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“The impetus for the body of work I presented for the Hopper Prize came from an intense search for materials.”

@jodennis__
#JoDennis

Jo Dennis, recent Hopper Prize winner, on developing a new body of work, finding inspiration in Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, & pursuing a deep exploration of the psychological potential of materials.

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Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM
On view 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

Surrounded by materials that carry limitless layers of functional and associative value, Dennis uses a mixture of painting, sculpture and relief to tread a path between illusion and fact.

A combination of sophistication and pragmatism allows her to begin working each time, full of hope. The method she uses, and its subsequent result, negotiates a path between a place, space or ‘scape’ of personal as well as collective memory, and the nonetheless often thwarted pursuit of the hitherto unseen. With drenched, laden, layered surfaces, in warm and worn combinations of image and association, Dennis represents a relation to time and a negotiation of material that she has in turn collected over time.

A clock hangs off the apparent drying rack structure of the free-standing sculpture ‘Needful Things’ 2026. Scraps of material hang, like rags attached to a tree, to mark the territory of the past. The second-hand canvas army tent, used by Dennis as a base for paint and marble dust, with layers of action are often broken up to be used as a base, making a three-dimensional indication of actuality. Steel frames allow for an inside and outside of fact. Hanging swathes of canvas acts as evidence of worn, past life itself, as Dennis’s whole process of making something new comes up against – and utilizes – that which is already there.

No path is truly straight, however, and darkness can get in the way.

Sacha Craddock, March 2026 @sachacraddock
(excerpt from the exhibition text).

Artwork
Jo Dennis
Window, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint on military surplus
tent fabric and steel
105,5 x 83 x 16,5 cm

Photo courtesy of Jo Dennis

#jodennis

Excited to be in Stockholm for Never the Straightest Path a solo show opening tomorrow 26th March @gallerybelenius
image: Never the Straightest Path 2026

This resolute work is about a negotiation of physical encounter in which layers of an assumed shared artistic rule, resolve, and direction jostle to allow a mark, puddle, or pool of colour to dominate the surface.With such a suggestion, the slapping flat down of an image and hopefully a sense of place in a deliberately limited palette, a front goes pictorially to the middle and sometimes even through to the back. Dennis insists on finding a kind of surreal ‘scape’, or place as suggestion. This suggestion, in turn, arrives in a language that is neither written nor said, but is, instead, in a visual mix of paint object, with a tent as a base. Dennis’s work with what is there mourns loss as well as celebrates gain in the same language, at the same time.
With thanks to @sachacraddock for writing the introduction to my show ♥️♥️

Excited to be in Stockholm for Never the Straightest Path a solo show opening tomorrow 26th March @gallerybelenius
image: Never the Straightest Path 2026

This resolute work is about a negotiation of physical encounter in which layers of an assumed shared artistic rule, resolve, and direction jostle to allow a mark, puddle, or pool of colour to dominate the surface.With such a suggestion, the slapping flat down of an image and hopefully a sense of place in a deliberately limited palette, a front goes pictorially to the middle and sometimes even through to the back. Dennis insists on finding a kind of surreal ‘scape’, or place as suggestion. This suggestion, in turn, arrives in a language that is neither written nor said, but is, instead, in a visual mix of paint object, with a tent as a base. Dennis’s work with what is there mourns loss as well as celebrates gain in the same language, at the same time.
With thanks to @sachacraddock for writing the introduction to my show ♥️♥️

Excited to be in Stockholm for Never the Straightest Path a solo show opening tomorrow 26th March @gallerybelenius
image: Never the Straightest Path 2026

This resolute work is about a negotiation of physical encounter in which layers of an assumed shared artistic rule, resolve, and direction jostle to allow a mark, puddle, or pool of colour to dominate the surface.With such a suggestion, the slapping flat down of an image and hopefully a sense of place in a deliberately limited palette, a front goes pictorially to the middle and sometimes even through to the back. Dennis insists on finding a kind of surreal ‘scape’, or place as suggestion. This suggestion, in turn, arrives in a language that is neither written nor said, but is, instead, in a visual mix of paint object, with a tent as a base. Dennis’s work with what is there mourns loss as well as celebrates gain in the same language, at the same time.
With thanks to @sachacraddock for writing the introduction to my show ♥️♥️

Excited to be in Stockholm for Never the Straightest Path a solo show opening tomorrow 26th March @gallerybelenius
image: Never the Straightest Path 2026

