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Modern Art Oxford is thrilled to present The Family in Disorder: Truth or Dare, the first major UK solo exhibition by Cinthia Marcelle (b. 1974, Belo Horizonte, lives and works in São Paulo). Marcelle has transformed our vast Upper Gallery with a newly commissioned two-part installation, The Family in Disorder (2018), which reacts to the architecture of the… Continue reading Video: The Making of Cinthia Marcelle’s The Family in Disorder (2018)

With the nation currently marking the centenary of some women in the UK gaining the right to vote, this post recounts some of the themes behind Nicolas Party’s exhibition, Speakers, which acknowledges the achievements of pioneering women in the city of Oxford. In November 2017, Stephanie Straine, Curator of Exhibitions & Projects, interviewed Nicolas Party about his… Continue reading Nicolas Party: Curator’s Q&A

Semay Wu is in residence in Nicolas Party’s Speakers from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 February 2018. She will create a piece responding to the sculptures of female heads that occupy the space. Below Semay explains what she will achieve over the course of her residency and how visitors can get involved. How do we hold space… Continue reading Semay Wu: In Residence

Visitors to Modern Art Oxford are often amazed at how much our gallery spaces change with each new exhibition. These transformations are all down to our dedicated Production team. You can see them at work in this timelapse video during the making of Nicolas Party’s exhibition, Speakers. Read more about the exhibition here.

Our colourful Common Threads space has invited visitors to creatively respond to the life and work of tapestry artist, Hannah Ryggen. Open until Sunday 21 January 2018, drop into the Common Threads space in its final weekend for creative workshops and help weave a tapestry designed by children and volunteers from the charity Children Heard… Continue reading Common Threads – Timelapse

rom the essential Hannah Ryggen monograph to inspiring weaving how-to guides, we’ve created this diverse reading list inspired by our exhibition, Hannah Ryggen: Woven Histories. A selection of these titles will be available to purchase in the Modern Art Oxford Shop or, alternatively, drop into Common Threads in the project space where they will be on… Continue reading Hannah Ryggen: Woven Histories – A Reading List

Join art historian Marit Paasche to discuss the life and work of artist Hannah Ryggen, whose work is on display at Modern Art Oxford until 18 February 2018.

Roundtable discussion of the life and works of Rose Finn-Kelcey with Peter Liversidge, Mia Taylor, Jo Stockham, Hermione Wiltshire and Catherine Elwes.

Making Space Safe offers refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire a supportive community of fellow clients and artists and an opportunity to learn new art skills and give space for creative expression. The group meets weekly in a private space at Modern Art Oxford. Since the project started as an open group meeting at Asylum… Continue reading Making Space Safe Workshop