Artist Info: Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer.

Jarman was born Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman in Northwood, Middlesex, boarded at Canford School in Dorset and from 1960 studied at King's College London. This was followed by four years at the Slade School of Art, starting in 1963. He had a studio at Butler's Wharf, London, and was part of the Andrew Logan social scene in the 1970s. [read more...]