Past
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The Dog Walk
Catherine Rayner 26 Oct - 16 Nov 2024 Sarah Wiseman Gallery announces ‘The Dog Walk’ a solo exhibition by the beloved, award -winning children’s author and illustrator Catherine Rayner. Catherine says, ‘I am so excited to be working on this brand new collection with Sarah Wiseman Gallery. Following on our sell out exhibition in 2021 titled ’The Dog... Read more -
Material Pattern
Ant & Di Edmonds of Tydd Pottery with Textiles 3 - 26 Oct 2024 Material Pattern presents a new collection of decorative ceramic vessels by Ant & Di Edmonds of Tydd Pottery, with wall-based textile art works by five leading textile artists Jacob Monk, Michelle House, Maxine Sutton, Jo Evans & Rachna Garodia. In a radical move late 2019, Ant & Di Edmonds decided... Read more -
City & Land
Bee Bartlett, Andrew Hood & Christopher Farrell 7 - 28 Sep 2024 Sarah Wiseman Gallery are pleased to present ‘City & Land’, an exhibition of selected works from Bee Bartlett, Andrew Hood & Christopher Farrell. The exhibition shows the different approaches the artists take to explore interesting architecture in cities and their surrounding landscapes. Bee Bartlett’s town and landscapes create a distinct... Read more -
Summer Exhibition 2024 | Printmakers Show
13 Jul - 31 Aug 2024 We’re pleased to announce our Summer Printmakers Group Exhibition for 2024. Exhibiting faces old and new, we will be celebrating the printmaking process in all their forms, from woodcuts to silkscreens. We will be showing new works by Anna Marrow, Vicky Oldfield, Zelga Simone Miller, Lindsey Moran, Clare Halifax, Jonathan... Read more -
Marvellous Suspension of Disbelief
Rebecca Swainston 13 Jun - 6 Jul 2024 The exhibition ‘Marvellous Suspension of Disbelief’ invites you to leave all your troubles at the door and enter the world of artist Rebecca Swainston, as she takes us on a magical journey, take a leap of faith and come in……. Read more -
Quietude
Daniel Ablitt 2 - 25 May 2024 Through this new collection of paintings at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, artist Daniel Ablitt explores stillness and tranquillity, capturing moments of peaceful beauty from the modern world. Creating an escape from a place that's all too often filled with noise and haste. Through his use of light, colour, and composition, he transports us to serene landscapes, imagined, remembered and real. Each scene enveloped in a hushed serenity that aims to resonates with the viewer's own inner peace. Read more -
Amy Albright | Waters Edge
30 Mar - 27 Apr 2024 Amy Albright is fascinated by the place where water meets land, this boundary is where she finds harmony among the elements and inspiration for her hauntingly beautiful work.
Based in Cornwall, her paintings in the new collection are inspired by the Helford River near Falmouth. The riverbank altering with the flow of the water, shaping the landscape, edged by trees as it weaves its way towards the ocean. Read more -
Mychael Barratt & Trevor Price | New Collections
9 - 29 Mar 2024 Sarah Wiseman Gallery presents a collection of works from acclaimed artists & printmakers Mychael Barratt and Trevor Price. Mychael Barratt continues to satirically reference artists, filmmakers, literature & history in his work through the practise of printmaking. After moving from London to St. Ives Trevor Price became infatuated with the Cornish coast and nature. Trevor’s new surroundings and love for outdoor swimming has developed a new path for him with large scale intaglio prints. Read more -
Zelga Simone Miller | The Line, The Grain and Everything in Between
18 Jan - 17 Feb 2024 We are delighted to be introducing a new artist to start our 2024 exhibition programme – Zelga Simone Miller. Based in Oxford, Zelga Simone Miller joins the gallery’s contingent of women artists exploring the female experience and broader concepts of the human condition through figurative painting.
Zelga Simone Miller's work speaks of layers, of peeling back the veneers of the everyday to contemplate what is beneath. Her work questions the surface, her scenes are imbued with a serenity which when examined closer hide a sense of disquiet.
