2012 Exhibitions
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Christmas Craft Exhibition & Sale
23 November - 23 December
Our ever popular Christmas Craft Exhibition & Sale will be taking place from Friday 23 November to Sunday 23 December. This is a great chance to purchase those unique handmade Christmas Presents. There will be approx 20 artists and makers exhibiting and we will be having a late night opening with wine and mince pies on Friday 23rd November from 6-9pm.
In the Vesey Room Gallery (at Bampton Library)
Flagstone Press: works in print by Robin Wilson & Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley
15 - 30 December
Printmakers Robin Wilson and Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley of Oxford University will have their works on display and available for sale through the end of December. Looking for a last-minute gift? Pop over to the Vesey Room Gallery (located at the Bampton Library) and take a look a their wonderful work for some inspiration.
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Nature and Lore
27 October - 18 November
works in print by Laura Boswell, Nicky Cooney, Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley, Susan Wheeler & Robin Wilson
Inspired by nature and folklore, this group of printmakers reveal the beauty in the ordinary through their use of line, pattern, and colour in alluring hand-crafted prints.
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Capturing the Essence
21 September - 21 October
Paintings by Michele Tallack and Sculptures by Martin Smith
Michele Tallack (left) & Martin Smith (right)
Working in two very different types of media, Michele Tallack and Martin Smith successfully capture the essence of people, landscape, light, and shadow respectively in their work with Michele revealing the impact of culture on environment in her paintings and Martin revealing the nature of stone in his carvings.
About Michele
Michele Tallack
This exhibition covers two aspects of Michele’s work: paintings done in England focusing on London, her birthplace, and canvases produced in Collioure, in southwest France. Wherever she paints, her work has as its theme the impact that people have on their environment and the ways in which this environment shapes their life. The marks people have made on the landscape and the ways in which urban or rural landscapes have affected how they live and work has always been her main topic. The music that accompanies this exhibition is Catalan sardanes music. These dances, banned by Franco, are a crucial part of the life of the region. They are democratic, danced in the open air in a circle. In the past peasants and lords danced together to express solidarity and equality as Catalans. Danced today, they are dear to the hearts of the Catalan peoples of the region as symbols of resistance and continuity, with all generations dancing together. |
About Martin
Martin Smith
Working in stone, a sculptor is inevitably aware of the long tradition of using material dating from prehistoric times, and particularly since the Egyptian and Classical eras. While there is no conscious imitation of historic styles, the calm persistence of stone informs Martin’s sculptures. Martin works in both figurative and abstract idioms, the abstract often drawing on organic elements. For him the great attraction of stone is the variety of colour and texture, allowing a great range of expression. Among other things, a sculpture is a device for capturing light and shadow. Because of this Martin pays a deal of attention to line and surface, often working to a high finish. Martin studied stone carved on short courses at Centro d’Arte Verrocchio (Casole d’Elsa), Arco Arte (Carrara) and West Dean College. He has also studied bronze casting, but currently his main medium is stone. He works as a professional artist, in the last year selling mainly through the Stour Gallery and an exhibition at Art Jericho, Oxford, and this year in two shows in Summertown and Headington, as well as through private sales. |
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Mini Pop-Up Invitational Exhibition
7 - 16 September
Works in a variety of media, from printmaking and collage to jewellery and ceramics, will be on show and available for sale through the 16th of September.
Artists include: Teresa Arnold, Rosey Bennett, Esther Hepworth, Ray Jackson, Jacky Mahony, Elaine Newson, Flora de Ospina, Yvonne Robinson, Stick Designs, and Lesley Williams
Artists include: Teresa Arnold, Rosey Bennett, Esther Hepworth, Ray Jackson, Jacky Mahony, Elaine Newson, Flora de Ospina, Yvonne Robinson, Stick Designs, and Lesley Williams
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Annual Members' Exhibition
11 August - 2 September
A lively exhibition of paintings, original prints, sculpture, photography and crafts by around 60 talented and enthusiastic WOA members. A wide range of media, styles, and techniques will be on show.
In the Vesey Room Gallery (at Bampton Library)
Bohemian Pearl
vintage-inspired art, home decor & jewellery hand crafted in a nostalgic style by Erin Singleton
2 - 28 August
Working with a variety of media - paint, printing, found objects - Erin creates vibrant collages and assemblages that are reminiscent of "curios" or time capsules. Her playful home decor focuses on the roles women have played in history, especially during WWII and 1960s Suburbia. Her unique jewellery is a playful blend of contemporary design and nostalgic sentiments with quirky names like Mavis, Hattie and Stella.
Demos and drop-in workshops will be offered throughout the exhibition. For details visit Erin's website at www.bohemianpearl.com/shows.
