of Houston is having their student show opening at the Blaffer Gallery. The opening is from 7 to 9 in the Fine Arts building on the UH central campus (Entrance 16 off of Cullen, near Cullen & Elgin).

In addition to the works shown in the gallery proper, tonight all four floors of the building will be opened up for touring the studios of the various disciplines and media within the department.
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Check it out! My friends and I are a part of it! Unfortunately I’ll be out of town…

Since people have been inquiring, I thought I’d take the time and post this little bulleting promoting my artistic endeavors.

For those of you who didn’t already know, I have a personal website that I update from time to time. The address is DerekShumate.com.

Please have a look when you have some free time. I hope you enjoy your stay!

Since I’ve been working so hard on this new project for social change I thought I’d blog about it here to let everyone know of the subtle website launch last night. It will naturally evolve over time and eventually include other artists and information. The link is: http://www.artfortruth.info

Enjoy!

Speaking of Houston Street Art, have you seen all the latest action over at the Lollipauperz Collective Flickr Site?

You’ve probably seen the work on the streets and it’s also finally online! Woo Hoo!

http://www.dualstreets.com

If you go down any street in Houston these days you’ll most likely see a DUAL piece. Expect big things from this ninja street artist. You can now track his progress online!