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Secret Salon Show
The Secret Salon: goes to Margate - "Colour Me Blue"
I will be debuting a brand new film, 'Colour me Blue'.
23 May 2026 Margate beach front near the Turner Gallery.
If you're in Margate, pop along to the pop-up art show organised by the impressive and innovative Secret Art Salon!
Rebirth Show
Also in May, “Rebirth” Art Exhibition Open Evening. Explore art, live music, spoken word, and welcome drinks.
Art Gallery Open Evening with live Jazz and drinks. Thursday, May 14 • 7 PM - 9:30 PM -2nd floor, 15 Bermondsey Sq 2nd floor London SE1 3UN.
Get your ticket to the exclusive preview here.
Coming soon...
Here are a few more shows coming up in 2026.
- Louisa Waterford Prize 2026 (Shortlisted artist) Sunday May 24
- A return to Venice Bienalle with the SHIM Network
- Common Stars: Art & Starlings - Open Call for Summer exhibition at Redcar Palace
More details soon!
Future Energy Commission March 2026
A commission for the Blyth Festival of Energy. The commision was for a 360° immersive film based on this film I created of the Energy Central Learning Hub, it was screened in their dedicated projection room.
A huge thank you to the partners who made this possible: Energy Central Campus, for the incredible facility and the vision to commission art that celebrates it Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, leading the offshore renewable energy revolution that's putting Blyth back on the global map Port of Blyth, for their support and whose remarkable history runs through the fabric of Blyth The North East Combined Authority, for backing culture and economic transformation hand in hand Northumberland County Council, for investing in Blyth's identity and its people This is Blyth. This is Future Energy.
WindTwisters Commission March 2025
I was commissioned to create a huge, 40metre x 2.4 metre hoarding for Blyth Town Centre. Windtwisters - Remember to Evolve is a public artwork installed in Market Place, Blyth, commissioned as part of Blyth Celebrates, a project led by Northumberland County Council and the North East Combined Authority to transform the town into a celebration of arts and culture.
The work originated as an animated film, Blythian Memes, drawing on Blyth's landmarks and the imagery that defines the town's changing identity, from coal port to renewable energy hub. The wind turbine sits at its conceptual centre: a marker of that shift. The colour palette reflects Blyth's evolving character. Seeing the Turbine in the background to this hoarding is an incredible site!
2024 Venice Bienalle - The Path
Artwork by Dex Hannon
I am absolutely overjoyed to share that I am exhibiting at The Palazzo Pisani Revedin, Venice, curated by @thisisamyjackson and powered by @shimartnetwork
In this show SHIM repurposes the exquisite corpse technique to break down barriers to entry in the art world and promote inclusivity. By leveraging the concept of the exquisite corpse to create a collaborative artwork, artists are showcased from all over the world without the need for shipping physical artwork.
QR codes are displayed alongside, allowing viewers to scan them and be redirected to the physical work for sale via the online platform Artsy.
All of this promotes inclusivity, keeps the cost of showing great artwork to a minimum and reduces our environmental footprint.
Abstracts IV Leeds
Nice review in Leeds Living magazine.
Northlight Arts Centre: Abstract Painting Exhibition IV: A Journey Through Colour, Form And Emotion – On Until 7 October
Dex Hannon, who takes a more structured approach to abstraction. Hannon’s paintings are full of intriguing forms, almost geometric in places, and the balance between shape and colour in his work feels deliberate and thoughtful. But what really sets his work apart for me are the titles. They’re not your typical titles—they’re full sentences, almost like tiny philosophical statements.
One that stood out to me was “If we forget our past, we cannot understand our future.” This kind of title immediately piques your curiosity, urging you to look at the painting again and ask yourself how the forms and shapes relate to that idea. It adds a narrative element to the abstract, and I found myself spending extra time with Hannon’s works, trying to make connections between the visual and the conceptual. It’s the kind of art that invites you not just to look, but to think—and I found that incredibly engaging.
Read the review in full here.
2024
Click here to watch the interview
Interview with Colorbox, Lima Peru. Watch the interview that took place in June 2024, part of the INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC PULSE - First Edition. Interview program with international artists. Second interview. 🎨 Artist: Dex Hannon (United Kingdom). Program Director: Noraya Ccoyure (artist and poet). Program produced by the artistic group Colorbox. With the support of; MINCUL, José Carlos Mariátegui Museum, Alliance Française Cusco, MMVLL Mario Vargas Llosa Regional Library - Arequipa. Lima Peru
2024
Blythian Memes
Showing at Fox Yard Studios - Blythian Memes
Experimental animation, capturing the essence of Blyth through the distinctive landmarks etched in my memory. In the process of traversing the local area with my dogs, I've absorbed the quirky local spaces, these are a selection of buildings or objects are 'memes' that are instantly recalled when I think of these journeys, seamlessly woven themselves into the fabric of my experiences.
The animation is a visual exploration of repeating and morphing patterns. Throughout this visual narrative, a symbolic. totemic sculpture emerges as a recurring motif—the omnipresent Wind Turbine. This towering structure not only punctuates the Blyth skyline but serves as a bold emblem of the future, heralding a new era of power to supplant the historical prominence of coal in Blyth's narrative. Through this work, I aim to encapsulate the evolving spirit of Blyth, where tradition meets progress and familiar landscapes transform into a canvas for the expression of contemporary narratives.
2024
Blythian Memes video art and digital art
Blythian Memes at the Woodhorn Museum
Joint show - Wow Northumberland February - May 2024
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