Derric's first exhibition was held in 1978 in Cape Town and was sold out within a few days. Since then he has exhibited many times in South Africa and also in Portugal, England, Italy, Australia and Germany.
Most of his commissions are placed by multinational corporate clients, which include First National Bank, South African Airways, Transnet, Liberty Life, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Reebok, Ernst & Young, Alexander Forbes, BP and Mobil, as well as a number of South Africa's best known hotels.
His work is represented by selected top galleries throughout South Africa and abroad, and many of his paintings hang in homes and major corporate companies in Australia, England, Singapore, Switzerland, Portugal, Germany and Italy.
In December 2009, Derric held a solo exhibition in Bavaria, Germany, and his next solo exhibition in South Africa was held at the Lindy van Niekerk Art Gallery in Welgemoed, Cape Town in May 2010 in celebration of his 58th birthday on 5 May that year.