This resolute work is about a negotiation of physical encounter in which layers of an assumed shared artistic rule, resolve, and direction jostle to allow a mark, puddle, or pool of colour to dominate the surface.With such a suggestion, the slapping flat down of an image and hopefully a sense of place in a deliberately limited palette, a front goes pictorially to the middle and sometimes even through to the back. Dennis insists on finding a kind of surreal ‘scape’, or place as suggestion. This suggestion, in turn, arrives in a language that is neither written nor said, but is, instead, in a visual mix of paint object, with a tent as a base. Dennis’s work with what is there mourns loss as well as celebrates gain in the same language, at the same time.
With thanks to @sachacraddock for writing the introduction to my show ♥️♥️

Excited to be in Stockholm for Never the Straightest Path a solo show opening tomorrow 26th March @gallerybelenius
image: Never the Straightest Path 2026

This resolute work is about a negotiation of physical encounter in which layers of an assumed shared artistic rule, resolve, and direction jostle to allow a mark, puddle, or pool of colour to dominate the surface.With such a suggestion, the slapping flat down of an image and hopefully a sense of place in a deliberately limited palette, a front goes pictorially to the middle and sometimes even through to the back. Dennis insists on finding a kind of surreal ‘scape’, or place as suggestion. This suggestion, in turn, arrives in a language that is neither written nor said, but is, instead, in a visual mix of paint object, with a tent as a base. Dennis’s work with what is there mourns loss as well as celebrates gain in the same language, at the same time.
With thanks to @sachacraddock for writing the introduction to my show ♥️♥️

‘Water Tower’ from my solo @gallerybelenius in Stockholm. Made in Mexico City last summer on a residency @studiolazcano.

‘Water Tower’ from my solo @gallerybelenius in Stockholm. Made in Mexico City last summer on a residency @studiolazcano.

‘Water Tower’ from my solo @gallerybelenius in Stockholm. Made in Mexico City last summer on a residency @studiolazcano.

‘Water Tower’ from my solo @gallerybelenius in Stockholm. Made in Mexico City last summer on a residency @studiolazcano.

It’s the final week of my solo ‘Never the Straightest Path’ @gallerybelenius . This painting ‘Sinking Sands’ was made last summer in Mexico City whilst in residence @studiolazcano
Many thanks to the whole Belenius team 🙏 @katarina_sjoegren @niklasbelenius et al x

It’s the final week of my solo ‘Never the Straightest Path’ @gallerybelenius . This painting ‘Sinking Sands’ was made last summer in Mexico City whilst in residence @studiolazcano
Many thanks to the whole Belenius team 🙏 @katarina_sjoegren @niklasbelenius et al x

It’s the final week of my solo ‘Never the Straightest Path’ @gallerybelenius . This painting ‘Sinking Sands’ was made last summer in Mexico City whilst in residence @studiolazcano
Many thanks to the whole Belenius team 🙏 @katarina_sjoegren @niklasbelenius et al x

It’s the final week of my solo ‘Never the Straightest Path’ @gallerybelenius . This painting ‘Sinking Sands’ was made last summer in Mexico City whilst in residence @studiolazcano
Many thanks to the whole Belenius team 🙏 @katarina_sjoegren @niklasbelenius et al x

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

Never the Straightest Path (Jo)

On view: Wonderful to revisit London-based artist Jo Dennis’s work in her ongoing solo exhibition at ’Never the Straightest Path’ at @gallerybelenius. We had the pleasure of working with her in a group exhibition at the gallery last year but this new body of work - some of which was made during a residency in Mexico City - is just wow. The details and the texture - need to be seen in person.

🤎

Jo who is a Hopper Prize winner is currently also exhibited in a major group show at @saatchi_gallery in London alongside a long list of great artists.

@jodennis__
@gallerybelenius

✨ Happy Easter! ✨
Belenius opening hours during the upcoming
Easter Holidays

Thursday 12 – 18
Friday and Saturday we are closed.

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

Artwork
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton,
rope, wood, found objects and steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

✨ Happy Easter! ✨
Belenius opening hours during the upcoming
Easter Holidays

Thursday 12 – 18
Friday and Saturday we are closed.

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

Artwork
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton,
rope, wood, found objects and steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

✨ Happy Easter! ✨
Belenius opening hours during the upcoming
Easter Holidays

Thursday 12 – 18
Friday and Saturday we are closed.

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

Artwork
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton,
rope, wood, found objects and steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

No path is truly straight, however, and darkness can get in the way.

