The Oakham Gallery

Previous Exhibitions

Show Dates 2010
			Small Painting Show 6^th - 27^th August 2010 One Hundred small paintings from our regular gallery artists showing until 27th August. Artists include: Alan Kingsbury Alex Fowler NEAC Alexander Milligan Galt RGI Charles MacQueen RSW RGI Chris Bushe RSW Claire Nicol David Sawyer RBA Emma Williams Frank Colclough Glenn Harrington James Longueville PS RBSA Johan de Fre John Martin RBA Luke Martineau Neale Worley NEAC Pamela Ka...
			Steve Whitehead 2010 9^th - 30^th July 2010 Steve is one of the most important hyper-realist painters working in Britain today. His enormous technical ability combines with an instinctive feel for the natural world to produce beautifully crafted atmospheric landscapes. By the very nature of this technique, in the time invested and the patience required for each work, Steve's paintings are necessarily scarce. We are therefore very exci...
			David Sawyer RBA 2010 11^th Jun - 2^nd Jul 2010 Born in London and trained at Canterbury, David works in the great tradition of British landscape painters. His style evokes the confident brush strokes of Edward Seago and the Norwich School's love of natural atmosphere. His charming oils have been exhibited throughout the country, notably at the New English Art Club and the Mall Galleries, London.
			Luke Martineau 2010 14^th May - 4^th Jun 2010 One of London’s most successful young figurative painters, Luke has held solo shows regularly at Oakham Contemporary’s sister gallery, Panter & Hall, for the last eight years. His dramatic oils of the Thames and Venice in a variety of different atmospheric conditions are well known to collectors and in this, the fruits of two years work, he has produced undoubtedly his best work so far.
			'Four British Impressionists' 16^th Apr - 7^th May 2010 wonderful mixed show featuring the following artists: John Martin RBA, Pamela Kay RWS RBA NEAC, Paul Hedley, Richard Pikesley RWS NEAC.
			Still Life Show 2010 3^rd - 31^st March 2010 A wonderful mixed show featuring artists such as : Johan de Fre, Neale Worley, Glen Preece, Luke Martineau, Paul Maze, Simon Quadrat and Christine Woodside, to name a few.
			The Scottish Show 2010 27^th Jan - 19^th Feb 2010 Our latest exciting mixed show featuring a variety of work from Scottish Artists: Simon Laurie RSW RGI, Charles MacQueen RSW RGI, Archibald Dunbar McIntosh RSW RGI, Sandy Murphy RSW RGI, Graham Wilcox and Christine Woodside RSW RGI to name a few.
Show Dates 2009
			Jonathan Pike 2^nd - 23^rd December 2009 Jonathan studied at the Central School of Art and Design and at Falmouth School of Art where he was taught by Francis Hewlett and Robert Organ. After graduating in 1971 he spent several years travelling around Europe before settling in London. It was here that the urban landscape became the dominant subject of his painting. Primarily a watercolourist, Jonathan also paints in gouache and oil...
			Christine Woodside RSW RGI 5^th - 27^th November 2009 Christine’s lighthearted yet technically complicated works of art never fail to bring a smile to one’s face. Her affectionate interiors of her Fife home and the surrounding countryside to the Lomond Hills are suffused with rich, vibrant colours and luxuriant surface texture.
			Johan de Fre 2009 7^th - 30^th October 2009 Johan de Fre was born in Lokeren, Belgium in 1952. He moved to Antwerp where he became involved with the Antwerp Classical School. He is strongly influenced by the Masters of seventeenth century Dutch still life painting, particularly Jan Van Eyck and Willem Claesz Heda. His technique continues their tradition of favouring wooden panels over canvas. The faultlessly smooth surface this allow...
			New English Art Club 9^th Sep - 2^nd Oct 2009 The New English Art Club exhibition.
			Roy Hodrien 5^th - 28^th August 2009 Recent work by one of the countries leading Still Life artists
			Peter Kelly RBA NEAC 2009 27^th - 31^st July 2009 Peter Kelly was educated at the West Ham School of Art and Technology in graphic design and afterwards at the Central School of Art and Design in London. From 1957 he pursued a successful career as a graphic designer, illustrator and painter. He has exhibited in the Royal Academy, the Laing, the Hunting Art Prize, the Singer & Friedlander and the Discerning Eye where he has won the Chairman's p...
			The Figurative Show 3^rd - 31^st July 2009 A selection of recent work by some of the art world’s best known figurative painters drawing from both established and emerging talent across two continents. The exhibition includes paintings by Noel Bensted, Mark Demsteader, Douglas Gray, Glen Harrington, Alistair Little, Helen Masacz, Graeme Wilcox and Neale Worley NEAC.
			Alan Kingsbury 2009 3^rd - 26^th June 2009 Alan Kingsbury was born in London in 1960 and began painting in oils at the age of nine. He studied psychology and art history at the University of Wales taking his degree in psychology in 1982. Unconvinced of the usefulness of attending art school he spent a further year of full time study of art history in London, specialising in old master and modern European painting. In 1983 he was o...
