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Kate Kessling
The paintings in this collection include landscapes of the UK, France ,Sweden and Japan as well as thematic work inspired by the natural world.
Peter was brought up in Cornwall and rural north Wales. After a lengthy education in the earth sciences and forestry he has worked out of doors for most of his adult life. He is from a highly artistic family and his mother is the well-known Cornish painter Biddy Picard. Peter draws most of his inspiration from aspects of the natural world and at present works mainly in pastels and oils.
He has exhibited widely from Cornwall to the Cotswolds , London and France, and has had paintings hung at the Royal Academy Summer Show on two occasions in recent years.
Whistlefox Design
Whistlefox Design is an Illustration and Design collective run by Oxfordshire born artists Sara Thielker and Oliver Bowles. This creative duo produces fresh and unique illustrative artwork that proves a treat for the eyes.
“Maybe Tomorrow” is an exhibition of new work focussing on the perception of the environment and the anticipation of what tomorrow may bring.
All work on show will be available to buy, with prices ranging from £40 to £140.
www.whistlefox.co.uk
Neal Morley
The Jam Factory has invited Neal Morley to exhibit a selection of his recent landscape/abstract paintings.
His works often incorporate natural materials: rough wood, rusted metal, gloss paint as well as oil on canvas. Colour, composition and surface texture are important. The works range from realistic to fully abstract but all relate to the artist’s love of landscape.
Neal Morley lives and works in north Oxfordshire.
Kate and Paul Kessling
If you want to track down Paul and Kate at work in the Oxfordshire home that they share with their three daughters, two dogs, ten silkies, three ducks and a cat, your best bet is to use your ears.
Paul can produce large splashy abstracts using colossal brushes and a vast amount of colours but leave no mess. When Kate uses paint, it goes everywhere, including the floor, the children and the pets.But for the most part, living and working together creates a space in which they can both succeed as artists.
Amanda Ferguson
Alicia Tennant.
Young painter Alicia Tennant exhibits an exciting new collection of works on paper at the Jam Factory. Balanced somewhere between the figurative and the abstract, Alicia uses playful gestural marks and depth of layers to build a visual dialogue where mundane and familiar forms populate these landscapes of a collective subconscious.
Paper comprises Alicia’s step away from the traditional formality of oil on canvas, instead exploring the immediacy and simplicity of mark making, searching out a relationship between line and surface. Drawings of everyday motifs and household items repeat and accumulate. Maps of graphite, oils and watercolours, reflect the tactile nature of these items; building on the memory of continued use and a shared inherent knowledge of form.
Originally from Oxford, Alicia has trained at Falmouth, and graduated in 2010 from the University of Brighton with a BA Hons in Fine Art Painting. She currently lives and works in London.
www.aliciatennant.co.uk
Chloe Fremantle
Some of the Paintings in “Notes from Nature” relate directly to “Focusing-In: A year in Kew Gardens”, This was a large wall-piece project based on observations made at Kew Gardens, (c.200 gouaches) during the course of a year, & exhibited in 2007. The 10 archival giclee prints exhibited shown here are of images out of this series, and several other paintings also relate to the Kew experience. Others are from more urban studies of paving stones, and some are from a more recent series simplifying plant forms.
I am particularly fascinated by the way in which all simple cellular beginnings reflect and echo far vaster Natural Phenomena. Such visual echoes can be found everywhere! Currently I am continuing to explore the Natural World :triggers can be: From detailed observations of flowers & plants set beside photographs of cells, From studies of leaves to feathers, From ripples in water & bark formation on trees, to land contours & cartography, From the structural make up of minerals to the topography of mountain ranges, The perpetual continuum and inter-relationship of these forms invite me to endless exploration:
During 2012 I am delighted to be working with the Oxford Botanical Gardens on an exciting year long project, culminating with an exhibition at the Gardens in the Spring of 2013.
Yes, I Am Not Jam
7th February - 5th March 2012
Yes I am Not Jam is an exciting exhibition by four emerging artists from the South of England, presenting new work and new ideas in a diverse and interesting range of media.
