St. Paul, MN painter Derek Meier's creative approach involves the incorporation of smashed historical, cultural, and religious realities that coalesce into a distinct elseworld—a realm where each stroke and hue tells a story of its own.

Whether through paintings, drawings, or analog collages, Derek Meier’s work serves as a profound examination of these invented spaces and their physical and cultural constructs. Derelict icons, mixed-media elements, and subtle narrations become the language through which Meier navigates these territories, allowing viewers to negotiate the terms of a reality that is both familiar and wonderfully enigmatic.