JOSEPH DILNOT
Growing up living between the English Channel and the South Downs National Park, Dilnot draws great inspiration from the natural world. Elements of this are blended with references to history, myth and personal memories. Dilnot depicts landscapes, often inhabited by journeying, solitary figures placed into unremembered pasts. Lost in unnerving landscapes, they pursue answers to unknown questions, suggesting allegories for the contemporary condition. Dilnot’s paintings explore grief but firmly hold on to a sense of wonder, hope and lightness.
Joseph Dilnot
Wyrm Egg, 2026
oil on paper
8 x 6 in
20 x 15 cm
Joseph Dilnot
View of the Whale Road, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 8 in
15.2 x 20.3 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Tenth Sunder, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 8 in
15.2 x 20.3 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Land of Change, 2026
oil on paper
8 x 6 in
20 x 15 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Light Steps, 2026
oil on paper
5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Old Stone, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 4 inches
15 x 10 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Stones Dream of Clouds, 2026
oil on paper
4 x 6 in
10.2 x 15.2 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Heart Shaped Cloud, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 8 in.
15 x 20 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Stain, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 4 in
15.2 x 10.2 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Flying Map, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 8 in
15.2 x 20.3 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Endling, 2026
oil on paper
8 x 6 in
20.3 x 15.2 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Forest Edge, 2026
oil on paper
5 x 7 in
12.7 x 17.8 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Inferno, 2026
oil on paper
4 x 3 in
10.2 x 7.6 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Floating Stone, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 4 in
15.2 x 10.2 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Divided Tree, 2026
oil on paper
4 x 6 inches
10.2 x 15.2 cm
Joseph Dilnot
Birth of the Wyrm, 2026
oil on paper
6 x 4 in
15.2 x 10.2 cm
FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
JOSEPH DILNOT
Enta Geweorc (The Work of Giants)
APRIL 10 - MAY 14, 2025
SLICES
OCTOBER 10 - NOVEMBER 11, 2024
CREATURE FEATURE
MARCH 9 - APRIL 12, 2023
JOSEPH DILNOT
Born 1997, United Kingdom
Lives and works in the United Kingdom
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Joseph Dilnot (b.1997, Brighton, UK) lives and works in East Sussex, UK. After finishing school in 2015, Dilnot pursued painting and studied independently. In 2019, he received the Newman Young Artist and RosePaul scholarships to study at The Essential School of Painting in London. He has exhibited in galleries and institutions including: Hastings Contemporary, Hastings, UK; Glyndebourne, E.Sussex, UK; Mepaintsme, USA; Weald Contemporary, Sussex, UK; Blue Shop Gallery, London, UK; Lido Stores, Margate, UK. Dilnot’s work is held in various private collections internationally.
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Revealing the mythical, the mysterious, and an unexpected playfulness within the artist's practice.