“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) 

Vardaxoglou is pleased to present 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 light and texture, revealing the way light 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.

For further information please contact info@vardaxoglou.com.