Darren John

This is a place for the endlessly curious and everyone’s invited!

Darren John was born in Aldershot, South East of England. He currently lives and works in London. His work embraces the bold, bright colours and forms of childhood creativity – vibrant imagery that is universally recognizable and impossible to ignore.

He believes that in life, when we lead with curiosity and playfulness, we have the power to truly expand our worlds.

The Mission:

As children we experience the world through a lens of awe and wonder. It’s a truly joyful time filled with adventure, exploration and curiosity. Without any preconceptions shadowing our mind, It’s a very honest and highly tactile way in which we experience our existence.

As we develop towards adulthood, our creative spirit can become curtailed as we find ourselves being more self-aware and more self-conscious. Our preconceptions of the world around us tend to guide our decision making and definitions of ‘what is’ and ‘what is not’ becomes the compass in which we navigate our experiences of life.

“For the child that has not learnt where the boundaries are supposed to lie, the imagination remains limitless.”

Darren’s mission is to make tangible this sense of unchained crea...

Lead Artist at Absolutely Studio

Bachelor of the Arts with Honours - University of Central England.

Extended Diploma in Art and Design - Farnborough College of Technology

Darren has had solo presentations of his work at contemporary art fairs such as Moniker London and Clerkenwell Design Week.

He has sold at auction with The Auction Collective and continues to produce luxury games alongside Purling London.

Darren has had solo exhibitions at Proof Gallery, London; Upstairs Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent and Boxpark, East London.

He has shown extensively in group shows over the past decade including his most recent group exhibit Radiant Gambit alongside unseen works by Keith Haring at The World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.