BIOGRAPHY
William Sorvillo believes art is capable of three things: “If it’s good, it’ll make you think. If it’s great, it’ll
make you feel and if it’s genius, it will inspire.”
His art, which consists of independent works, commissions, and murals, has appeared in Vanity Fair, on
The Bloomberg Channel and has been shown in galleries across the globe from New York City and
Brooklyn to Miami, Santa Fe and South Korea. In Seoul, his painting Malagueñas was the flagship piece
for the US-South Korea International Art Show during the 2018 Olympics.
Sorvillo started his artistic studies at the age of six. At fifteen, he began having lucid dreams of future
paintings which continue to inform his work to this day. He feels that he is a conduit and that his artwork
is an expression of those experiences. From spiritual and religious themes to perspectives on social and
civil rights, love and loss, his work is tied together by his passion for authentic expression.
The son of an Episcopal priest, Sorvillo has sought to deepen his knowledge of his craft and his
understanding of the human condition by exploring art and spirituality from various perspectives. He has
studied with Lakota Medicine Men in South Dakota, Buddhist monks in Japan, yogis in the caves of the
Himalayas, a shaman from Peru, and an East Indian teacher in Key West.
He has lived with Hindu swamis in the south of India where he taught tantric yoga, and with Augustinian
Monks in San Gimignano, where he studied the Renaissance Masters in Florence, Italy. His continued
interest in eastern cultures inspired him to obtain a Masters of Science and Oriental Medicine while he
painted and showed his artwork in Santa Fe, NM.
He currently lives and creates in Bushwick, Brooklyn with his wife and their four cats. His artwork
continues to expose his unbridled curiosity and reflect his unwillingness to acquiesce to
traditional expectations.
CV
•Dec 2022 – Feb 2023: “Friends Exhibition” with Salomon Arts Gallery, Tribeca, New York (Group Exhibit)
•Nov 2022: “Art and Spirituality” guest speaker at New Canan Mens’ Society
•Sept 2022 – Oct 2022: “Edges” with Galeria Azur Pop Up via Quebracho Framing, Bushwick, Brooklyn NY (Group Exhibit)
•Sept 2022 – Oct 2022: “Kunst & Klima VI” Novum Investments Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
•Sept 2020 – Oct 2020: “Ustopia” at Galleria Ca’ d’Oro, Chelsea, New York
•Nov 2019 – May 2020: “Play Me” by Mitte Projects & Wynwood Arts 29, Miami, Florida
•Sept 2019: Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York
•Feb 2018: “Korea-US International Contemporary Art Exhibition” at Chosun-Ilbo Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (Group Exhibition)
•Mar 2017: Drift Studio. Chelsea, New York (Solo Show)
•Sept 2015: Drift Studio. Chelsea, New York (Solo Show)
•Jun 2015: The Rookery, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York (Solo Show)
•Jun 2014: The Jeffersonian. Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York
•Jun 2013: The Jeffersonian. Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York
•Jun 2012: The Jeffersonian. Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York
•Sept 2011: Swoope Gallery. Orlando, Florida (Solo Show)
•Jun 2011: The Luxx Hotel. Santa Fe, NM (Solo Show)
•Sept 2010: “The New Renaissance”, Alan Day Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (Group Show)
•Aug 2010: Art Space. Santa Fe, NM (Co-Feature with 2nd Artist)
•May 2010: Alan Day Gallery. Santa Fe, NM
•Apr 2010: Art Roxx, Santa Fe, NM printing and typesetting industry.
STATEMENT
As an artist, my goal is to express the complexities of the human experience. Using a combination of traditional techniques and contemporary styles, I strive to create bold and dynamic works that engage the viewer. I aim to depict moments of beauty within chaos and explore the themes of identity, connection, and the search for meaning in an ever-changing world.
I believe that art has the power to challenge perceptions, bring people together and heal fractured relations. It is a thoroughfare for consciousness urging it to expand and evolve. I am committed to using my gifts to create pieces that inspire, provoke thought, evoke emotions and begin conversations with those who view them.
The more personal my art, the more universal, because as humans, we share a common core. My wish is that my art will inspire others to reflect on their own lives and find new perspectives on the world.
