David Agenjo

David Agenjo (b. Madrid, 1977) is a painter who lives and works in London. In the context of contemporary figurative painting, he is best known for his compelling colour palette where personal colour arrangements and interpretations take his subjects beyond mere realism. Throughout his career he has evolved his practice from an intimate exploration of the human form, to a broader contextualisation of figures and, most recently, to still life paintings.

Technical processes play an important role in his practice: painstakingly he builds his compositions through the application of multiple layers of paint, a labour-intensive practice that creates a foundation for his visual narratives.

David’s latest paintings were first conceived when attending an artist-in-residence program in the complex frenetic city of Mumbai. He fixated attention on the city’s most marginal areas where local people and moreover piles of laundry and bags of rubbish became the first subjects from which he drew inspiration. The paintings were developed back in his London studio located in the heart of an industrial estate. Studies of adjacent domestic waste and commercial surplus acted as models for him and further complemented his body of work. His concern a...

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2024

- '25th Annual Summer Exhibition' - Chelsea Art Society, London.
- '194th Annual Exhibition' - Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.

2023

- '142nd Annual Exhibition' -Royal Ulster Academy - Ulster Museum, Belfast.
- '193rd Annual Exhibition' - Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.

2022

- '141th Annual Exhibition' - Royal Ulster Academy / Ulster Museum, Belfast.
- 'Wales Contemporary' - The Waterfront Gallery, Milforad Haven, Wales. and The Gallery@Oxo, London.
- '117th Annual Exhibition' - Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, UK.

2021

- 'Figurativas 2021' - European Museum of Modern Art - MEAM, Barcelona.
- '140th Annual Exhibition' - Royal Ulster Academy / Ulster Museum, Belfast.
- 'Figurative Art Now' - The Federation of British Artists / Mall Galleries, Online.
- '195th Annual Exhibition' - The Royal Scottish Academy, Online.
- 'Annual Open Art Exhibition' - The Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, Wales.

2020

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition

2019

- 'A Summer Selection' - The Doorway Gallery, Dublin.
- 'Lynn Paiter-Stainers Prize Exhibition' - Mall Galleries, Piccadilly, London

2018

- '250th Summer Exhibition' - Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London
- 'Through Art, Resist & Recover' - Kyo Gallery, Old Town Alexa...