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.Sue England Dip AD, ATD
Momento Mori
Oil on canvas
44cm x 34cm
Sue England is a painter and printmaker working across diverse subjects and approaches. After a working life as a teacher and graphic designer, she now enjoys the physicality of materials and the opportunity to explore methods and ideas.
For this exhibition she was inspired by l7th century Dutch, mostly female artists, like Rachel Ruysch and Clara Peeters who painted intricate floral arrangements. Modern day painters like Flora Yukhnovich and the flesh tones of Jenny Saville also were an influence. Sue then concentrated on roses, as a symbol of beauty and transience. The passage of time was the driving force and the unexpected beauty in something that is, essentially, dyeing.
The ideas also led to explorations using different media and surfaces and working towards a 21st century take on 17th century ideas about life and mortality.
Sue has exhibited widely and reached the final of Sky Landscape Artist of the Year. In 2023 she was an Artist in Residence at Denmans Garden, Fontwell which resulted in her one woman show in Denmans Gallery space.
www.sueengland.co.uk
Insta: @28sueengla0547