Born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1952, Arturo Denarváez is a self-taught artist who grew up in a family where the atmosphere was conducive to the arts, with a father who was both a musician and a draftsman, and a mother who was a painter.

From an early age, he felt the urge to travel and discover the world, and as early as 1974 he set out across France with his pencils and colors in hand. He then discovered Paris, a symbol of freedom.

He established his studio in Montreuil in the late 1980s, where he has worked ever since, exhibiting widely throughout France, Europe, and both North and South America.