Demos and drop-in workshops will be offered throughout the exhibition. For details visit Erin's website at www.bohemianpearl.com/shows.
In the Main Gallery (at West Ox Arts)
Oxfordshire Craft Guild:
14 July - 5 August
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The Oxfordshire Craft Guild is a non-profit, membership organization of makers working in a range of crafts, each with their individual style. The Guild believes that the use of materials to create beautiful objects enriches all of our lives and than an understanding of the processes and an appreciation of the results is an essential part of education.
Exhibitors include: Gabrielle Blakey, Victoria Borondo, Alison Dupernex, Martin Eastbrook, Rose Hallam, Amanda Hislop, John Huddleston, Lizzie Hurst, Jeanne Jackson, Tlws Johnson, Vikki Lafford, Valerie Mead, Becky Morgans, Wendy Newhofer, and Richard Shock. |
In the Vesey Room Gallery (at Bampton Library)
Jewellery for Hope:
4 July - 30 July
Handmade jewellery by Laura Hounam will be in display in the Vesey Room Gallery at the Library in Bampton from 4 - 30 July. This exhibition features unique pieces handmade specially to raise funds for Against Breast Cancer (reg. charity 1121258) using material sourced in limited amounts and that often had a previous life. Prices range from £3 - £30.
Opening times: Monday - Saturday, 10 - 4.30
Please Note: exhibition will not open Saturday 7 July and is only open from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday 25 July
Opening times: Monday - Saturday, 10 - 4.30
Please Note: exhibition will not open Saturday 7 July and is only open from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday 25 July
Portraits of the Queen: June 2 - July 1
An Exhibition Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee
By Peter Wheeler
In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, the West Ox Arts Gallery invited artists from far and wide to submit artwork of any size and media in an open call for entries to be included in their exhibition, Portraits of the Queen. An unjuried show,
everything received was put on display.
The response from artists eager to get involved in this festive exhibition was tremendous. A diverse collection of work - from the traditional and reverent to the humorous and flippant - poured in from all over the world.
We received artwork from all over England, Canada, USA, The Netherlands, Germany, and Iraq.
everything received was put on display.
The response from artists eager to get involved in this festive exhibition was tremendous. A diverse collection of work - from the traditional and reverent to the humorous and flippant - poured in from all over the world.
We received artwork from all over England, Canada, USA, The Netherlands, Germany, and Iraq.
Oxford Arts Society (An Artweeks Exhibition) | 5 May - 27 May | Private View: Sat 5 May, 12 - 2pm
Jane Hope
The Oxford Art Society was founded in 1891 and is an umbrella organisation for accomplished artists with diverse and exciting styles living Oxfordshire, many of whom also exhibit nationally and internationally. They hold regular exhibitions and welcome submissions from ALL Oxfordshire artists to their annual OAS Open Exhibition of selected work held each autumn. Artists whose work is selected for at least two Open Exhibitions may be invited to become a member of the Society. A selection of OAS members are exhibiting at West Ox Arts as part of Oxfordshire Artweeks, a period of three weeks in which Oxfordshire artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the county's most important arts festival.
Exhibitors included: Rebecca Abrey, Diana Ashdown, Linda Baillie, Andrea Bates, Christine Burgess, Laurence Burrell, Neil Butterfield, Liese Cattle, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, Jill Colchester, Bobbie Coon, Nicky Cooney, Felicity Cormack, Neville Crowson, Anna Dillon, Patricia Drew, Peter Farley, Barbara Gorayska, Keith Hill, Jane Hope, Rahima Kenner, Tessa Kirby, Anna Lever, Jenny Lines, Caroline Maas, Alan Mynall, Anuk Naumann, Wendy Newhofer, Christine O'Sullivan, David Phipps, Morna Rhys, Tivon Rivers, Rona, Lorna Rowe, Rachel Sherlaw-Johnson, Pip Suchburgh, Martin Smith, Victoria Stanway, Crabby Taylor, Lawrence Ward, Graham Watson, Sue Wheeler, and Annie Wootton.
Exhibitors included: Rebecca Abrey, Diana Ashdown, Linda Baillie, Andrea Bates, Christine Burgess, Laurence Burrell, Neil Butterfield, Liese Cattle, Eleanor Clutton-Brock, Jill Colchester, Bobbie Coon, Nicky Cooney, Felicity Cormack, Neville Crowson, Anna Dillon, Patricia Drew, Peter Farley, Barbara Gorayska, Keith Hill, Jane Hope, Rahima Kenner, Tessa Kirby, Anna Lever, Jenny Lines, Caroline Maas, Alan Mynall, Anuk Naumann, Wendy Newhofer, Christine O'Sullivan, David Phipps, Morna Rhys, Tivon Rivers, Rona, Lorna Rowe, Rachel Sherlaw-Johnson, Pip Suchburgh, Martin Smith, Victoria Stanway, Crabby Taylor, Lawrence Ward, Graham Watson, Sue Wheeler, and Annie Wootton.
