Dex Hannon Northumberland, United Kingdom
British Multimedia Artist, originally from Manchester now based in the North East. His art lives in several private collections across the world. In 2025, he won the Collectors' Art Prize - Legends of Our Time Award. In 2020, he won best in show for the International Art Folio 2020 Annual award. In 2019, he was shortlisted for the Refresh Art Prize 2019.
Dex Hannon is a British multimedia artist based in Blyth, North East England, UK, originally from Manchester, working across contemporary abstract expressionist painting, digital art, moving image, sound and photography.
His practice is driven by transformation and reinvention, guided by the recurring simple question, “What else could it be?” where a single image can trigger a chain of works that migrate between mediums through repetition, revision and recontextualisation. Hannon’s images often move from image to film and back again: films built through stop-frame animation and digital manipulation are later examined frame by frame, with chosen compositions becoming standalone digital works or the DNA for new paintings or music adding a new texture to the work. This cyclical method foregrounds process as both subject and philosophy, inviting viewers into a space where memory, perception and imagination stay in motion and where no work is treated as final.
His work is held in private collections internationally and has been featured in books and magazines in the UK and the US. Career highlights include Best in Show at the International Art Folio Annual Awards (2020) and winning The Collectors Art Prize, Legends of Our Time Award (2025), with exhibitions and presentations across the UK and internationally including London, Peru, Miami Art Week and the Venice Biennale. He has also been commissioned for public artwork projects, including Blythian Memes (2025) and Future Energy (2026). Available for original artworks, commissions, public art, digital art and moving-image projects, sound and visual collaborations, exhibition opportunities, artist talks and interviews.
Artwork
Wichita Vortex, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021, £1600
State of Flux - Video art idea exploration, Video, 2024
Blythian Memes, Video, 2024
Red Block Blue, Digital Remix, 2024, £782
What was in thatDrink?, Digital Remix, 2024, £885
Bridgets Blockhouse Blues, Digital Remix, 2024, £450
We are in Decline, Digital Remix, 2024, £885
Razor Blade Cold, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 1500
G-Spot Tornado, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 1750
Carving Her way through the Dancefloor, Oil On Canvas, 2020, £1600
Foundation of forgotten buildings, Acrylic on canvas, 2017, 1450
The Decline of Empires, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020
Fury in the eyes of those left behind, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020, 1400
chrysalis, Acrylic on Canvas, 2020, 1400
Dreams Moonbeams and Street scenes, Oil on Canvas, 2019, 1450
Quantum Superposition, Oil on Canvas, 2019, 1600
I Clipped my own wings and fell through the earth , Oil on Canvas, 2018, £1600
Sugar Pop Dream Factory, Oil on Canvas, 2018, £1300
The Hidden Truth of Domestic Bliss, Acrylic on canvas, 2018, On request
Flesh JunkShun, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017, 1450
Fractures, Oil on Canvas, 2018, 1100
Dis-Funk-Shun, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017
Broken Boned & Bleeding out, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017
Dream Stealers, Digital Remix on canvas, 2016
SPINE, Acrylic on Canvas, 2017
The Cold Dead Heart Exploded, Oil Paint on Canvas, 2017, SOLD
Atomic Balance , Oil Paint on Canvas, 2017
Drifting through Cerebral Sunsets, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, £1750
We are all lost transmissions looking for a source, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 2000
skllfkbylyf, Video, 2024
Projects and exhibitions
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Miami Art Week05/12/2025 — 07/12/2025 During Miami Art Week - Aqua Art Miami, Collins Avenue, Florida, where the Social Justice Art Network private view on 3 December 2025. |
Aqua Art Miami, Collins Avenue, Florida, Miami | Details |
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The Secret Salon: London Open 202518/10/2025 Showing krakfish at the Secret Salon 2025 Show. |
C and D, Sugar House, 4 Cooperage Yard, Hackney, London E15 2QR, London | Details |
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AI for Humanity13/10/2025 — 19/10/2025 Exhibition of Collaborative work between humans and Ai. The work exhibited was Lynchian Screams : "Lynchian Screams" is a surrealist audio-visual homage to the work of David Lynch. Created by Skin Vehicles (Music) and Dex Hannon (Visuals), this project utilises curated found footage to construct a disjointed, dreamlike narrative. The... [Read more] |
GOSIM Hangzhou, Hangzhou Eastern Province | Details |
