LONDON.- Vardaxoglou presents a solo exhibition with British artist Savannah Harris (b. 1999), focusing on a selection of paintings on paper completed over the past 3 years. Exhibited for the first time, these works are all intimately sized and investigate ​​the movement of land and its subtle formations. The paintings refer to Harris’s Caribbean and Cuban heritage, whilst engaging with the natural world around her studio in Wimbledon, London.

Savannah Harris makes visible the process of light rendering matter into something tangible. The paintings capture a transitional play of texture and light, revealing the way it can find its way into a darkly lit space, a cove or a densely overgrown wood to expose undiscovered topography.

The artist rediscovers the rhythm and texture of landscape through her application of paint. Her mark making is an imaginative reenactment of natural environments, like a twisting branch or a shaded canopy. Through the interaction of these gestures, the works become a depiction of the subtle and influencing forces within nature.

A publication dedicated to Savannah Harris’s paintings on paper will be published by Vardaxoglou in 2026.

Savannah Harris (b. 1999) studied at Royal College of Art (2021–23) and Wimbledon College of Arts (2017–20). The artist's solo exhibitions include, ‘Savannah Harris’, Vardaxoglou, London (2025); ‘An Ocean of Storms’, Harlesden High Street, London (2024); ‘Looking into the Shimmer’, Harlesden High Street, London (2023). Recent group exhibitions include: Morena Di Luna/Maureen Paley, Hove, UK (2024); 'Bump', Matt Carey-Williams, No.9 Frieze Cork Street (2024); 'Link me at the Sound System ‘23', London (2023); Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London, 2023.

“As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the tree of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged on the shingly beach of a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.” – Stephen Graham, The Gentle Art of Tramping (1926)