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Flora McLachlan | The Holy Wells Series
18 Jan - 17 Feb 2024 Flora McLachlan returns to the gallery to present a new collection of etchings – The Holy Wells Series. Read more -
Christmas Exhibition Part II
29 Nov - 31 Dec 2023 Christmas Exhibition Part II new additions by Veronica Wells, Fletcher Prentice, Andrew Hood and glass sculpture by Helen Slater Read more -
Christmas Exhibition
24 Nov - 30 Dec 2023 We are delighted to present our Christmas exhibition opening on Saturday 25th November, it is always a fun time of year at the gallery, and we love the excitement in the run up to the big day. The gallery filled with a wonderful group show by our gallery artists, a curation that highlights how well our individual artists work together and gives inspiration for your own collection.
For the opening weekend we have some incredible new pieces by, Daniel Ablitt, Bee Bartlett, James Fotheringhame and Alison Pullen Read more -
New Collections | Charlotte Cornish | Clare Halifax | Yuta Segawa
1 - 23 Nov 2023 New collections by Clare Halifax. Charlotte Cornish & Yuta Segawao Read more -
Rebecca Swainston | Patterns of Change
New work in the Lower Gallery 12 - 31 Oct 2023 We are pleased to present new works by painter & printmaker Rebecca Swainston. Expressive figures and animals, rich in colour and texture, explore narrative themes around the human condition, our thoughts, desires, and vulnerabilities. Read more -
Karolina Larusdottir | The Magic Man
5 - 28 Oct 2023 We are delighted to present this October a large watercolour by Icelandic artist Karólína Lárusdóttir (1944 -2019). The Magic Man will take centre stage in the exhibition which also features rare editions of her sort after etchings. Read more -
Objective Beauty
Sarah Spackman | Solo Exhibition 7 - 30 Sep 2023 In the exhibition ‘Objective Beauty’ Sarah Spackman continues to paint in her quiet considered way, underpinned by her guiding principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting, and that colour should be used to enhance the organisation and definition of observed space and form. Her carefully selected subjects,... Read more -
Summer Group Exhibition
Annual Summer Show 15 Jul - 31 Aug 2023 The Summer Group Exhibition is in full swing! Since the exhibition opened we have added wonderful new works by Fletcher Prentice & Louise Davies. The show now includes paintings by Fletcher Prentice, Dawn Stacey, Daniel Ablitt & Catherine Rayner with printmaking by Louise Davies. The art works have filled the... Read more -
The Fundamental Importance Of Nature
Emily Powell | Solo Exhibition 10 Jun - 8 Jul 2023 In June 2023, we are thrilled to welcome Emily Powell’s solo exhibition ‘The Fundamental Importance of Nature’ to the Sarah Wiseman gallery. Emily will present a new collection of works inspired by nature and her recent animal narrative work. Emily says 'Nature is a place to reset. It's the place... Read more -
Faces Amongst Spaces
Veronica Wells | Solo Exhibition 4 - 27 May 2023 We are ecstatic to welcome back Veronica Wells for her solo show ‘Faces Amongst Spaces’, exploring the ever-evolving fashion world in her figurative brush strokes. Veronica is an emerging talent, specialising in fashion-inspired portraiture. She draws her influences from popular culture, examining images that portray an idealised way of life.... Read more -
Spring Group Exhibition
26 Mar - 3 May 2023 Visitors to the gallery will enjoy a group exhibition featuring artists, Andrew Hood, Fletcher Prentice & Claire Oxely. These three dynamic painters are connected by their exploration of the landscape tradition. Andrew Hood wonders through the warm tones of small villages in Southern Europe and India, working in his disintive... Read more -
Colour Balance
25 Feb - 25 Mar 2023 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is excited to announce 'Colour Balance' a group show featuring four contemporary printmakers. Hetty Haxworth, Emma Studd, Kate Watkins, and Claire Willberg each create abstracted works using a variety of printmaking techniques and with a range of influences. 'Printmaking is such a fascinating media,' says Sarah Wiseman.... Read more -
Mychael Barratt
On The Shoulders of Giants 21 Jan - 18 Feb 2023 Mychael Barratt RE, solo exhibition ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’. The contemporary printmaker and painter Mychael Barratt is returning once again to Oxford, a place which has long fascinated him, to explore the city’s unusual and varied past. Read more -
