Lis Mann is a local freelance artist, tutor and mentor, who has exhibited in our 2020 exhibition, Textile Fusion, as well as annually in our Open Selected exhibitions. For many years, she attended Chenderit School’s evening pottery classes.
Read MoreIf you are a sighted person it’s likely you take your eyes for granted. You will see thousands of images every day, and probably only really take the time to consider a fraction of them.
Read MoreRachel is an abstract landscape artist, based in Banbury in North Oxfordshire, currently living in Hook Norton. She has kindly agreed to share her creative process with us and also share some advice to young creatives that are venturing into and aspiring to work in the creative industries.
Read MoreFebruary’s focus for ‘My Life in Art’ is The Heseltine Gallery’s founder and former Head of Art and Assistant Headteacher at Chenderit School, John Childs. John is currently Honorary Treasurer of the National Society for Education in Art, of which he was formerly president, and has been Assistant Principal Moderator for the Oxford and Cambridge examination group (OCR) since 1984.
Read MoreLooking at art, and the reason we are passionate about art at The Heseltine Gallery, is a crucial part of the creative process. Viewing the work of others works on many levels.
Read MoreThis month we are thrilled to introduce you to local artist Rachel Cronin. Rachel is an abstract landscape artist, based in Banbury in North Oxfordshire, currently living in Hook Norton.
Read MoreKatie Boyce is a freelance museum and art gallery consultant who is currently Project Manager for the Friends of the Heseltine Gallery. Amongst other things, she works to increase the gallery’s audience numbers and create a programme of exhibitions and events; we are very grateful to have Katie, as she has made such a positive impact.
Read MoreDrawing is a fine motor skill that requires nurturing and challenging. Like when you learnt to ride a bike or drive a car - it will take a lot of time and a heap of determination.
Read MoreFor this month’s ‘My Life in Art’, local artist, Jackie Bradley, has kindly shared with us six artworks which represent her life and explained what they mean to her. Jackie’s work has hung several times in our Open Selected exhibitions and she participates in Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Read MoreWe all like staying in our comfort zones, deciding who we are (or someone deciding who we are – a parent, teacher, boss) and staying there, not wanting to rock the boat (yes, fear, is a brilliant gatekeeper). But this is really damaging to your health, particularly your mental health.
Read MoreGiles Brittin-Snell is a Bloxham based photographer and former Chenderit School Sixth former. Giles’s work seeks to experiment and explore, pushing boundaries and seeking new views.
Read MoreHere at The Heseltine Gallery, we are excited to bring to you ‘My Life in Art’, a new series for our blog #LOVEArt. We will be asking our art-loving friends to choose five or six artworks that represent their life, starting with the Head of Art at Chenderit School, Tom Christy.
Read MoreDefining art is simple: something that has been created using imagination. That’s it. It’s really no more than that. But we make it much more complicated in our minds, we think it means drawing or painting something of great beauty.
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