Selected Press

AnOther Magazine, The Very Best Things to See at London Gallery Weekend 2026, Emily Dinsdale, 5 June 2026
Ocula, 10 Exhibitions to See Around the World This June, 1 June 2026

Born 1989
Lives and works in London, UK.

Awards / Residencies

2025

Black Blossoms Studio Residency, London, UK

2023

Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England

Solo Exhibitions

2026

Dreams Lost Upon Waking, Maureen Paley, London, UK

2025

Held by invisible hands, Stevenson, Cape Town, South Africa

Duo Exhibitions

2026

In Her Spirit: Eilen Itzel Mena and Jemila Isa, Bolanle Contemporary, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Things in motion, Stevenson, Johannesburg, South Africa

2025

When Works Meet Again, Stevenson, Cape Town, South Africa

2024

Unvisited Dreams: Memories in practice, Black Curatorial in collaboration with Lofty Spot, London, UK
Catharsis, Chelsea Centre for Creative Industries, London, UK
Works on Paper 6, Blue Shop Gallery, London, UK

2025

Al-Dujaili, Dalia, Jemila Isa: Paintings interrogating the role of women in the church, wepresent.wetransfer.com, 28 May 2025
Gordon, Len, Jemila Isa: Framing Womanhood Through the Lens of Faith and Memory, artplugged.co.uk, 29 April 2025
In Her Spirit: Eilen Itzel Mena and Jemila Isa, artplugged.co.uk, 7 April 2025

Bibliography

2026

Dinsdale, Emily, The Very Best Things to See at London Gallery Weekend 2026, anothermag.com, 5 June 2026
–––, 10 Exhibitions to See Around the World This June, ocula.com, 1 June 2026