Artist Spotlight: Nyla Thomas
The heatwave has overstayed its welcome in Oxford. The stone that usually holds the city in a kind of grey composure is bright, hot to the touch, as I dodge the swarms of tourists on the High Street. I find relief, and Nyla, in Magdalen’s cloisters. I suggest Addison’s Walk and she agrees. W
Artist Spotlight: Oli Spooner, Inigo Unknown
Oxford, compared to its oft-referenced rival, Cambridge, has few spaces like Clare College’s music grounds. Whatever band nights and pub performances are put on in this city are comparatively small scale, and music as a genre of creative work commands far less weight and aura then it did a decade
Artist Spotlight: Publick Knowledge
We’re sat in a kitchen. It’s features are plain but the atmosphere is undeniably hearty. A large, rustic, unvarnished wooden table sits between us—a feature that will become particularly conspicuous when I learn that, for Fatima and Maya, the table might be imaginary. The walls are painted gre
Artist Spotlight: Rowan Brown
By the time I sit down next to Rowan in Jericho Café, she has been there for ten minutes. Her drink arrives as I’m frantically putting my sunglasses away. I apologise profusely for being late, and she shrugs it off glamorously, sipping at her iced latte. Knowing that I barely managed to book her
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Cici Zhang
‘Drinking, Drowning: Summer 2024’ Ink and pencil on paper, 17 x 12 inches ‘Drinking, Drowning: Summer 2024’ is a series of graphic art loosely connected by a shared theme of water. Water is the essence of life. It is the material of our bodies, the source of our continuous survi
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Vasiliki Poula
‘When No One’s Looking’ Film Photography, Kodak Porta 400 These photographs, shot on Kodak Portra 400 with an Olympus OM-1 at box speed, are from Hydra, in January 2025. Hydra is a small Greek island just a two-hour boat ride from Athens. The island is entirely traversable by fo
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Eve Griffiths
Clip from ‘Thought of Sleeping’ Video installation ‘ADHD Zines’ Mixed media I created these pieces after being recently diagnosed with ADHD. Exploring the layering of images, sound and physical objects helped me to understand and portray an impression of how my brai
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lillian Tagg
‘Fresh Linen’ Oil on board, 30 x 30 cm ‘Fresh Linen’ is a study of maternal care and formative memories through fabric. Referenced from a found photograph, the work aims to capture the intimacies of formative touch and familial relationships. I particularly attempted to po
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Philip Kerr
‘Untitled’ Linocut print, 20x15cm “This piece represents the industrial production of a plastic doll, stretched in different directions by hands and cogs. The design is a collage of different shapes found in Giuseppe Capogrossi, Juliette Roche and Jean/Hans Arp’s work.&#