Lindsey Moran | Oxford Light
20 Nov - 30 Dec 2022 Printmaker Lindsey Moran has created a striking new series of prints inspired by Oxford. Visiting Christchurch College and in particular The Museum of Natural History, capturing the cathedral -like light and atmosphere in what is ostensibly a place that houses and celebrates science. Read more -
Merry & Bright
Annual Festive Exhibition 19 Nov 2022 - 4 Jan 2023 Merry & Bright our annual Christmas exhibition featuring contemporary artists including Emily Powell & Jim Whitty. Shown alongside our contemporary craft collection featuring Illyria Pottery. Read more -
FREE, BIG, JOY
Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace 15 Oct - 5 Nov 2022 In October we have great pleasure in bringing you FREE, BIG, JOY, an exhibition bringing together two of our most sought-after contemporary figurative artists, Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace. Read more -
Ways Through
New work by Charlotte Cornish 15 Oct - 5 Nov 2022 Charlotte Cornish will present a new collection of prints and paintings during October in our Lower Gallery. Her latest work is a continuation of her practice exploring colour and colour relationships. Read more -
Spellbound
Magic and nature by Daniel Ablitt and Flora McLachlan 10 Sep - 1 Oct 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to announce ‘Spellbound’ an exploration of myth and landscape by two prominent contemporary artists: Daniel Ablitt and Flora McLachlan. Read more -
Trevor Price
Cornwall prints 10 Aug - 3 Sep 2022 We are delighted to show a collection of Trevor Price's recent prints this month, among them large compositions inspired by Barbara Hepworth's garden in St Ives. Read more -
The Artist Gardener
Fletcher Prentice and Dawn Stacey 9 Jul - 6 Aug 2022 We are returning to the garden as creative, expressive space, exploring the enduring influence of horticulture and gardening on visual art. Fletcher Prentice will present a new collection of paintings, celebrating the vibrancy and energy of a summer garden, along with richly painted and beautifully observed flower still-life. Dawn Stacey's intricate, yet delicate works explore the natural rhythms and patterns that are woven through nature. Read more -
Contradictions
Ade Adesina 11 Jun - 2 Jul 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce ‘Contradictions’ a solo exhibition by the award -winning artist Ade Adesina. In this ambitious exhibition, Ade is set to reveal one of his largest lino-cut prints to date.
His exhibition Contradictions – defined as set of ideas or statements which are opposed to one another- will investigate a range of themes that often appear in his work, such as climate change, migration, global conflict and politics. Read more -
The Dog Show
Catherine Rayner 7 - 28 May 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is pleased to present 'The Dog Show' a solo exhibition by the beloved, award -winning children's author and illustrator Catherine Rayner. 'We're tremendously excited to show these new works in May of 2022, which will be revealed for the first time here at the gallery,' says Sarah Wiseman, gallery director. Read more -
Spring Exhibition
Daniel Ablitt, Bee Bartlett, Clare Halifax and Vicky Oldfield 2 - 30 Apr 2022 Throughout April we’ll be showing new works from gallery artists and makers. Spring is a natural time for renewal, and we’re delighted to reveal brand new printmaking from Vicky Oldfield, and Clare Halifax, as well as paintings from Bee Bartlett and Daniel Ablitt. The Gallery is also filled to the... Read more -
Inner Space
Dawn Beckles, Kate Montgomery, Lindsey Moran, Alison Pullen and Adam Stone 5 - 26 Mar 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to introduce Inner Space, a group exhibition of artists exploring a variety of interior spaces - intimately domestic, grandly public or imaginary rooms. See works by Dawn Beckles, Kate Montgomery, Lindsey Moran, Alison Pullen and Adam Stone. Read more -
Embodyment
Introducing Rebecca Swainston 22 Jan - 26 Feb 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to introduce you to the painter and printmaker Rebecca Swainston, when she will reveal a series of brand-new works, alongside some selected paintings from her studio.
Her work is highly expressive, richly textured and colourful, drawing inspiration from 'the human condition' - our thoughts, our desires and vulnerabilities. Read more -
Deck the Walls!