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ABSTRACTION 2506/10/2025 — 06/11/2025 International Artistic Vanguard programme, we celebrated a space of meeting, experimentation and creative dialogue that brought together artists and the general public around new forms of contemporary expression. This program consolidated itself as a platform for exchange, reflection, and collective creation, promoting innovative perspectives... [Read more] |
Alliance Française Cusco, Peru | Details |
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Blythian Memes12/09/2025 — ongoing An artist is launching a new exhibition of his work in Blyth. Artist Dex Hannon brings a deeply personal and visually striking tribute to the town with his new exhibition, Blythian Memes. The exhibition draws from Hannon’s animated abstract film of the same name, exploring the imagery, structures, and cultural motifs (memes) that define... [Read more] |
Republic Gallery, Blyth Northumberland | Details |
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Spring Awakenings02/05/2025 — 24/05/2024 Open exhibition |
Fox Yard Studio Art Gallery, Stowmarket | Details |
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Wow Northumberland 202614/02/2025 — 03/07/2025 Open Exhibition celebrating Northumberland Artists |
Woodhorn Museum, Ashington | Details |
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Abstract Painting06/09/2024 — 07/10/2024 From the light infused landscapes by @stevethompsonartist the alchemic immersive abstracts by @amandaburtonart Striking layered and graphic paintings by @dexhannonartist and the process driven dot work by Simon SB Brought together beautifully in one space - IV is an exhibition of abstract paintings you’ll not want to miss. Gallery... [Read more] |
Northlight Arts, Leeds | Details |
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The Path - Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, during the Venice Biennale03/09/2024 — 06/11/2024 This show, The PATH at Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, takes place during the Venice Biennale 2024. Once again my focus is on Blyth for this artwork, digital remixing the Northumberland flag with the WW2 bunker that can be found in Blyth. "Coal Dust to Crushed Clean Pixels" captures Northumberland's transition from industrial heritage to a... [Read more] |
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin, Venice | Details |
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Wow Northumberland15/02/2024 — 07/05/2024 Joint Show Northumberland |
Woodhorn Museum, Ashington | Details |
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Kraftstrom - B22 at the Contemporary Art Museum of Cusco - Peru01/11/2022 — 30/11/2022 Invited to show a series of works |
Contemporary Art Museum of Cusco - Peru, Cusco Peru | Details |
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Editions11/08/2017 — 29/08/2017 EDITIONS (JOINT SHOW) 17/08/2017 – 28/08/2017 Join us for a preview evening and meet the artists on 17th August Leeds Gallery, Munro House, Duke St, Leeds LS9 8AG Dex Hannon will be showing some of his Digital Remix works alongside 7 other artists. |
Leeds Gallery, Leeds | Details |
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Artist of the Month July 201701/07/2017 — 31/07/2017 Featured artist for July on UK Artists website. http://www.ukartistsonline.com/blog-post.aspx?id=37 |
(see description), Online | Details |
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A Hero's Journey01/07/2017 An interview with Peter DeKuster for the website 'A Hero's Journey.' interviews with creatives living their dreams. https://theherojourney2016.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/the-heros-journey-of-dex-hannon/ |
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Art Share Love01/06/2017 — 30/06/2017 Listed in the magazines top 10 Abstract Artists to watch - 2017 June Issue of Art Share Love http://bit.ly/2rBo7vs |
June Issue | Details |
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Featured Artist Lumi-Arts01/06/2017 — 30/06/2017 Featured Artist on LumiArts website. http://www.lumiarts.co.uk/artist-in-focus-dex-hannon/ |
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Top 50 Artists01/09/2016 — 01/09/2017 Chosen as one of the top 50 artists for the magazine Art Share Love https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/69e946_e7257270c94145d8a64654804e52d54b.pdf |
Art Share Love magazine | Details |
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A Collection of Broken Toys01/10/2015 — 30/11/2015 Solo show of Dex Hannon's work and performance of the Synaesthesia Colours Sound Project. A multi media collaborative project. |
Kunsthuis Art Gallery York, York | Details |
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Analogue vs Digital08/07/2015 — 16/09/2015 A show bringing together the paintings (analogue) and (Digital) remixes. |
Outlaws Yacht Club, Leeds | Details |