Exhibitions

  • Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Spring Show July 15th, 2021 - September 12th, 2021

  • Wheaton Arts Parade Gallery - November 6th, 2020 - January 31st, 2021

  • Art League of Ocean City’s Online Juried Corporate Partner Show April 10th, 2020 - April 30th, 2020

  • Rockville Art League Winter Juried Show

    December 8th, 2019 - January 24th, 2020

  • Rockville Art League Spring Juried Show

    May 19th, 2019 - June 14th, 2019

  • Rockville Art League March Show

    March 3rd, 2019 - March 24th, 2019

  • Ocean City Art League “Ones To Watch”

    March 2nd, 2018 - March 31st, 2018

Awards and Blessings

  • HAPPENING / HAPPENSTANCE MAGAZINE

  • CANVAS REBEL interview: Meet Darien Henson – CanvasRebel Magazine

  • VAST MAGAZINE interview: Interview: Darien Henson's Guiding Light – VAST Magazine

  • BROAD Magazine’s Reppink’s Selects Issue

  • Alabaster Creative Inc. “Exodus”

  • Alabaster Creative Inc. - “Rest”

  • Alabaster Creative Inc. - “Ephesians”

  • VAST Magazine Issue #03

  • Alabaster Creative Inc. Photo Contributor

  • “Episode 4: Pandemic and Making Art” - https://www.interactstory.com/pod-episodes

  • “Failure, Perfectionism and Growing as an Artist” - www.harbourforthearts.com/episodes/failure-perfectionism-and-growing-as-an-artist

  • Published work with RedMoon Magazine - 2020

  • Art League of Ocean City - “100 Pieces of heART” Online Art Auction - 2020

  • Art League of Ocean City - Online Juried Corporate Partner Show - “Best in Show” - 2020

  • Rockville Art League - Winter Juried Show - 2nd Place - 2020

  • NOICE Magazine, issue .13 - 2020

  • CLASSIC Magazine, vol. 2 - 2020

  • Photo accepted in Olney Theatre silent auction - 2020

  • Rockville Art League - Solo Exhibition - 2019

  • Rockville Art League - Spring Juried Show - 3rd Place - 2019

  • Rockville Art League - March Members Show - Honorable Mention - 2019

  • NOICE Magazine, issue .11 - 2018

  • PROMO Magazine, Business Insider - 2017

  • SLEEK SUPPLY CO. - 2017

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

I would like to make it clear that art hasn’t always been a part of my life. I haven’t always loved the process of taking a photograph whether its digital or film photography. I didn’t always value the creative moments found in between the beginning of an idea and the final result. And I didn’t always have this passion and burning desire to learn as much as I can and experiment with new ideas in this creative realm. I was passionless, had no desires and nothing to turn to. However, it was my faith in God and many nights spent praying that saved me and introduced me to photography in a beautiful way.

This unique background of mine has led my work to be heavily influenced by my faith in God and the gift He has given me to see things not only as what they are but what they have the potential to be. This amazing connection between art and God enables me to create freely with no boundaries, no expectations and no categorical thinking. This categorical thinking would otherwise box my ideas into a specific category thus limiting the effect they might have on the viewer.

As I continue to grow both spiritually and creatively so will the art. I believe it is impossible to see growth and maturation in the art without seeing it first in the person. This perspective helps to motivate me to experiment not only in photography but in different creative outlets.

 

My name is Darien Henson and I love to create.