Wishing to be as free as possible at the beginning of a hopefully flexible and dexterous creative process, the nagging question about when and where something should come into play will remain. Nothing really generic exists; the use of junk jewellery, collected from junk shops, markets, or the street, for instance, can never be pure. The brain is led to the creation of a surreal physical state.

– Sacha Craddock, March 2026 @sachacraddock
(excerpt from the exhibition text).

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.

Artwork
Shore, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, marble dust,
military tent fabric and steel
263 x 48 x 53 cm

Photos by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

No path is truly straight, however, and darkness can get in the way.

Wishing to be as free as possible at the beginning of a hopefully flexible and dexterous creative process, the nagging question about when and where something should come into play will remain. Nothing really generic exists; the use of junk jewellery, collected from junk shops, markets, or the street, for instance, can never be pure. The brain is led to the creation of a surreal physical state.

– Sacha Craddock, March 2026 @sachacraddock
(excerpt from the exhibition text).

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.

Artwork
Shore, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, marble dust,
military tent fabric and steel
263 x 48 x 53 cm

Photos by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

No path is truly straight, however, and darkness can get in the way.

Wishing to be as free as possible at the beginning of a hopefully flexible and dexterous creative process, the nagging question about when and where something should come into play will remain. Nothing really generic exists; the use of junk jewellery, collected from junk shops, markets, or the street, for instance, can never be pure. The brain is led to the creation of a surreal physical state.

– Sacha Craddock, March 2026 @sachacraddock
(excerpt from the exhibition text).

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.

Artwork
Shore, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, marble dust,
military tent fabric and steel
263 x 48 x 53 cm

Photos by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path, Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM, Installation views, Belenius

Opening hours this week
Friday 12 – 18
Saturday 12 – 16

Photo by Viktor Sjödin @viktorsjodin

#jodennis

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

In the centre of the space stands Jo Dennis’s sculptural work ‘The Big Top’ (2026), constructed from painted military surplus tent fabric, rope, chain, glass marbles and steel. Its vertical structure anchors the space physically while echoing the exhibition’s broader concern with surface as a site of transformation. Dennis’s practice examines memory, decay and material change, treating objects as carriers of experience rather than fixed forms.

‘The Big Top’ (2026) by Jo Dennis
Oil and acrylic paint, military surplus tent fabric,
rope, chain, cotton, glass marbles and steel
260 x 120 x 100 cm

——

RUNES examines mark-making as a fundamental aspect of human culture. Before written language humans used marks and symbols to communicate, record and interpret their experiences. The exhibition situates abstraction within this broad history, connecting early symbolic practices with those of contemporary artists and presenting visual language as something that develops across generations rather than belonging to any single moment.

Photography by @bjdeakin_photography

——

𝙍𝙐𝙉𝙀𝙎
27 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2026
ADDRESS: Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, London SE18 5NR
NEAREST TUBE: Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 19 March, 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 March, 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 March 12pm-5pm
Please note the exhibition will not be open on Sunday 22 March.

SAVE THE DATE
Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM
On view 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

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 Painting at The Royal College of Art London (2022) and BA Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College London (2002).

Recent exhibitions include; The Long Now: Saatchi Gallery at 40 (2025 – 2026), The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (group), A Letter to My Daughter (2025), Carvalho Gallery, New York, USA, Armoury (2025), JO-HS Gallery, New York, USA, David Zwirner PLATFORM (2025), curated by Elisabeth Johs (group), A Glass of Absinth (2025), JO-HS Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, Dallas Art Fair (2024), PM/AM Gallery, Dallas, USA,Town Hall Disco (2024), Newchild Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium and Absent without Leave (2022), Sid Motion Gallery, London, UK.

Dennis is a recipient of a Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England 2023 – 24. She is the co-founder of several artist lead projects; Pigeon Park (2021 – 22), Peckham 24 Photo Festival (2016 – 2024), AMP Gallery (2015 – 2018) and Asylum Chapel (2010 – current). She has collaborated with Sid Motion Gallery on five solo projects (2017 – 2023) including the launch of her first artists book I touched this with my hand, I touched that with my eye 2020. Dennis’ work is part of the TiA Collection, Santa Fe, the Soho House collection and numerous private collections.

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).

Artwork
Jo Dennis
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton, rope, wood, and found objects, steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Artist portrait by Hayleigh Longman

#jodennis

SAVE THE DATE
Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM
On view 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

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 Painting at The Royal College of Art London (2022) and BA Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College London (2002).

