West Ox Arts Gallery, for Artweeks 2022, showcases a variety of work across the visual arts with the extended exhibition running from Saturday 30 April to Sunday 5 June 2022.

Our 10 exhibiting artists for this years' Artweeks include expressive and traditional oil painting; textile art focusing on texture, colour and visual design; watercolours inspired by trips abroad; and a celebration of the female form through contemporary expressionism.

​More About The Artweeks Exhibition 

HIGH QUALITY ABSTRACT AND LANDSCAPE PAINTING

CERAMICS

TEXTILES

PORTRAITURE

UPCYCLING

With first time exhibitors and seasoned pros we look forward to welcoming our artists and visitors alike as we celebrate and showcase art in Oxfordshire.

And a bit more about our artists and some fun facts.

Majolein Trawavas | Upcycles everything from teapots to vintage books | repurposes | makes things beautiful again

Gemma Marlow | pushed forward as a professional artist 2 years ago | for 15 years has created a variety of art including landscape, portraiture and illustrations

Silvi Schaumloeffel | contemporary oil painter | gains creative input from places close by: the local ditch, abandoned garden, village allotment | has a dedicated studio space in a old cowshed!

Debbie Page | ceramics at the Yellow Shed Pottery | works by hand using pinching & coiling techniques | now focuses her efforts on her Moon Jars

Peter Farley | painting all his life | watercolour | oils | work focuses on buildings within a landscape and seacoast | member of WOA since 1979

Faye Knight | works from the roof space of a barn | describes her work as contemporary impressionism | is most excited when starting a new piece as the mystery of how it will develop

Petra Richards | based in Clanfield | works in coloured pencil, ink and pastel | working on British Animals Collection - love of countryside and farms

Helen MacRitchie | works in embroidered silk and wool | interactions with nature and science | abstract design

Chantal Krugel | art is expression of emotion | contemplation of values | art therapy expressed on canvas

Sarah Darby | paints from her attic where she also runs a design and photographic studio | did a solo cycling expedition through remote Patagonia | paints en-plein air

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We are proud of our inclusive open membership which gives everyone whatever their art, craft, skill level or interest, the opportunity to participate in the visual arts from West Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties.

We can't wait to see these vibrant acrylics, transformation through upcycling and work inspired by the beauty of the world. 

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to discover more about our artists over the coming weeks.

Our artists will be in the Gallery at various times across the month giving you an opportunity to find out more about their work - do get in contact for times.

Follow our trail map during North and West Oxfordshire dates - 21 - 29 May to visit other artists in Bampton and also in the surrounding areas of South Oxfordshire (14 - 22 May)  and Oxford (7 - 5 May)  exhibiting as part of Artweeks 2022.