Joshua Armitage (b. Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, 1986) graduated from Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, and lives and works in London.


Notable exhibitions include The Good Intent in 2024 at Guest Gallery, Brooklyn, USA, a presentation at Sunday Painter gallery as part of Condo 2020, curated by Lulu gallery, Mexico City, “Hope” is the thing with feathers in 2021 at South Parade, Deptford, London and Moderato Cantabile in 2022 at Stoppenbach and Delestre, London. Through 2023 Josh worked on a self-initiated residency project with Wakefield based artist Zoë Carlon resulting in a publication and exhibition in Leeds and London.


Joshua Armitage’s work aims to merge sensory experiences and diverse drawing and painting techniques, aiming to evoke remembered sensations. Place holds a fascination for him, serving as a focal point for exploring how architecture intertwines with spirituality, memory, and emotion. The Latin phrase 'genius loci,' refers to the powerful, protective spirit of a place and encapsulates this sentiment. Paul Nash referenced it in relation to landscapes or landmarks infused with a distinctive ambiance, sensing a spiritual presence in certain locations—an intangible magic and a feeling of existing outside of time, themes resonating with Armitage’s own work.