			Siân Hopkinson and Steve Whitehead 8^th - 29^th May 2009 Steve Whitehead Steve was born in Coventry and studied at the University of Wales with David Tinker, graduating with an MA in the mid 80's, before continuing his studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art. He describes his work as 'Magic Realism' and his paintings' combination of strong design and virtuoso detail give them an almost surreal atmosphere that is instantly memorable. He has twice...
			Mike Bernard RI 2009 20^th - 24^th April 2009 A former Royal Academy Schools student now based in the West Country, Mike specialises in bright, colourful, semi-abstract marines and landscapes. His distinctive collage, acrylic and oil creations have earned him an international following.
			Warwick Fuller 31^st Mar - 24^th Apr 2009 One of Australia's foremost living landscape painters. "I have been painting full-time since 1978 and still can't compare the controlled studio calmness to the thrill of painting from life with all my senses activated....How can I paint a frosty morning if I don't have cold feet!" He had his first London solo exhibition in 2004 at the Panter&Hall Gallery following this sucessful show Oakham Gal...
			Roy Barley and James Longueville PS RBSA 5^th - 27^th March 2009 A two man show at the Oakham Contemporary Gallery. With exciting new work from Roy Barley and James Longueville.
			The Scottish Show 28^th Jan - 27^th Feb 2009 The best of Scottish painting, includes works by most of the major names of the period from the Colourists to the rising stars of the 21st Century.
			Dominique Salm 9^th - 23^rd January 2009 Escape the concrete frenzy of high street sale madness and join us for a serene glass of wine in the company of wildlife artist Dominique Salm, top wildlife photographer Nick Garbutt and the Wildlife Worldwide team. Wildlife Worldwide are an independent travel company based in Hampshire, providing superb tailor-made wildlife viewing holidays across the globe.
Show Dates 2008
			Steven Spurrier RA ROI RBA PS 3^rd - 23^rd December 2008 One of the genuine stars of twentieth century British illustration, this is an unique opportunity to purchase work from the artist’s studio. His drawings recorded the fashions, celebrities and events of the 1920s to 1950s with a draughtsmanship that rivals and often surpasses his friend Laura Knight.
			Peter Burman 3^rd - 23^rd December 2008 Peter Burman was born in Suffolk in 1950. A self-taught artist he began painting full time at an early age in 1964. Over a long and successful career he has forged a reputation as one of East Anglia’s finest landscape painters. Working in the traditional manner, Peter produces larger scale studio works from watercolour sketches executed en plein air in the natural environment. He has painted in...
			Paul Maze 5^th - 28^th November 2008 Often called the last of the Impressionists, Maze had a reputation as one of the great artists of his generation. He was born in 1887 into an artistic circle in Le Havre, where the young Maze learned the rudiments of painting from family friends that included Renoir, Monet, Dufy and Pissarro. His father, a tea merchant, sent him to school in Southampton where he began a life long love affair wi...
			Johan de Fre - Solo Exhibition 8^th - 31^st October 2008 Johan de Fre was born in Lokeren, Belgium in 1952. He moved to Antwerp where he became involved with the Antwerp Classical School. He is strongly influenced by the Masters of seventeenth century Dutch still life painting, particularly Jan Van Eyck and Willem Claesz Heda. His technique continues their tradition of favouring wooden panels over canvas. The faultlessly smooth surface this allow...
			The New English Art Club 10^th Sep - 3^rd Oct 2008 Towards the end of the nineteenth century the brightest young hopes of the British art world looked to Paris for an education in cutting edge painting. Although the initial tumult of Impressionism had subsided the excitement that those artists’ ideas engendered still permeated the ateliers and salons of the French capital. On their return to London, young British painters were struck by the dis...
			Tom Young at Oakham Contemporary 31^st Jul - 14^th Aug 2008 English artist, Tom Young knows better than most the power of art; it might just have saved his life. In January 2008, Young a regular visitor to the Middle East was sketching in Beirut. Although he knew the city well he admits he was in a particularly sensitive area but says “to get to know the heart and soul of a country you must take risks”. Even he was not prepared for what happen...
			Mark Demsteader, Donald Hamilton Fraser RA, Richard Thorn 2008 9^th Jul - 8^th Aug 2008 Our latest exhibition featuring three of our popular gallery artists, Mark Demsteader, Donald Hamilton Fraser RA and Richard Thorn.
			David Sawyer 2008 6^th - 27^th June 2008 The fruits of David's recent travels, stunningly well crafted paintings by one of London's best known representational painters. In the last year David has travelled extensively, revisiting the familiar landmarks of Venice.
			Luke Martineau 2008 8^th - 31^st May 2008 One of London’s most successful young figurative painters, Luke has held solo shows regularly at Oakham Contemporary’s sister gallery, Panter & Hall, for the last eight years. His dramatic oils of the Thames and her bridges in a variety of different atmospheric conditions are well known to collectors and in this, the fruits of two years work, he has produced undoubtedly his best work so far.
			Mike Bernard 2008 9^th Apr - 2^nd May 2008 Mike is one of Britain’s best known professional painters. His vivid mixed media works have brightened the walls of board rooms and private collections internationally for decades. In his second exhibition with Oakham Mike immerses himself in that distinctive atmosphere of vibrant coastal towns and Mediterranean markets that he has such a talent for conveying.