Derrick Chow * Illustrator

Author, illustrator, & Comic Creator. Check out my debut novel, Ravenous Things (Disney-Hyperion). www.derrickchow.ca

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I painted this city of the future. Going for a retro mid-century vibe.

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I had a weird dream last night, so I made this sketch/animation to remember it.

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To The Hall of Light - Derrick Chow

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Activist Knowledge - Derrick Chow

My latest illustration for Briarpatch Magazine. Pick it up to read Aziz Choudry's article about the history of activist movements and the way we shape narratives about them.

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Come Play With Me - Derrick Chow

I illustrated Margaret Hillert’s delightful book, ‘Come Play With Me’. It’s in stores now!

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Celebration - Derrick Chow

My cover illustration for the new issue of Ricepaper Magazine.

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Closing Time - Derrick Chow

Check out this comic I created for the new issue of Ricepaper Magazine. 

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Commodity Culture - Derrick Chow

An illustration I created for Briarpatch Magazine to accompany an article about commodity culture, capitalism, and the environment.

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The Mysterious Townhouse - Derrick Chow

Bright windows appear in a dark forest clearing

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A short comic I made in memory of my father. 

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Dear Prime Minister - Derrick Chow

A cover illustration I did for the Literary Review of Canada

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Crash Landing - Derrick Chow

This is my first foray into creating miniature dioramas and photographing them. 

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Dual Evils - Derrick Chow

My illustration for the new issue of Briarpatch Magazine. Pick up the March/April issue to read Sara Tatelman's article about the exploitation of journalism interns.

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The Machete - Derrick Chow

I was asked by This Magazine to illustrate 'Coconut Dreams', a short story by Trevor Corkum. 

It's a story that's tense, mysterious, and filled with teenage longing. It was as much a pleasure to read as it was to illustrate. 

Pick up the January/February issue of This Magazine to read it and to see my illustration.

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Derrick Chow - Urban Cave

This is a piece for an upcoming group art show. The theme of the show is 'secrets'. 

There is a sort of hidden psychology in disused buildings and forgotten structures. The fun part is teasing it out.

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Board Game Culture - Derrick Chow

"[Playing board games] might be understood as a challenge to the logic of 24-hour productivity and accountability." - Tonya Davidson I was commissioned to create this to accompany an article in Briarpatch Magazine by Tonya Davidson.

She asserts that board game culture is both a subversive and social act.  And so, I designed an image that is both playful and vaguely menacing.

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Rolling Along - Derrick Chow

A cover illustration for the year in review issue of Halifax Magazine. What better way to sum up all the future-thinking construction initiatives that Halifax has planned for the new year than by depicting the city as a shiny, well-oiled machine?