Amy Waters | Fine Artist
Amy Waters' work blurs the boundaries of text, landscape and graphics with her textual representations of cities and their iconic landmarks.
Working in pen on paper, she literally writes her way through the cityscapes and countries of the world.
"Stuck atop a lifeguard’s chair, I imagine myself anywhere but there. Therefore, when I get into the studio, I get out of my head and onto paper the places I've been or would much rather be."
This series of drawings are a natural extension from the paintings of isolated characters of the English alphabet writ large and lonely across canvas.
www.theamywaters.com
James Norton | Artist | Filmmaker
James Norton’s work has been informed by his fascination with natural and organic forms together with an interest in multiple utilitarian objects as materials. An interest in using unusual ‘art’ materials and exploring their use outside of their designed function has become a key element of his work. It’s a fascination of different media made unique by an unusual and unexpected use. These artificial forms made of synthetic and un-natural materials express something dynamic with movement and energy - What seems at first organic in appearance is rather the result of artificial materials.
www.jamesnorton.org | www.monkeydribblefilms.com
Toni LeBusque | Fine Artist
When Toni LeBusque first 'got it together' in 2006 she turned her back on her povo past. However, you can take the inferior social status out of the girl, but not out of her art.
The essential truth of Toni's doodles is the failure of fifteen years of established psychotherapy techniques. Her art is testament to this and is therefore a celebration of uniqueness, a carnival of carnality, a festival of low-brow, a social function of anti-socialism.
Isolated anatomical components and rude words, snatches of gossip, prints of the dead, suicide, cancer and a spoonful of self indulgence form the basis of her work. One can only wonder at the dust that must be resident in her head (more mess in there than behind the cushions of a crack den's sofa) and this is consistently thrust into the face of the viewer.
She is essentially labelling her public as NHS therapists.
Ironically it is the truth of her art that we find so compelling. Here surely is the illustration of the human condition as it exists in the heart of England in 2011. Not bad for a Sheila from Dunt. She is different and yet she is somehow everyman. And as such her art represents the apotheosis of the outsider.
www.tonilebusque.com | www.bigdoodles.tumblr.com
Vikki Leedham | Fine Art | Photography
Working in textiles, sculpture & photography, the theme in Vikki Leedham’s work remains the same -- exploring the human form; alone or within an environment. She has chosen to keep the subjects anonymous, instead focusing on their form.
In this series of photographs, Vikki has selected images from around Europe others, leading the viewer to make his own decision about the subject. Working at the world-famous Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden has allowed her to explore photography in a much broader and varied context, and has lead to a number of exciting commissions for a variety of clients
www.iamvikki.blogspot.com
The Jam Factory's Illustrated Christmas Advent Calender.
The Jam Factory are getting extra festive for all wrapped up at The Jam Factory. In our bar area, we will have a display of 24 different illustrations from 24 different Oxford Artists. Each day will have a theme and the images will be auctioned off in a silent auction to raise money for Age UK Oxfordshire. Please come along and place a bid, all the money will be going to charity.
Creative Collective : Open 2011
Creative Collective returns to The Jam Factory, again with another exciting and eclectic selection of works from photography to illustration, fine art and architecture from young artists from Oxford. This show is diverse, energetic and refreshing, a must see.
The Oxford Printmakers
The Oxford Printmakers is a long established workshop used by a large number of new and prominent printmakers. The subjects explored by members are as diverse as the range of printmaking techniques used. These approaches vary from vibrant innovative styles to more traditional methods developed since the 16th century.
Royal Institute of British Architects
A selection of photographs of award winning architecture in Britain.
John Buckley : Portraits of Powerful People
The Jam-Factory is showing an exhibition of Portrait Drawings by John Buckley that capture contemporary figures being interviewed on Bill Heine's BBC Radio Oxford Sunday Morning Program. This prestigious list of sitters includes: Richard Dawkins Felicity Lusk Martin Keown Sir Roger and Lady Moyra Bannister Philip Pullman,The Chief Constable Sara Thornton Colin Dextor Armando Iannucci and many others..