Christmas Exhibition 20 Nov 2021 - 4 Jan 2022 Sarah Wiseman Gallery announces 'Deck the Walls', the annual Christmas group exhibition this festive season. In their annual Christmas Exhibition, Sarah Wiseman Gallery hand-picks the best of British contemporary artists and makers to see all in one place. 'Our Christmas show is the place to find something beautiful for the... Read more -
Wild Tracks
Jim Whitty 16 Oct - 6 Nov 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is excited to introduce Jim Whitty in his solo exhibition ‘Wild Tracks’ this autumn.
His latest series of paintings continues an ongoing exploration of his local Somerset landscape, focusing on the beautiful wooded valley of Vallis Vale, near Frome. Read more -
Drawing In Colour
Sarah Spackman 11 Sep - 2 Oct 2021 Acclaimed artist Sarah Spackman will present her hugely anticipated solo exhibition ‘Drawing in Colour’ this September at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.
Sarah Spackman says: ‘This new collection of paintings continues to develop through investigation of the object in front of me from a single viewpoint. With each painting, I am discovering a likeness and making the paint stand for the object without imitating its appearance. Read more -
Summer Exhibition 2021
Daniel Ablitt, Bee Bartlett, Clare Bonnet, Fletcher Prentice and Alison Pullen 10 Jul - 28 Aug 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce their annual Summer Exhibition, in a celebration of variety and creativity. 'We always look forward to our Summer Exhibition, it's these lighter, brighter months that many artists feel especially inspired, so we hope that this in turn will inspire our visitors. The collection... Read more -
Shape, Form, Line
Ant & Di Edmonds - Tydd Pottery ceramics with Charlotte Cornish paintings 12 - 26 Jun 2021 Ant & Di Edmonds of Tydd Pottery, famous for their blue and white majolica, have over the last year devoted their time to developing new large-scale ceramics.
Seeking inspiration from ancient techniques, they have spent many months shaping striking and elegant forms before decorating them by hand with distinctive, traditional patterns.
The exhibition will be complemented by a vibrant collection of new Charlotte Cornish paintings - creating an exciting combination of contemporary 'Shape, Form, Line'. Read more -
Change, Transience, Harmony
Nathalie Moisy 8 - 29 May 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is thrilled to announce Change, Transience, Harmony; a solo exhibition by painter and calligrapher Nathalie Moisy. This solo exhibition will launch the gallery's exciting summer exhibition season. Nathalie's work investigates a range of subject matter which includes nature, landscape and the intricacy and power of human relationships.... Read more -
The Wood Between the Worlds | Flora McLachlan
An opportunity to see works from the online solo exhibition | Lower Gallery 12 Apr - 7 May 2021 Another opportunity to see works from 'The Wood Between the Worlds' , a solo exhibition from the acclaimed artist Flora McLachlan RE shown online earlier this year. It garnered a great deal of attention and we would like to give our visitors a chance to see it in the gallery.... Read more -
Dawn Stacey & James Fotheringhame
New Paintings in Signs of Spring 6 Apr - 7 May 2021 The gallery reopens to visitors on Monday 12th April and we have added new works by Dawn Stacey and James Fotheringhame to our 'Signs of Spring' exhibition. Rich in detail, Dawn Stacey's layered compositions on canvas give the impression of sumptuous textiles, featuring landscape, animal and plant life. Delicate flowers,... Read more -
Signs of Spring
New work by Gallery artists 13 Mar - 7 May 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce Signs of Spring, and the arrival of fresh new artworks in an exciting showcase. 'Lighter and warmer days are ahead and our thoughts turn to bright colour and fresh ideas,' says gallery director Sarah Wiseman. In this exhibition, you'll discover new paintings and... Read more -
The Wood Between the Worlds
Flora McLachlan 23 Jan - 20 Feb 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to present 'The Wood Between the Worlds' a new solo exhibition from the acclaimed artist Flora McLachlan RE. Flora is best known for her printmaking which is inspired by her observation of landscape. She reads the forests and hills that surround her as a familiar and beloved place but also an ancient and unchanged world 'roamed by guardian spirit-like animals, shadowed by woods where the holly springs green amongst the bare oaks and beeches.' Read more -
A Christmas Gathering
21 Nov 2020 - 9 Jan 2021 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce a Christmas exhibition 'A Christmas Gathering', celebrating our favourite gallery artists and makers. 'We are especially excited to announce that Jane Skingley will be creating a collection especially for us that is inspired by Oxford's Port Meadow,' says gallery director Sarah Wiseman. Other... Read more -
Lockdown Windows Exhibition
7 - 20 Nov 2020 The Gallery, in line with government advice, is now temporarily closed to visitors. Throughout this period we will change the window display weekly, starting with the stunning collection of Dawn Stacey paintings along with Jane Muir ceramics. Each piece in the display is available to purchase via the website online... Read more -
BEYOND SURFACE
10 Oct - 7 Nov 2020 Abstraction has become a tool with which artists use to describe and communicate ideas and themes beyond a canvas. Artists are asking more of us as viewers, but by looking beyond the surface there's a chance we can find a more far reaching and profound experience of the art. 'Abstraction... Read more -
The Painted Garden
Fletcher Prentice 9 Sep - 3 Oct 2020 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce the solo exhibition 'The Painted Garden' by Fletcher Prentice.