Recent exhibitions include; The Long Now: Saatchi Gallery at 40 (2025 – 2026), The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (group), A Letter to My Daughter (2025), Carvalho Gallery, New York, USA, Armoury (2025), JO-HS Gallery, New York, USA, David Zwirner PLATFORM (2025), curated by Elisabeth Johs (group), A Glass of Absinth (2025), JO-HS Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, Dallas Art Fair (2024), PM/AM Gallery, Dallas, USA,Town Hall Disco (2024), Newchild Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium and Absent without Leave (2022), Sid Motion Gallery, London, UK.

Dennis is a recipient of a Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England 2023 – 24. She is the co-founder of several artist lead projects; Pigeon Park (2021 – 22), Peckham 24 Photo Festival (2016 – 2024), AMP Gallery (2015 – 2018) and Asylum Chapel (2010 – current). She has collaborated with Sid Motion Gallery on five solo projects (2017 – 2023) including the launch of her first artists book I touched this with my hand, I touched that with my eye 2020. Dennis’ work is part of the TiA Collection, Santa Fe, the Soho House collection and numerous private collections.

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).

Artwork
Jo Dennis
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton, rope, wood, and found objects, steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Artist portrait by Hayleigh Longman

#jodennis

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Jo Dennis / Never the Straightest Path
Opening reception, Thursday 26.03 at 6 – 8 PM
On view 27.03 – 25.04.2026, Belenius

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 Painting at The Royal College of Art London (2022) and BA Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College London (2002).

Recent exhibitions include; The Long Now: Saatchi Gallery at 40 (2025 – 2026), The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (group), A Letter to My Daughter (2025), Carvalho Gallery, New York, USA, Armoury (2025), JO-HS Gallery, New York, USA, David Zwirner PLATFORM (2025), curated by Elisabeth Johs (group), A Glass of Absinth (2025), JO-HS Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, Dallas Art Fair (2024), PM/AM Gallery, Dallas, USA,Town Hall Disco (2024), Newchild Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium and Absent without Leave (2022), Sid Motion Gallery, London, UK.

Dennis is a recipient of a Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England 2023 – 24. She is the co-founder of several artist lead projects; Pigeon Park (2021 – 22), Peckham 24 Photo Festival (2016 – 2024), AMP Gallery (2015 – 2018) and Asylum Chapel (2010 – current). She has collaborated with Sid Motion Gallery on five solo projects (2017 – 2023) including the launch of her first artists book I touched this with my hand, I touched that with my eye 2020. Dennis’ work is part of the TiA Collection, Santa Fe, the Soho House collection and numerous private collections.

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).

Artwork
Jo Dennis
Needful Things, 2026
Oil and acrylic paint, tent fabric, cotton, rope, wood, and found objects, steel
201 x 70 x 116 cm

Artist portrait by Hayleigh Longman

#jodennis

Lots of exciting interviews are coming your way over the next couple of months ✨
But this week, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the brilliant conversations we’ve had so far this year with these incredible artists.

If you haven’t watched them yet, head over to our platform and take a look now 🎥
Go to the link in our bio to watch the full interviews on Youtube🔗

@jodennis__
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@marthalamontart
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#ArtistInterviews #StudioVisits #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtists #ArtCommunity

Lots of exciting interviews are coming your way over the next couple of months ✨
But this week, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the brilliant conversations we’ve had so far this year with these incredible artists.

If you haven’t watched them yet, head over to our platform and take a look now 🎥
Go to the link in our bio to watch the full interviews on Youtube🔗

@jodennis__
@sarahdwyer1
@marthalamontart
@kemionabuleart

#ArtistInterviews #StudioVisits #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtists #ArtCommunity

Lots of exciting interviews are coming your way over the next couple of months ✨
But this week, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the brilliant conversations we’ve had so far this year with these incredible artists.

If you haven’t watched them yet, head over to our platform and take a look now 🎥
Go to the link in our bio to watch the full interviews on Youtube🔗

@jodennis__
@sarahdwyer1
@marthalamontart
@kemionabuleart

#ArtistInterviews #StudioVisits #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtists #ArtCommunity

Lots of exciting interviews are coming your way over the next couple of months ✨
But this week, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the brilliant conversations we’ve had so far this year with these incredible artists.

If you haven’t watched them yet, head over to our platform and take a look now 🎥
Go to the link in our bio to watch the full interviews on Youtube🔗

@jodennis__
@sarahdwyer1
@marthalamontart
@kemionabuleart

#ArtistInterviews #StudioVisits #ContemporaryArt #EmergingArtists #ArtCommunity