Jessie Brennan is a visual artist whose previous projects have examined public housing and the politics of regeneration. Her practice is research-led and situated, exploring relations between places and people. Brennan graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2007. She has exhibited extensively in the UK and Europe, and her work is held in public and private collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In spring 2017, the South London Gallery (SLG) invited Brennan to collaborate with residents on a project titled YOUR WORDS as part of their inaugural Open Plan residency on Pelican Estate. Recent exhibitions include: Re: development – Inside The Green Backyard, Carroll/Fletcher Onscreen, London (2017); If This Were to Be Lost, dalla Rosa Gallery, London (2016); RESIDENT, City Gallery & Museum, Peterborough (2016); Progress, The Foundling Museum, London (2014); Talents Contemporains, François Schneider Foundation, France (2014); Coup de Ville, WARP, Belgium (2013). Her authored books include Regeneration! (2015) and Re: development (2016).
