Autumn 2023 mixed art exhibition : by gallery artists & guest artists

from "The old boatyard, Cremyll, Cornwall" by Kim Pragnell

Our Autumn mixed exhibition features over a dozen of our gallery artists, plus four guest artists, including a range of sculptures, oils, and prints. Newcomer Consuelo Child-Villiers brings visionary oils. A nautical theme comes from printmaker Colin Moore and Kim Pragnell’s charcoal deftly contrasts curvature of the boats with the linearity of the yard architecture. Hill forts enter by way of landscape monoprints from Bristol-based Ruth Ander. The Hampshire artist Philippa Headley adds her impressionistic landscape oils to the mix alongside the detailed landscape etchings of Devon-based Mary Gillett. A variety of raku ceramics are with us from London-based artist Alison Wear as well as stonework from Sarah Moore and the fine metal/glass/stone scuptures from Bershire based Johannes von Stumm. Imogen Bittner has some new textile pieces as well as work from London-based guest artist Chloe Fremantle and pieces by local guest artist Sarah Batt.

2023 SHOW LISTING

Sunset Over Dunhelm Woods, by Kim Pragnell

Friday 10 February – Friday 16 July 2023 Spring exhibition – Work by gallery & guest artists — The gallery is ordinarily closed during August – enquire for an appointment if you wish to visit in August. — Friday 8 September – Sunday 31 December 2023 Autumn exhibition – Work by gallery & guest artists … Read more

Spring 2022 mixed art exhibition : gallery & guest artists

Sculpture by Johannes Von Stumm

A Spring mixed exhibition of over a dozen of our gallery artists, plus four guest artists, including a range of sculptures, oils, and prints. Some excellent raku ceramics are with us from London-based artist Alison Wear alongside three large oil paintings from Philippa Headley, the impressionistic oil painter and Christies’ Graduate. Her works are presented alongside most of our gallery artists, including new work by Kim Pragnell, Ruth Ander, Jane Chapman and Mary Gillett.

Johannes von Stumm

Johannes Von Stumm with mask, OAS, Jericho, 2018
Johannes Von Stumm with mask, OAS, Jericho, 2018
Johannes Von Stumm with mask, OAS, Jericho, 2018

Johannes von Stumm is an internationally established sculptor living and working in Oxfordshire.

Johannes von Stumm’s combination of very different materials has attracted public and critical acclaim over decades. His sculpture joins metal, stone and glass to create abstract or reduced figurative works in which apparently conflicting materials exist in complex harmony.

Von Stumm’s choice of media and instinct for experimentation is rooted in his background, in a childhood spent at the foot of the Alps with long winters, ice and rocks. His love of steel and glass is intertwined with his family history: ancestors on his father’s side were blacksmiths and steel factory owners for 250 years, his mother’s ancestors owned a glass factory in Bohemia. He initially studied law in Munich and then turned towards art, first in Munich, then more widely in Germany, London, New York before settling in Oxfordshire.

Amongst many honours he is a past President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.

“Johannes von Stumm’s unique combination of three different materials has attracted public and critical acclaim in a decade of successful exhibitions, both in the UK and abroad. His startlingly original sculpture, which engages continually with risk and a defiance of accepted laws, joins iron, granite and glass to create abstract or reduced figurative works in which apparently conflicting materials exist in complex harmony.” – by Nicola Upson

Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture
Johannes Von Stumm sculpture

Last Week of Early Summer Show!

Just to let you know that the current exhibition has only ten days to run including works from the very successful Dorset Art Weeks 2016.

The Old School House Gallery

We have had a very successful Dorset Art Weeks Exhibition and have welcomed many visitors to our new venue. Quotes from our Visitors’ Book: “V Inspiring and great range of styles, lovely to see”     Trevarton Family, Wareham “A beautiful setting for beautiful art.  Thank You.”    Emma from Dorchester “Great Venue. Great Artwork’  Zoe from Oakford … Read more

Dorset Art Weeks preview

On Saturday 24th May, our Dorset Art Weeks exhibition was launched. Despite the dreadful weather, we were thrilled at how many people braved the rain to come and have a preview of this wonderful exhibition. The exhibition is now open every day until June 8th from 10am – 4pm and 10am -6pm on Saturdays.

Welcome…

…to the Old School House website. The Old School House is a Grade 2 listed building, which has been my home for the last ten years. The large original classroom provides a wonderful space for various activities. At the moment it is used for yoga classes and life drawing classes, run as a facility for professional … Read more