Derek Chambers, Suffolk Artist
Derek Chambers was born in Ilford, East London, in 1937.He worked as a graphic designer in Central London from 1953 until 1993. He m0ved to Suffolk in 1994 and gradually withdrew from the commercial world in order to follow his own interests in drawing and painting. He now creates images using every available medium and has a special fondness for print-making including lithography, etching, monotype and woodcut. He has built up a body of work, exhibiting and selling successfully in London, Suffolk and elsewhere. He has regular one-man shows and has had work exhibited in many London galleries. Derek is a long-standing member of Sudbourne Park Printmakers, established by printmaker Gareth Jones, where he makes regular use of their workshop facilities.
Examples of Derek's Aldeburgh work are always on sale at Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts and Derek himself can be contacted and visited at his Suffolk studio, using the form at the end of this website.
Examples of Derek's Aldeburgh work are always on sale at Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts and Derek himself can be contacted and visited at his Suffolk studio, using the form at the end of this website.
New Watercolours, Aldeburgh, 2026
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In the Sudbourne print workshop, Derek has been experimenting with images from his collection of photographs, drawing on his family albums as well as his own work as a commercial photographer. Having had work selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show on four occasions, he continues to submit to this annual, global competition, but the two images shown here were rejected for this year's Show, the theme of which is Interconnectedness
1904; my father's grandfather
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San Francisco 1982
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St. Dunstan's and All Saints, Stepney, East London . in 2025 Derek collaborated with long-time friend and fellow artist, Jane Roberts, in an exhibition of work inspired by this ancient building.
Jane has been artist-in-residence there for over two years and Derek was familiar with its location en route on his commute between Ilford and the City and his own working life. For this project he was inspired by the bell-ringers and by the peaceful setting of the time-worn stones in the heart of the modern, bustling East End. Their work was shown in Aldeburgh in September 2025 and in the church itself for three months in the winter of 2025-26. Jane Roberts remains active as a working artist attached to the building and its varied congregation. |
Gargoyle, St.Dunstan's,
etching, edition of 20, 41x31cm
£275
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 St.Dunstan's from the South,
Watercolour, 46x37cm £400.
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