Jo Dennis’ practice spans two decades across painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. In her work, she explores our emotional connection to place and memory, specifically with ruination, surface, and decay, and how they communicate notions of mortality.

Jo Dennis was born in 1973 in Forres, Scotland, and lives in London, UK. She received her MA in Painting from The Royal College of Art in London, UK (2022) and her BA in Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College in London, UK (2002).

Dennis has mounted recent solo exhibitions at PM/AM Gallery in London, UK (2024); Newchild Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium (2024); and Sid Motion Gallery in London, UK (2023, 2022).

She has participated in group shows at Flowers Gallery in London, UK (2023); OHSH Projects in London, UK (2023); and Alma Pearl Gallery in London, UK (2023).

The artist received a Grant for the Arts from Arts Council England (2023-24).

She is also the co-founder of several artist-led projects, including Pigeon Park (2021-22), Peckham 24 Photo Festival (2016-2024), AMP Gallery (2015 - 2018), and Asylum Chapel (2010 - current).

She launched her first artist book, “I Touched This with My Hand, I Touched That with My Eye,” with Sid Motion Gallery, London, UK (2020)

Dennis’ work is part of the TiA Collection, Santa Fe, and the Soho House Collection.

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).