Losing the Thread | A Group Exhibition | 7 April - 29 April |
Private View: Sat 7 April, 10.30 - 2.30pm
Mair Edwards
Formed in 1992, Losing the Thread now has nine members, all of whom have studied embroidery, art or textiles and some teach adults, either regularly or on a freelance basis. They all pursue their own themes and ways of working using a variety of media to create embroideries, collages, sculpture, ceramics, installations, photographic work, drawings, paintings, and prints. Inspiration for these works may come from the world around them or from their own interests, and can explore colour, texture, pattern, structure, materiality, and concept.
Losing the Thread have exhibited widely in the South of England at Greenstede Gallery, East Grinstead; the Sewell Gallery, Radley College, Oxon; The Allsop Gallery, Bridport; and the Kendrick Street Gallery, Stroud.
Members from Losing the Thread will be in the Gallery offering free, live demos of their work from
11-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm on the following dates:
Saturday 14 April: Mair Edwards & Maggie Harris
Saturday 21 April: Jane O'Brien & Sarah Foulkes
Saturday 28 April: Maggie Harris & Margaret Charlton
Losing the Thread have exhibited widely in the South of England at Greenstede Gallery, East Grinstead; the Sewell Gallery, Radley College, Oxon; The Allsop Gallery, Bridport; and the Kendrick Street Gallery, Stroud.
Members from Losing the Thread will be in the Gallery offering free, live demos of their work from
11-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm on the following dates:
Saturday 14 April: Mair Edwards & Maggie Harris
Saturday 21 April: Jane O'Brien & Sarah Foulkes
Saturday 28 April: Maggie Harris & Margaret Charlton
In the Vesey Room Gallery (at the Bampton Library):
Andrew Harrison | A Solo Exhibition | 6 April - 27 April
Andrew Harrison
British soldier and local artist, Andrew Harrison, is exhibiting his latest works - a collection of beautiful and unique, handcrafted pieces - in the Vesey Room Gallery at the Library in Bampton.
11 March - 1 April: Capturing the Moment | Paintings by Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison
Dennis Harrison
Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison are exhibiting mainly new watercolours together with a few oil paintings by Ann. The inspiration for this exhibition lay in their travels in Venice, the Lot and Dordogne valleys in France, Greece (where the fascinating buildings demand to be painted), the Lake District, Suffolk, and the Cotswolds - all of which provide a wealth of subjects very suited to their style of painting. Their work is represented in many private collections throughout the world. They have exhibited in shows in London including exhibitions at the Royal Watercolour Society, the Mall Galleries and the "Venice in Peril" exhibition. John Ruskin, painting in Venice (already deteriorating in his time) said he was "endeavouring to trace the lines of this image before it be for ever lost." Ann and Dennis, painting the fast crumbling houses and palaces of Venice have tried here to follow in his footsteps. They start their pictures en plein air, wherever possible, to capture the moment when the sight of the subject compels them to paint it. The use of transparent paint in pure watercolour ensures the preservation of the translucence of the medium, a matter of great importance to them. The completion of the painting by the addition of details can then be carried out in their studio. Their work is represented in many private collections throughout the world. They have exhibited in shows in London including exhibitions at the Royal Watercolour Society, the Mall Galleries and the "Venice in Peril" exhibition.
18 Feb - 4 March: Natural Worlds | Works by Margaret Fitzpatrick & Gill Salway
Margaret Fitzpatrick has always been fascinated by the natural world. In her work she aims to introduce an element of design and to balance this with capturing the intricate and minute details of the plants with the botanical accuracy that is a familiar part of more traditional botanical illustration.
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Gill Salway has long been using found materials as a basis for printmaking. In her recent work she has experimented with finding ways to ink and print the leaves from her own garden to produce images that invest dead foliage with new life.
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14 Jan - 5 Feb: Colour, Pattern, Rhythm | Works by Christine O'Sullivan, Jan Ritchie, John Stephens, Theresa Munby & Jane Sears
This exhibition will light up the dark days of January, with five artists united in their love of colour and pattern. Jan Ritchie's training as a textile designer invests her linocut prints of landscape subjects with a strongly decorative effect. John Stephens' bold treatment of still life motifs uses abstract pattern making to great effect, while in her paintings Christine O'Sullivan moves away completely from representation to a world of brilliant geometry. To complement what is on the walls, Theresa Munby's ceramics are composed of porcelain paper-clay which enables her to experiment freely, while potter Jane Sears transforms familiar domestic shapes with her use of underglaze decoration.