8 - 18th January 2025

Emily is delighted to present a solo exhibition at The North Wall Gallery, Oxford. An online version of the exhibition will be launched on this web page to coincide with the opening evening.

Opening Evening: Wednesday 8th January, 6-8pm Free entry / No booking required

Meet the Artist: Thursday 16th January, 11am-12 Tour and talk / Free entry / Booking required

About the Exhibition

Text courtesy of The North Wall Gallery:

“The Chapel presents a diverse collection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture by multidisciplinary artist Emily Hoyle. Classical styles of painting and drawing are sensitively integrated into the contemporary moment, honouring common human experiences across varying time and place. Emily draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, influenced by archetypal stories across theology, art history, literature and psychology. Ancient and enduring human truths are illuminated with renewed freshness.

A childhood spent on the rural Warwickshire-Oxfordshire border greatly influenced Emily. She lived and worked alongside animals, which now appear as recurring symbols in her artwork. Moments of great tension and drama, always present in the natural world, are contrasted with a meditative stillness and focus.

A background studying and performing classical music also helped Emily hone her artistry, attuning her attention to what can be felt as well as what can be seen. Time spent as a choral scholar at Wadham College introduced her to the richness of Oxford’s sacred spaces, particularly influencing the title of this exhibition. The Chapel, just like its namesake, aims to encourage reflection in an intimate and quiet environment.

Emily is the ArtsLab visual artist for 2025. Through the ArtsLab programme each year The North Wall supports a talented, early career artist to stage an exhibition in the gallery.”

For more information please get in touch via: contact@thenorthwall.com / 01865 319 450.