Joe Sorren - Painter
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
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Joe Sorren was born in Chicago and grew up in Flagstaff, earning a BFA from Northern Arizona University in 1993. Described as one of the leaders of the American avant-garde Pop Surrealism scene, Sorren’s muted, but luminous palette and dreamlike environments, have made his work known world-wide.
“Since painting is a physical record of movement in time,” says Sorren, “brushstrokes are not unlike the grooves on a vinyl record—capturing not just the color and shape of a stroke, but the timbre; the energy and emotion experienced at the time it was painted.”
Sorren has shown in exhibitions, galleries, and museums in the United States and abroad. His most recent show, Between the Wrinkles, was held in March 2024 at Dorothy Circus Gallery in London, and his artwork has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, TIME, and Rolling Stone. You might recognize his art from the mural right here in town, on the side of the Old Town Shops (also known as The Veridic Gardens of Effie Leroux). He currently resides in Flagstaff.
“Since painting is a physical record of movement in time,” says Sorren, “brushstrokes are not unlike the grooves on a vinyl record—capturing not just the color and shape of a stroke, but the timbre; the energy and emotion experienced at the time it was painted.”
Sorren has shown in exhibitions, galleries, and museums in the United States and abroad. His most recent show, Between the Wrinkles, was held in March 2024 at Dorothy Circus Gallery in London, and his artwork has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, TIME, and Rolling Stone. You might recognize his art from the mural right here in town, on the side of the Old Town Shops (also known as The Veridic Gardens of Effie Leroux). He currently resides in Flagstaff.