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Cross Lane Projects Cross Lane Projects is a contemporary art gallery based in Kendal, Cumbria. Vestry St. Founded by artists Rebecca Scott and Mark Woods.

is a salon style space in London, both presenting exhibitions of contemporary art by artists local and international.

In the Last Passage is open Wednesdays to Saturdays, 12-5pm, free entry.Image: Khaled Jarada, 'Self portrait', 2026, cha...
15/10/2026

In the Last Passage is open Wednesdays to Saturdays, 12-5pm, free entry.

Image: Khaled Jarada, 'Self portrait', 2026, charcoal on paper, 140 x 200cm.

Born in 1996 in Gaza, Palestine, Khaled Jarada’s practice captures  figures caught within unfolding moments. His compositions are marked by a quiet tension: bodies appear off-balance, restless, and subtly displaced, inhabiting spaces that feel both immediate and estranged. At times, these precarious arrangements carry a muted, almost wry humour—gestures that hover between awkwardness and intention.

Jarada’s exploration of this condition is deeply informed by his experience of exile. Born and raised in Gaza and recently moved to Paris, he engages the emotional and spatial dislocations of displacement while resisting fixed structures or singular narratives. Instead, he turns his attention to the overlooked—mundane gestures, peripheral spaces, and fleeting encounters—elevating them into sites of contemplation, care, and quiet idealization.

Jarada has presented solo exhibitions including Réflexes at Gallery M, Paris (2025); In-Between at Teatro do Bairro, LEFFEST, Lisbon (2024); and Non-Key Frame at Fann À Porter, Dubai (2024). In 2026, he received an Honorary Mention for the Reiffers Art Initiatives Prize.

Presented in partnership with Cross Lane Projects, supported by Amos Trust, and funded by the UK Government and Arts Council England.

Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Khaled Jarada

ON VIEW | Khaled Jarada Solo Exhibition‘In the Last Passage’ 1 October to 14 November 2026Cross Lane Projects GalleryKha...
15/10/2026

ON VIEW | Khaled Jarada Solo Exhibition

‘In the Last Passage’ 
1 October to 14 November 2026
Cross Lane Projects Gallery

Khaled Jarada’s (Khaled Jarada) solo exhibition ‘In The Last Passage’ is being shown as a part of the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (Lakes International Comic Art Festival).

‘In the Last Passage’ is a solo exhibition developed between Gaza and Paris from 2019 to 2026, reflecting the rich variety of Jarada’s practice across drawing, painting, animation, installation, and comics. The exhibition brings together a selection of works from various projects dealing with recurring themes and subjects in Jarada’s practice: chronic waiting, memories, exile, and the experience of being in, but not of, a place. 

The exhibition takes its title from Mahmoud Darwish’s poem The Earth is Closing on Us, where the last passage emerges as the very condition of being Palestinian. “The Earth is closing on us / pushing us through the last passage / and we tear off our limbs to pass through.” It is from within this last passage that Jarada’s lines start.

For more information, please visit the link in bio.

In the Last Passage is open today for the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival. We are open 10:30 - 16:30Free entry I...
04/10/2026

In the Last Passage is open today for the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival.

We are open 10:30 - 16:30
Free entry

Image above from the artist tour hosted by George Al Ama yesterday.

In the Last Passage is an exhibition by Khaled Jarada, curated by George Al Ama, in association with the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) is this autumn presenting In the Last Passage, a powerful new solo exhibition by Gaza-born artist Khaled Jarada. Running from 1 October to 14 November 2026 at Cross Lane Projects Gallery in Kendal, this exhibition offers a profound exploration of exile, memory, and the enduring Palestinian experience, told through comic art.

Developed between Gaza and Paris from 2019 to 2026, In the Last Passage showcases the rich variety of Jarada’s artistic practice, seamlessly bridging the worlds of contemporary art and graphic storytelling through drawing, painting, animation, installation, and comics.