Included in his solo exhibition will be paintings exploring the artist's personal vision of a garden as an Arcadian space where nature and a more cultivated garden co-exist in equilibrium. Read more -
Late Summer | Group Show
3 Aug - 8 Sep 2020 Throughout August at the gallery we will be exhibiting new works by James Fotheringhame, Sarah Spackman, Clare Bonnet, Vicky Oldfield and Charlotte Cornish in a group exhibition. Read more -
Pool Party
Summer Exhibition 4 Jul - 1 Aug 2020 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce the summer exhibition 'Pool Party', inspired by life at the poolside – whether that’s the urban glamour of Los Angeles or a local British lido. ‘We felt the need to let our hair down this summer,’ says gallery director Sarah Wiseman. ‘Art that... Read more -
Opening Exhibition
New Alison Pullen Paintings 15 Jun - 3 Jul 2020 Re-opening exhibition: interiors paintings by Alison Pullen. Read more -
Twilight
Ade Adesina 7 - 21 Mar 2020 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce Twilight by Ade Adesina. In this thought-provoking show of large-scale prints, Ade will exhibit recent prints which will include works from collaborations with other acclaimed artists such as June Carey and David Mach. Read more -
Hidden Histories
Mychael Barratt 18 Jan - 15 Feb 2020 Mychael Barratt dives deep into Oxford's varied history with a new map, and other prints to be revealed exclusively in his solo exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery.
Mychael Barratt is best known for his printmaking and painting inspired by his boundless knowledge and enthusiasm for culture and history. Read more -
Toni Cogdell
Artist in focus 4 - 14 Jan 2020 Toni Cogdell's paintings are spiritual in their approach using sparkling light and overlaid imagery to explore themes around our emotional life and its place in the reality of every-day life. She identifies our need to find personal talismans and signposts, such as a tree spotted on a daily commute or... Read more -
Winter Lights | Christmas Exhibition 2019
16 Nov - 31 Dec 2019 Sarah Wiseman Gallery announces this year's festive exhibition, 'Winter Lights'. Visitors can expect wintry landscapes and atmospheric skies, which has inspired new collections of work by some of the gallery's leading lights. As always, the gallery has sourced the best artists and makers for a show that offers inspirational gift-giving... Read more -
Rustlings - Autumn Days by Catherine Rayner
12 Oct - 2 Nov 2019 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is delighted to announce Rustlings - Autumn Days by Catherine Rayner, a solo exhibition by the award-winning children's author and illustrator. In her latest collection of work, Catherine has been inspired by the turning of the seasons, when wild creatures are busily preparing for the winter ahead. Read more -
From Where I Stand
Sarah Spackman 7 - 28 Sep 2019 Oxford-based artist Sarah Spackman returns with a solo exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery this September. Painterly logic and order, along with Sarah’s studied approach to her work, form the core themes of her new exhibition ‘From Where I Stand’. Read more -
Late Summer
New work by Dan Parry-Jones and Veronica Wells 3 - 24 Aug 2019 New collections of work from returning artists Dan Parry-Jones and Veronica Wells will be on show at Sarah Wiseman Gallery throughout August. Read more -
New Horizons
James Fotheringhame, Elaine Jones, Peter Kettle, Fiona Millais, Jane Skingley, Zoë Taylor 15 Jun - 27 Jul 2019 In an exhibition of contemporary landscape, artists explore rugged and mist-shrouded hillsides, far flung expanses of wilderness, and gentler pastures found closer to home. Each of these contemporary painters is drawn to the landscape in differing ways, exploring light, texture and atmosphere through paint and gestural mark making. Much of... Read more -
Meadow and Shore
