JO DENNIS

Jo Dennis

1973, UK


Jo Dennis (b. 1973, UK) is a British artist based in London. Her practice spans two decades, working across painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. Dennis explores our psychological and emotional connection to place and memory, specifically in relation to ruination, surface, and decay, and how these themes link with notions of mortality. Dennis received her MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London (2022) and her BA in Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory from Goldsmiths College, London (2002). Upcoming exhibitions in 2026: Belenius Gallery, Stockholm (solo) Recent exhibitions A Letter to my Daughter (solo) Carvalho New York 2025: David Zwirner PLATFORM (group) curated by Elisabeth Johs 2025, A Glass of Absinth (solo) at JO-HS, Mexico City 2025.

Dennis is a recipient of a Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England (2023-24). She is the co- founder of several artist-led projects in London: Pigeon Park (2021-22), Peckham 24 Photo Festival (2016-2024), AMP Gallery (2015-2018), and Asylum Chapel (2010-present). She has collaborated with Sid Motion Gallery on five solo projects (2017-2023), including the launch of her artist's book, I touched this with my hand, I touched that with my eye (2020). Dennis is a trustee of the Artists General Benevolent Institute. Her work was recently included in The Book Of Ladders, 100 Contemporary Art Works, edited by Paul Carey Kent and Adeline de Monseignat (2023), and Site Specific by Tall Poppy Press (2023).