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:


Maureen Brigden
Isabel Dodson
Sue England
Liz Hanan
Jackie Knee
Deborah Mitchelson
Carol Naylor
Tiffany Robinson
Polly Dutton
Lorraine Molins
Linda Nevill
Deborah Richards
Martin Smith
Helen Solly
Bridget Woods

Plus Guest Artists:
Christine Forbes
Terry Merritt




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.


2025 Exhibiting Artists ++
Deborah Mitchelson
Carol Naylor
Tiffany Robinson
Isabel Dodson
Sue England
Lorraine Molins
Deborah Richards
Linda Nevill
Martin V. Smith
Jackie Knee
Bridget Woods
Liz Hanan
Helen Solly
Maureen Brigden



Linda Nevill MA Fine Arts (University of Chichester)





‘Forest 3’
Mixed media
63cm x 45cm



Linda has long been intrigued and excited by the unpredictable outcomes of ink meeting water on paper. For Artel’s 2026 exhibition she has allowed herself to indulge this fascination, and has created a new body of work in which each piece begins with Indian ink dropping onto wet heavy-duty watercolour paper.

Intermittently, Linda perceives tree-like forms within the happenstance of this process, so setting these particular examples aside, she has used them to build images in layers of collage, drawing and stitch, creating a collection entitled Forest. This to draw attention to the plight of forests throughout the natural world.

The work is slow, meditational and absorbing, and the artist finds great joy in this intuitive, unstructured method of production. She hopes that the viewer enjoys the visual exploration of the quirky outcomes, and finds the fun.

Insta: @lnevill2 & @linda.nevill.33