ARTEL is a group of professional artists who collaborate to exhibit their work whilst establishing a dynamic community. Working in the South Downs area, each artist has developed a unique and informed practice. The artwork from this covers a rich and diverse range of subjects and media shared through an annual show in Chichester at the Oxmarket Contemporary gallery.
2026 ++
Oxmarket Contemporary
13-25 October 2026
Opening times: 10am-4.30pm Tues-Sat; 12-4pm Sun;
(closed Mon).
St Andrews Court, off East Street, Chichester, PO19 1YH
2026 Exhibiting Artists++
2025 ++ THE SPACE BETWEEN
Oxmarket Contemporary Gallery
30 Sept - 12 October 2025
New work was created within the context of the artists ongoing practice that also considered this theme. Research resulted in final pieces that were provocative, playful, and profound, in drawing, sculpture, and painting.THE SPACE BETWEEN - 2025
Carol Naylor B.A (Hons) Textile Art, Goldsmiths School of Art, London University. Hon. Fellow, Society of Designer Craftsmen
embroidery
20cm x 20cm
Title Treetops South Downs
As always, I am drawn to the natural world, finding inspiration from what I see from my own windows, watching the changes in the seasons. This time the clouds that raced across the sky offered ideas for two of these embroideries, as I glimpsed streaks of colour with the sky in between. The other two pieces were drawn from landscape, one local from the South Downs with an amazing golden sky, and the other inspired by a visit I made with my husband to Spain, where we watched the storm clouds gathering over Fuerteventura.
I hope that each piece shows the spaces between as I saw them.
B.A (Hons) Textile Art, Goldsmiths School of Art, London University. Hon. Fellow, Society of Designer Craftsmen Carol became Head of the Art department at Chichester University before leaving in order to concentrate on making her own work. She has taught widely throughout the UK and also in the USA, New Zealand, France and Portugal. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries and exhibitions. She is represented by Primavera Gallery in Cambridge.
www.carolnaylor.co.uk
Insta: @naylorcarol