Angie Lewin 4 - 25 May 2019 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to announce 'Meadow and Shore' a solo exhibition of new prints by Angie Lewin. Featuring brand-new prints, this is Angie's second solo exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery. She says, 'The native wildflowers of England and Scotland are the subject of the limited-edition wood engravings, linocuts and screen-prints in this exhibition. Read more -
Spring Exhibition
6 - 27 Apr 2019 The first warm days are here and we find ourselves drawn to fresh, bright colour and a yearning for the great outdoors. Blow away the cobwebs here at Sarah Wiseman Gallery with new collections of painting and printmaking by our most sought after artists, including Charlotte Cornish, Sally Stafford, Vicky... Read more -
Wondrous Happenings
Karólína Lárusdóttir 2 - 30 Mar 2019 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present Wondrous Happenings, a rare chance to see works by the renowned Icelandic artist Karólína Lárusdóttir as we celebrate her 75th birthday. Read more -
Nature Of The Beast
Rory Carnegie, Abigail Reed, James Fotheringhame, Helen Ward 12 Jan - 9 Feb 2019 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to announce the exhibition ‘Nature of the Beast’, a group exhibition of artists whose work looks to nature and its darker edge. Each of the selected artists work in a variety of media including painting and photography. In rich earthy tones, creatures both domesticated and wild are shown in a new light. Read more -
Guiding Stars
Christmas Exhibition 2018 17 Nov - 31 Dec 2018 For the 2018 festive season, Sarah Wiseman Gallery has focussed their annual Christmas exhibition on smaller scale art-works. 'The jewel-like quality of the show of these special pieces means that there will be something for everyone, and a place for inspirational gift giving that will stand the test of time,'... Read more -
Flux
Clare Bonnet 13 Oct - 10 Nov 2018 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present FLUX, a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Clare Bonnet.
In light of the current re-charged feminist discourse, Clare has sought to explore and interpret women's constantly evolving roles in society. With this new focus, alongside refining her painterly technique, her new work has reached exciting new developments. Read more -
Henrietta Dubrey | Genius Loci
A painterly response by Henrietta Dubrey to works by Peter Lanyon 8 Sep - 6 Oct 2018 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present Genius Loci , an exciting new solo show by one of the U.K's premier contemporary artists, Henrietta Dubrey.
Responding to the works of British painter Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) Henrietta will centre the exhibition around the landscape of Cornwall, namely the stretch of coast between St Ives and Lands End, where she now lives and works, and where Peter Lanyon also lived. Read more -
Mediterranean Journeys
New paintings by Andrew Hood and Peter Kettle 1 Aug - 1 Sep 2018 Inspired by late-summer's change of pace, Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present two new collections of paintings by two artists both influenced by travel. By working from drawings made on site, both Andrew Hood and Peter Kettle's paintings evoke the energy and detail of a particular location that's only... Read more -
The Garden | Annual Summer Exhibition 2018
James Fotheringhame, Charlotte Hardy, Emma Jagare, Sarah Lacey, Dean Patman, Fletcher Prentice, Alison Pullen, Catherine Rayner, Sarah Spackman, Sally Stafford 16 Jun - 28 Jul 2018 'All gardening is landscape painting' - William Kent This summer, Sarah Wiseman Gallery is pleased to present The Garden - a group exhibition which explores the enduring influence of horticulture and gardening on visual art. The exhibition brings together painting, printmaking and sculpture from gallery artists renowned for their interest... Read more -
Foundations
Daniel Ablitt 5 - 26 May 2018 Sarah Wiseman Gallery is pleased to present Foundations, a solo exhibition by Daniel Ablitt.
