Art for Ukraine

Max Denison-Pender's belief in the value of painting in-situ is rooted in his fascination with the en-plein-air Impressionists. The artist describes the experience of painting in the outdoors as one which adds drama and effervescence to his subject matter, both of which are tangibly felt within the present work. Piccadilly Circus is a result of the artist's desire to capture the uncanny experience of deserted urban spaces during the pandemic lockdowns. It was recently exhibited at Denison-Pender's solo show ‘Persevere’ at Richard Green Gallery in London. 

Max Denison-Pender was born in Santiago, Chile in 1997. He grew up in Wiltshire and the countryside near Barcelona, where his love of painting was encouraged by Xavi Miró, a descendant of Joan Miró. At sixteen he joined the London Atelier of Representational Arts (LARA), which teaches highly structured, traditional skills of drawing and painting. Following his first sold-out, solo exhibition in 2019, Max was appointed artist-in-residence for Team GB during the 2020 Olympic Games. When this was postponed due to the pandemic, Max painted portraits of heroes on the front-line, including Jenny McGee and Luis Pitarma, the NHS nurses who helped to save Boris Johnson, which hang outside the Prime Minister’s office. Max was also the first artist in thirty years to gain access to paint the iconic exterior of 10 Downing Street. A future star of British art, Tatler recently included Max as one of the ‘young artists beloved by the social set.

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