Art and trauma in new expo
Artists who have used art to confront their traumas and difficulties have converged for Creative Redemption which runs at Chichester’s Oxmarket Gallery from January 22-February 10 in the venue’s John Rank Gallery.
It features five talented artists all of whom, in their own way, have benefited from the restorative powers of their personal creative process.
Helen Frost, Christine Habib, Nicola Hancock, Hélio Teles and Julie Turner have revealed the “wounded condition through their individual response”, presenting a highly sensitive and powerful collection of works.
The exhibition is curated by Nicola Hancock (Chichester Art Trail) and Sofia Williams (Oxmarket Gallery manager).
Nicola explains: “In this exhibition I chart my travels since a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2015.
“In the depths of my difficulties, I seized the lifeline of creativity, gathered the rubble of my fate, and built a meaningful path through fear and the brutal impact of the surgery that saved my life.
“In so doing, the light of my spirit shone into the dark corners of my trembling mind and traumatised body.
“As a by-product, I have some beautiful pieces of art that bear witness to my labours and now exist in the world as offerings of empathy and courage to anyone who has struggled, or is struggling, as I have done.”
The exhibition is accompanied with a Meet The Artists event on Saturday, February 2, 2-4pm, light refreshments served.