The corridor gallery
The Corridor Gallery at the John Radcliffe Hospital is situated along the Level 2 main entrance corridor and shows a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.
Weavescapes
Julia Engelhardt
15 February to 22 March 2025
"I explore the painterly and sculptural qualities of yarns and fibres within the relatively constraining context of my shaft looms. My pieces evolve intuitively. I use yarns and fibres as lines of paint, each with its own colour as well as textural characteristics.
"The looseness of my pieces softens or even dissolves the angularity characteristic of traditional weaves and allows for natural movement, fluidity, expression which are all key to my work. I would like my pieces to feel alive.
"Much of my subject matter is connected to nature which is full of fluctuating shapes and irregular formations such trees, seas, clouds, even red ants' heaps. They may be in constant flux but create an impression of steadiness, coherence, wholeness."
Across the Meadow and Beyond
Photographs by Jenny Blyth
5 January to 14 February 2025
Jenny is a photographer and curator based in Oxford. She says of her work:
"I attempt to capture a sense of oneness in my photographs - they are of landscapes on Port Meadow and Oxford City, and some of my favourite places such as Blenheim, the Downs above Uffington, and farther afield.
"I've always been drawn to the poetry in photography, and try to catch the moment as it feels on the day. I am not technically minded and shy away from photoshop so that the images are as true as they can be."
Papercuts
Kate Hipkiss
16 November 2024 to 4 January 2025
Oxford-based artist Kate Hipkiss works with a scalpel to cut paper by hand to create images inspired by the natural world and built environment.
She creates depth and perspective though numerous layers of paper assembled together in careful compositions.
Kate's work explores the possibilities of working with paper as a material. She's fascinated by how it changes when its cut into intricate patterns, and how the play of light on its surface and cut edges creates shadows.
Kate enjoys working with such a ubiquitous material. We all have an innate understanding of paper and its uses, and she's interested in challenging this familiarity.
Coast
Etchings by Chris Otley
31 August to 16 November 2024
Chris Otley produces etchings, as well as crisp and meticulous drawings on paper in graphite.
He grew up in Northumberland by the sea, and now lives and works here in landlocked Oxford.
In this exhibition, he presents images of the landscapes, structures, flora and fauna of the coast. Beaches and coastlines are often viewed as being at the heart of ideas of nationality and community.
You Are Amazing
Portraits of OUH Women
13 July to 31 August 2024
This exhibition brings together a collection of portraits of phenomenal women nominated by their colleagues for making a trailblazing and transformative impact within the world of healthcare.
They include those driving greater equality and scientific development; those who have immigrated in search of a better life to elevate the lives of others in the process; those who tirelessly support fellow women despite their own struggles; those providing limb care to patients impacted by conflict; and those who travelled to Ukraine to train local surgeons in reconstructive surgery.
Their portraits have been painted by Oxford University Hospitals staff: Petra Heenan, Cristyna Bremner, Martina Kliska, Julia Wong, Pratima Gurung and Katarzyna Zawanda.
A Sculpture for Ivy Lane Flats
Artwork and designs by Planet Art
1 June to 13 July 2024
Julie Edwards and Ron Thompson, aka 'Planet Art', have been working collaboratively for the past 30 years.
In 2023 they were commissioned by a2 dominion to create a new sculpture for the new Ivy Lane Flats at the John Radcliffe Hospital to be installed in 2025.
This exhibition brings together photographs of some of Planet Arts' many public art pieces in the UK and Europe, with sketches, designs and a model of the new Ivy Lane Flats sculpture.
Osney Old Power Station
Prints by Richard Stephens
20 April to 1 June 2024
Richard Stephens has been screen printing since he retired about 15 years ago, and is a member of Oxford Printmakers Co-operative.
He likes working from photographs, often taken on foreign trips, and is interested in old and decaying buildings.
He's recently produced a series of large prints based on Osney Old Power Station, displayed here for the first time.
This exhibition is part of Oxfordshire Artweeks:
Kintsugi People
9 March to 20 April 2024
The Kintsugi People project was devised by Dr Carol Holliday, psychotherapist, and lecturer at the University of Cambridge (now retired).
Through her 30 years of clinical practice, she found people often used metaphors of brokenness, fragmentation, splits or cracks to express distress or describe traumatic events.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with precious metals, such as gold. It resonates with the process of healing, both inside and out.
This exhibition is of Ryan Davies' photographs of people who have visible scar tissue from either accidents or surgery. The scars in the images have been gilded with pure gold.
Embodied
27 January to 9 March 2024
This exhibition features artwork that explores and highlights the complex relationship between behaviour, culture and health.
'Parkinson's Dance' by Kat Brooks-Pugh explores how movement impacts those living with Parkinson's. 'Our Air' (pictured) by Adam Isfendiyar explores the impact of air pollution in London, and 'In Order to Bloom' by Laura Foster tells the story of the complexity and strength of motherhood, coinciding with the ongoing battle against the disease of addiction.
The exhibition has been developed by the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and is a collaborative project with the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford.
