Speaker

Benjamin Jenner

Benjamin studied Fine Art (Painting) at Wimbledon School of Art (BA) and The Slade School of Art (MFA). In 2024 they completed a practiced based PhD at the University of Leeds that employed a collaborative, action research methodology to explore the relationship between non-visuality and textual forms of subjectivity. They are a member of the research groups Words as Matter (Asemic Writing) and Drawing as Slow Conversation. In 2025 they contributed a workshop and accompanying paper to the conference Drawing Across x Along x Between University Borders, titled Lin[e]guistic Diagrams: Scripting the Workshop from Beyond the Visual, hosted by the University of Porto. Benjamin teaches History & Philosophy of Art and Making & Critiquing at The Margate School of Art (TMS). In 2026 they will contribute a workshop to the research project Listening Grounds, a collaboration between TMS and esä Dunkerque. Benjamin splits their time between London and South East Kent.

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