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My name is James Lester, I am an Oxford-based Fine Artist, and for the month of January I have been lucky enough to join Modern Art Oxford’s Communications and Marketing team.  My practice centres around a sense of scale. I find scale to be a really interesting thing you can do with a drawing. I… Continue reading James Lester: Please Mind The Gap

Modern Art Oxford volunteer Maria Robertson reflects on her time spent in the galleries surrounded by the works of Kiki Smith. As well as volunteering in the gallery, Maria is also a member of Modern Art Oxford’s Digital Working Group. As the Kiki Smith exhibition I am a Wanderer draws to a close, I wanted to take… Continue reading Getting personal with Kiki Smith

Modern Art Oxford works with you – our audiences – to explore and celebrate the relevance of art to today’s society. Launched in 2020, MAO Assembly is a way for you to have your say in shaping our digital conversations. From global and national issues like climate change and arts cuts in schools to local… Continue reading MAO Assembly: Tell us what’s on your mind

Marking the final weekend of our Kiki Smith exhibition with her blog post is Modern Art Oxford volunteer and Oxford University DPhil candidate in English, Kitty Gurnos-Davies. Kitty’s research involves exploring women and materiality in contemporary theatre. In this new piece for us, she investigates the collaborative spirit running throughout Kiki Smith’s art practice.  Although I am a… Continue reading Kiki Smith and Collaboration by Kitty Gurnos-Davies

We spoke to Oxford-based artist Madi Acharya-Baskerville ahead of Cabinet of Curiosities, her Kiki Smith-inspired sculpture workshop on 18 January 2020. In this resulting Q&A, she covers thoughts on Oxford life, environmental activism, musical inspirations and memories from an early childhood in India. You live in Oxford currently. Has the city influenced your work as an… Continue reading Ask an artist: Madi Acharya-Baskerville

As our exhibition Kiki Smith: I am a Wandererdraws to a close, we’re looking back on the artist’s life and work. We’ve put together a list of 5 things you might not know about some of the unlikely places she gets her inspiration, and those who influenced her as she was starting out. 1. Anatomy … Continue reading 5 things you might not know about Kiki Smith

As we dive into the new year, the Modern Art Oxford team have been reminiscing about their favourite moments from 2019. One theme that kept coming up was how much we’d gained from speaking to our visitors and collaborating with incredible people. Thank you to everyone who makes Modern Art Oxford what it is. It’s… Continue reading What were the MAO staff’s favourite moments of 2019?

The Modern Art Oxford gift shop is filled with beautiful and ethically produced gifts for all ages. From fair-trade decorations to illustrated books and games, unique pieces by local designer-makers and Kiki Smith inspired ornaments, there is something for everyone. Visit the Modern Art Oxford gift shop to browse and purchase the gifts on our… Continue reading Festive gifts from the Modern Art Oxford Shop

Powerful women, fantastical animals, medieval imagery and storytelling are celebrated in this reading list inspired by the exhibition Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer, on view at Modern Art Oxford until 19 January 2020. Immerse yourself in nature, celebrate great women past and present, and consider how artists like Kiki Smith blur the distinction between art and… Continue reading Reading List – Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer

Mesmerised by the beauty and scale of French medieval tapestries, Kiki Smith entered into her own world of tapestry making using the latest digital techniques. For the preview night of Kiki Smith’s exhibition we invited a group of women medieval scholars from The University of Oxford. Their discussions about the links between Kiki Smith works… Continue reading Weaving Wonders: Medievalist perspectives on Kiki Smith