Mirren Kessling
The Jam Factory are proud to present Mirren Kessling, a young and excitng new artist who has filled our walls withbeautiful,detailed and interesting pictures using ink, fine - liner, print and pen.
Creative Collective : Home Again
Home Again, is the third exhibition curated by the Oxford based Creative Collective, showcasing work by 27 up and coming young artists from across the country, taking over the whole of the Jam Factory. All Artists are between 18 - 25 and are either from Oxford originally or are studying here. With many of the artists taking on art based courses in some of the best universities in the country.
Rachel Woodruff : One Hundred Miles from the Sea
Rachel's work originates from some long held preoccupations, all revolving around our relationship with the landscape, including prehistory and archaeology, architecture and the British coastline. She works across media - including sculpture, drawing and photography - seeking to capture a sense of history, the passing of time, process and the ephemeral www.rachelwoodruff.me.uk
A Printer, A Painter, and A Mouse Operator
The Printer: Oliver O'Sullivan studied Illustration at Kingston University in South West London before beginning a career mainly designing graphics for clothing brands. His very illustrative designs were particularly popular within the Japanese design market. Now, he has returned to the medium of lino printing in order to create limited edition wall art - and this is his showcase exhibition of this new direction.
The Painter:Samuel Kerr also studied Illustration at Kingston University in South West London. Sam has worked in London as an illustrator for the last ten years, and in that time has seen his work in a variety of different periodicals and publications such as the Guardian G2 and Weekend supplements. Lately, he has been hiding away honing his painting skills, and this exhibition will be the first opportunity to see his new style of work - in the form of beautifully painted watercolour portraits.
The Mouse OperatorRussell Weekes also studied Illustration at Kingston University in South West London. Russell has worked in London as an illustrator and a music promo director for the last ten years - directing videos for the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Laura Marling while being represented by Warp records. This exhibition features some specially produced screen prints.
Artweeks Openings
An exhibition of the artist images submitted into a competition for the cover of the art weeks festival guide 2011. Artists were asked to provide an image, inspired by the theme of 'openings.' Images to be displayed at The Jam Factory on the run up to Oxford Art weeks. Selected original works will also be exhibited alongside the Festival Guide exhibition. Those 10 images shortlisted will be on show throughout Oxford Art Weeks.
Oxford Artists Open
An Exhibition of Work submitted by Oxford Artists to be shown collectively as an Oxford Open.
Never Were
Never were is an exhibition of work by a collective of students from Ocford Brookes University. Post Apocolyptic, nostalgic, delicate and at times quirky the artists explore the spaces that never were and all the traces left behind.
Art Weeks Festival guide.
The 10 shortlisted images submitted for the oxford artweeks cover image for the festival guide themed around the word openings.
Destination Two : Lewk Wilmshurst
Destination Two, the summer show from Oxford Artist Lewk Wilmshurst. Following the success of the Tourist, exhibitions, the prize winning artist presents a collection of new work encompassing his focal interest in mans relationship with the natural world and its future. From framed box prints to imbalanced marine assemblages of reef shells and ticking clocks, the exhibition will showcase the next installment from this up and coming artist.
Revealing a different aspect of the artists practice, Destination Two explores Lewks' interest in our more cancerous human behaviour, asking how long can nature sustain our equilibrium?
Everywherelook : Roddie Harris.
An exhibition of Portraits from Yorkshire based Artists Roddie Harris. This collection of striking, colourful and charismatic portraits will speak volumes to you and will be at The Jam Factory until the beginning of July.
John Buckley : Powerful People
An exhibition of portraits by John Buckley of guests from Bill Heine’s BBC Oxfords Sunday Morning programme. The collection drawn over almost a years worth of interviews is a stunning collection of Oxfords great and good.
Sitters including Raymond Blanc, Felicity Lusk, Colin Dexter, Phillip Pullman to name only a few.
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