Gillian Lever at Zuleika Gallery 

I have recently started exhibiting my work at Zuleika Gallery in Woodstock, just north of Oxford.  The gallery is housed in a Grade II listed building believed to date to 1608 in the centre of the town. The gallery is known for its focus on 20th Century British Art owing to the expertise of the founder, Lizzie Collins, who set up Zuleika Gallery in 2015. Alongside artists such as Wilhemina Barns-Graham, Patrick Heron, Sir Terry Frost and Dame Elizabeth Frink, the gallery shows “work by contemporary artists who are engaging with the legacy of Modern British art while also forging their own innovative pathways.” Jake started showing his work at Zuleika in 2023 and I have three paintings included in the current Christmas mixed exhibition.

Jake Lever

Exhibition at Zuleika Gallery 

I am exhibiting three new pieces of work at Zuleika Gallery in Woodstock, Oxfordshire that shows both Modern British and contemporary art.  These drawings arose from time spent contemplating the intricate living forms found underwater, underground and rooted in soil. Some reference root systems, mycelium and branching networks directly; others are more abstract and inward in focus, informed by my developing awareness of my breath and the branching networks that make up my body.  I hope that the work quietly reaffirms and honors our primal, sacred connection with nature in this time of climate crisis and potential ecological collapse.

The work is on show in a mixed Christmas Exhibition which continues until February.  Opening times are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 10 am - 5 pm and on Sundays from 12 - 4 pm (from 1st December over the Christmas period).

Open Studios - 9 and 10 November 

As we announced in August, we will be hosting an Open Studios event on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 from 11 am to 5 pm (both days) at our home in Kings Heath, Birmingham. So, we are continuing to get work ready, collaborating with The Framers and organising our studios. On show will be new paintings, prints, collages and drawings of different scales, from postcard to wall-sized pieces. We hope to give visitors an opportunity to see how our work is made and the kind of things that inspire us as artists.  We have been practising continuously as artists for almost 40 years, so there is cause for celebration, aside from the fact that we have both turned 60 in the last year or so. Most of the work will be for sale (from £5 upwards) with 50% of proceeds going towards All Saints Youth Project. Last summer we worked with a group of young people from ASYP who made a series of vibrant greetings cards which will also be for sale. So, you are warmly welcome to drop in any time during open hours; please contact us via the contact page for details of the address.