In a pivotal point in Daniel's career, Foundations will see him move forward from exploring landscape as an emotive subject, into a more personal sphere investigating the notion of 'home'. Read more -
Spring Exhibition
Charlotte Cornish and Henrietta Dubrey 7 - 28 Apr 2018 The Spring Exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery will focus on new paintings by Charlotte Cornish and Henrietta Dubrey. Charlotte Cornish is one of the UK's leading contemporary abstract artists; through her strong energetic mark making, Charlotte explores the world through colour and line. 'I have always found inspiration from places... Read more -
Simon J Harris
Electric Cherry Blossom 3 - 31 Mar 2018 Simon J Harris is best known for his large-scale, glossy paintings that are distinguished by their polished appearance, deep hue and a surface that shimmers. Read more -
Christopher Farrell
Vantage Point | A Contemporary View of Oxford 13 Jan - 10 Feb 2018 In his new solo exhibition Vantage Point, Christopher Farrell is setting out to explore Oxford, recording not just its iconic skyline but the rapidly changing face of the city too. Christopher Farrell is already well known for his interpretations of historic painting techniques, used to make his distinctive paintings of... Read more -
Emmie van Biervliet
A Journey in Pictures to 68 Degrees North 13 Jan - 10 Feb 2018 Following some extensive travels in the Norwegian arctic, artist Emmie van Biervliet returns to Sarah Wiseman Gallery with a new collection of work inspired by her journey north. Using her distinctive style of combining drawing, painting, collage and found objects, she has created atmospheric paintings that explore a world of... Read more -
Woods in Winter
Daniel Ablitt, Bridget Davies, Flora Mclachlan, Clare Nicholls, Abigail Reed, Sally Stafford, 25 Nov - 30 Dec 2017 More spectacular than ever before, Sarah Wiseman Gallery's Christmas exhibition this year is themed around snowy woods and star-lit winter nights. 'We've asked artists to respond to a theme this year: 'Woods in Winter' - which has given the work an exciting new edge,' says gallery director Sarah Wiseman. 'Artists... Read more -
Maps, Myths and Muses
Mychael Barratt 4 - 18 Nov 2017 Acclaimed artist and current President of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, Mychael Barratt will present a new collection of prints and recent paintings in his solo show 'Maps, Myths and Muses' at Sarah Wiseman Gallery. Read more -
Henrietta Dubrey | New Works
3 - 31 Oct 2017 Now on show in the gallery is a striking new collection of Henrietta Dubrey's paintings. Strong, confident line and bold colours characterise her work, giving it a sense of directness and immediacy. Henrietta is well-known for her abstract work but she also explores figurative painting, often drawing inspiration from Picasso,... Read more -
Dialogues
Sarah Spackman and Linda Bloomfield 9 - 30 Sep 2017 In their forthcoming exhibition 'Dialogues' at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, ceramicist Linda Bloomfield and painter Sarah Spackman explore their mutual appreciation for form and colour, and their shared artistic influences. Visitors can expect to see not only a show of beautiful ceramics and paintings, but get a sense of the chemistry between two makers as they explore a mutual language. Read more -
E S C A P E
Clare Bonnet, Christopher Farrell, Peter Kettle, Dan Parry Jones, Fletcher Prentice, Annabelle Shelton 15 Jul - 26 Aug 2017 In July, Sarah Wiseman Gallery will be filled to the brim with contemporary art exploring coastal landscape, nature and summer city-scapes. For many of us, the summer months are a time to escape, re-charge and refresh, but for some artists this can be a key time to find new inspiration... Read more -
Vicky Oldfield
Botanica 17 Jun - 1 Jul 2017 An exhibition of new collagraph prints by Vicky Oldfield at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, exploring floral forms in striking, majestic large scale format. Read more -
Alison Pullen
In Situ: New Oxford Interiors 6 - 27 May 2017 'In Situ - New Oxford Interiors', Alison Pullen solo exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery showing compelling paintings of distinctive Oxfordshire interiors, including Blenheim Palace, the Sheldonian Theatre and Bartlemas Chapel Read more
