AKA contemporary

Painter British, Born 1976

Meet Denver Sorrel, hes causing quite a stir in London art market and attracting new collectors. Its hardly surprising when you’re drawn into his paintings which pinch you with their patina and nostalgia for a past life.

"My art is my life both literally and physically, I’m no longer sure where the paint ends and life begins or vice versa. I am for the most part a figurative painter with a particular penchant for painting the unknown. I paint figures that embody no particular persona, but are comprised of bits, pieces, line and colour . The amalgamated resulting figure is both familiar, strange, and often enigmatic."

Denver was born in Hertford, England in 1976. After graduating from Art & Design at Ware College and St Albans he established himself as a serious mural painter and trompe l'oeil artist, painting mainly classical motifs and themed interiors for nightclubs and bars in and around London. Tiring of the unsociable hours, he swapped his paintbrush for a technical pen to eventually become a leading designer and inventor of engaging 'point of sale' concepts for global drinks and retail brands.

Throughout this time Denver never stopped painting - he dedicated all his spare time to painting, with growing popularity he launched himself with a series of successful solo and group exhibitions in the South East of England, finally securing exhibitions with Panter and Hall and AKA Contemporary. His work is now widely collected in the UK and internationally.