The exhibition takes its title from Mahmoud Darwish’s poignant poem, The Earth is Closing on Us, in which the “last passage” emerges as the defining condition of being Palestinian: “The Earth is closing on us / pushing us through the last passage / and we tear off our limbs to pass through.” It is from within this restrictive, emotional space that Jarada’s distinct lines and narratives begin.

Visitors will be guided through a selection of works spanning various projects that confront the heavy, recurring themes of Jarada’s life and practice: chronic waiting, displaced memories, exile, and the complex psychological experience of being physically in, but not truly of, a place.

In the Last Passage is supported by the ARMO Trust and using public funding by Arts Council England, with additional backing from the UK Government.

A fantastic turnout last night to the opening preview of IN THE LAST PASSAGE.Thank you to all who visited.In the Last Pa...
03/10/2026

A fantastic turnout last night to the opening preview of IN THE LAST PASSAGE.

Thank you to all who visited.

In the Last Passage is an exhibition by Khaled Jarada, curated by George Al Ama, in association with the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival

Open festival weekend 10:30 - 16:30.
Free entry.

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) is this autumn presenting In the Last Passage, a powerful new solo exhibition by Gaza-born artist Khaled Jarada. Running from 1 October to 14 November 2026 at Cross Lane Projects Gallery in Kendal, this exhibition offers a profound exploration of exile, memory, and the enduring Palestinian experience, told through comic art.

Developed between Gaza and Paris from 2019 to 2026, In the Last Passage showcases the rich variety of Jarada’s artistic practice, seamlessly bridging the worlds of contemporary art and graphic storytelling through drawing, painting, animation, installation, and comics.

The exhibition takes its title from Mahmoud Darwish’s poignant poem, The Earth is Closing on Us, in which the “last passage” emerges as the defining condition of being Palestinian: “The Earth is closing on us / pushing us through the last passage / and we tear off our limbs to pass through.” It is from within this restrictive, emotional space that Jarada’s distinct lines and narratives begin.

Visitors will be guided through a selection of works spanning various projects that confront the heavy, recurring themes of Jarada’s life and practice: chronic waiting, displaced memories, exile, and the complex psychological experience of being physically in, but not truly of, a place.

In the Last Passage is supported by the ARMO Trust and using public funding by Arts Council England, with additional backing from the UK Government.

📣 OPENING NEXT WEEK📣In The Last PassageAn exhibition by Khaled JaradaIn association with the Lakes International Comic A...
25/09/2026

📣 OPENING NEXT WEEK📣

In The Last Passage

An exhibition by Khaled Jarada
In association with the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival

1 October to 14 November 2026
Opening Preview: Friday 2 October, 5 – 6:30pm

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) is this autumn presenting In the Last Passage, a powerful new solo exhibition by Gaza-born artist Khaled Jarada. Running from 1 October to 14 November 2026 at Cross Lane Projects Gallery in Kendal, this exhibition offers a profound exploration of exile, memory, and the enduring Palestinian experience, told through comic art.

Developed between Gaza and Paris from 2019 to 2026, In the Last Passage showcases the rich variety of Jarada’s artistic practice, seamlessly bridging the worlds of contemporary art and graphic storytelling through drawing, painting, animation, installation, and comics.

The exhibition takes its title from Mahmoud Darwish’s poignant poem, The Earth is Closing on Us, in which the “last passage” emerges as the defining condition of being Palestinian: “The Earth is closing on us / pushing us through the last passage / and we tear off our limbs to pass through.” It is from within this restrictive, emotional space that Jarada’s distinct lines and narratives begin.

Visitors will be guided through a selection of works spanning various projects that confront the heavy, recurring themes of Jarada’s life and practice: chronic waiting, displaced memories, exile, and the complex psychological experience of being physically in, but not truly of, a place.

In the Last Passage is supported by the ARMO Trust and using public funding by Arts Council England, with additional backing from the UK Government.

Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Khaled Jarada



About the artist

Born in 1996 in Gaza, Palestine, Khaled Jarada’s practice captures  figures caught within unfolding moments. His compositions are marked by a quiet tension: bodies appear off-balance, restless, and subtly displaced, inhabiting spaces that feel both immediate and estranged. At times, these precarious arrangements carry a muted, almost wry humour—

A wonderful turnout for the artist talk and catalogue launch to celebrate the end of On the Thick and Thin of Painting.A...
22/09/2026

A wonderful turnout for the artist talk and catalogue launch to celebrate the end of On the Thick and Thin of Painting.

A huge thank you to Martin Holman who travelled up from Cornwall to lead the discussion and to Dan Sturgis, Phil Allen, Tom Benson, and Cecilia Charlton for joining and talking about your work and practice.

Conceived by British painter Daniel Sturgis, On the Thick and Thin of Painting explores the materiality of the medium, its physical and ethereal boundaries, and the enduring subculture of  abstraction. 

Phillip Allen, Tom Benson, Glenn Brown, Cecilia Charlton, Martina Geccelli, Alexis Harding, Fiona Rae, Daniel Sturgis, Hayley Tompkins.



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Photos by Liam Collins

Last day today to see On The Thick and Thin of Painting.We are open 12-5pm.Join us for the artist talk and catalogue lau...
19/09/2026

Last day today to see On The Thick and Thin of Painting.

We are open 12-5pm.

Join us for the artist talk and catalogue launch this afternoon from 2pm.

Conceived by British painter Daniel Sturgis, On the Thick and Thin of Painting explores the materiality of the medium, its physical and ethereal boundaries, and the enduring subculture of abstraction.

Phillip Allen, Tom Benson, Glenn Brown, Cecilia Charlton, Martina Geccelli, Alexis Harding, Fiona Rae, Daniel Sturgis, Hayley Tompkins.

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Glenn Brown
Cecilia Charlton
Martina Geccelli
Alexis Harding

Daniel Sturgis
Hayley Tompkins

Photography by Liam Collins

Glenn Brown: 'Morbid Fancies', 2026, oil paint on marble, 116 x 43 x 37cm.Final week to see On the Thick and Thin of Pai...
16/09/2026

Glenn Brown: 'Morbid Fancies', 2026, oil paint on marble, 116 x 43 x 37cm.

Final week to see On the Thick and Thin of Painting at Cross Lane Projects.

Phillip Allen, Tom Benson, Glenn Brown, Cecilia Charlton, Martina Geccelli, Alexis Harding, Fiona Rae, Daniel Sturgis, Hayley Tompkins.

Open Wednesday to Saturday 12-5pm, until 19 September 2026. Free entry.

Conceived by British painter Daniel Sturgis, On the Thick and Thin of Painting explores the materiality of the medium, its physical and ethereal boundaries, and the enduring subculture of abstraction.

Join us from 2pm on Saturday 19 September for an artist talk and catalogue launch. Free tickets available at the link in bio ⬆️

Glenn Brown

Photography by Liam Collins

(left to right): Phillip Allen: 'Flat Space Thinking (more oddities version)', 2026, oil and mixed media on board, 105 ...
14/09/2026

(left to right): Phillip Allen: 'Flat Space Thinking (more oddities version)', 2026, oil and mixed media on board, 105 x 85cm.

Martina Geccelli: 'Baby Blue', 2025, glazed ceramic, 55 x 46 x 38cm

Phillip Allen: 'Bolide Event (eye flicker version)', 2026, oil and mixed media on board, 105 x 85cm.

Martina Geccelli: 'Upright Twisted', 2025, glazed ceramic, 35 x 46 x 32cm approx.

On the Thick and Thin of Painting is open Wednesday to Saturday 12-5pm, until 19 September 2026. Free entry.

Join us from 2pm on Saturday 19 September for an artist talk and catalogue launch. Free tickets available at the link in bio ⬆️


Martina Geccelli

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