Glyn Cannon

Glyn Cannon is a painter based in Cambridge, working from his studio at St Barnabas Press. Born in North London, Glyn studied at UCL and Goldsmiths College. He first worked in theatre, primarily as a playwright, and his work was staged at major London venues, across the UK and internationally. Glyn continues to write, usually short stories, many of which he has recorded as a podcast, The Noted Liar.

His visual work centres on the tension between text and image, setting typography and painted images against each other so that they interact and collide. Other work explores the use and abuse of text in everyday life, especially in signage, alongside an interest in figurative work and portraiture. Throughout, he draws on his background in story, text and character to make work that creates intrigue and speculation.

He has exhibited in London and Cambridge.