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Who Is Derek Kaplan? Meet Fredrik Eklund Husband On Instagram

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Aria Murphy

Published Jan 05, 2026

Self-taught Zimbabwe artist Derek Kaplan is the husband of the TV reality star, Fredrik Eklund. Let us dig into this article to know more about the painter. 

Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Derek Kaplan is a self-taught artist who grew up in Southern Africa. Likewise, he is widely known for being the husband of a Bravo TV reality star and a former IT entrepreneur, Fredrik Eklund.

A Swedish New York-based real estate broker, Eklund, is also the author of the book, “The Sell”.

Derek rakes up a ton of cash by selling his paintings to art lovers all over the world. His first solo art exhibition took place at the Couture Gallery Contemporary Art Space in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2013.

Let’s take a look at Derek Kaplan’s age, wiki-bio, and net worth here.

Who Is Derek Kaplan? Fredrik Eklund Husband.

Painter Derek Kaplan is the husband of Fredrik Eklund, who is a famous realtor and appears on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing: New York.

Derek is a married man. He met his husband, Fredrik Eklund, on a summer getaway in Greece in 2010. They spent the whole night together talking about their future and ended up being together for the rest of their life.

After years of their relationship, the couple finally exchanged their vows on February 9, 2013.  They had their wedding at the Little Palm Island in Florida, with their family and friends.

Derek and Fredrik are only gay and you can see them sharing pictures of themselves making out in public. They have three kids through surrogacy.

Derek Kaplan Age

Born on February 20, 1975, currently, Derek Kaplan is 46 years of age.

He hails from Harare, Zimbabwe, and was raised in Southern Africa. Derek belongs to mixed ethnicity.

Kaplan is a self-taught abstract artist who is now living and working in Los Angeles.

Derek Kaplan Wikipedia

Derek Kaplan is yet to get embraced on Wikipedia.

With his growing fame in recent times, Derek was set to get featured on the official page of Wikipedia in the days ahead.

Since childhood, Derek was passionate about art and painting. His passion led him to his first solo show in June 2013 at the Couture Gallery Contemporary Art Space.

He has spent 15 years in London and finally decided to become a full-time artist and started to sell his work privately through words of mouth to friends and collectors.

Derek Kaplan Net Worth

Derek Kaplan’s current net worth as of 2021 is in the millions. He is a painter by profession.

With the growing list of his private client, his work had helped him stage multi-million dollar properties in Manhattan’s demanding real estate market.

You can find Derek Kaplan on Instagram as @derekkaplanart with 121k followers.