The Corridor Gallery
The Corridor Gallery at the John Radcliffe Hospital is situated along the Level 2 main entrance corridor and shows a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.
Drawings by Jonathan Brett
11 April to 23 May 2026
Originally trained as a graphic designer, Jonathan developed his drawing techniques at a local print studio.
As his practice evolved, he began creating a wide range of illustrated works, from mechanical birds inspired by the cutaway drawings of Haynes manuals to a collection of cycling animals.
Living and working in Oxford has been a significant influence on this series.
"In Oxford you see some very unusual bikes," he notes. "Whether it's a rider on a classic three-speed Raleigh with a dog in the basket, or a student battling the rain while cycling with an umbrella, cycling is a big part of everyday life."
Birch / Koivu
Photographs and drawings by Elina Medley
28 February to 11 April 2026
Artist Elina Medley explores the intertwined experiences of loss, care and belonging.
Her work reflects on feminist issues around domestic labour, motherhood and our relationship to the earth and its seasonal rhythms.
Made in nearby Shotover, her photographic self-portraits were a means to connect to the Finnish landscape native to her late mother, finding solace and renewal in the process. The enacting of gestures such as carrying, alongside playful climbing, blur the lines between parent and child, duty and dreams.
A series of pen drawings made from direct observation of birch bark explore tactile and visual parallels between trees and the human form, between a clothed figure and the inner crevices and contours of the body.
Supported by the Eaton Fund.
Embers of Care
Portraits of internationally-educated NHS staff by John Yayen
17 January to 28 February 2026
Embers of Care is a 100-artwork series of portraits celebrating the strength, resilience and contributions of migrants in the UK health sector.
Embers of Care Presentation - YouTube
This exhibition includes new portraits of eight staff working in our Oxford hospitals, and tells their stories of coming to the UK to work, leaving behind family and friends. They are accompanied by portraits of other NHS staff from across the UK.
John Yayen is an artist and nurse from Palawan, in the Philippines.
Through his art, Yayen seeks to promote social cohesion, and to bring visibility to the often unseen hands and overlooked stories in the healthcare system.
Looking at Glass
Paintings by Claire Venables
6 December 2025 to 17 January 2026
Oxford-based painter Claire Venables explores the role objects play in shaping and supporting our lives, particularly the tools associated with scientific practice.
In this exhibition she focuses on glass chemistry bottles, where residues from past experiments adhere to their interiors and cast subtle shadow patterns across carefully constructed compositions.
Claire's oil paintings have a quiet stillness that prompts viewers to reflect on their own relationship with the instruments that surround them.
What We Carry: Living With Pain
Marysa Dowling
26 October to 6 December 2025
Pain is invisible - often misunderstood and hard to express.
'What We Carry' is a two-year collaborative project with individuals living with chronic pain and artist Marysa Dowling.
Using photography, writing, mark-making and storytelling, participants explore new ways to express what's been trapped inside.
At its core, the project addresses a universal need: to be seen, understood and believed.
Created in collaboration with individuals living with chronic pain, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and the Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network.
This exhibition is part of Photo Oxford.
Please visit:
Marysa Dowling What We Carry: Living with Pain - Photo Oxford
All Things Are Connected
Lizzie Wheeler
13 September to 25 October 2025
This exhibition of handmade prints celebrates colour, pattern and the beauty of wild things.
The OUH Staff Art Exhibition
Artwork by staff artists
2 August to 13 September 2025
The OUH Staff Art Exhibition celebrates the creativity and artistic talent of staff across the Trust.
The artwork has been selected for exhibition by Ruth Charity, Arts Lead for the Trust's Arts Programme, funded by Oxford Hospitals Charity, and Cristyna Bremner, founder of Oxford Art Community, a group of OUH staff artists.
Come and view - and buy - some beautiful artwork and enjoy the talents of OUH staff.
Land and Memory: Paintings of the British Isles
Phil Whiting
21 June to 2 August 2025
Phil Whiting says of his work:
"I've been fortunate throughout my long career as a landscape painter to be able to travel the world in search of subject matter.
"Yet, it's to these islands I'll return time and time again to find a kind of solace or inspiration.
I hope this small but personal selection of works will help the viewer share a little in this love of mine for The British Isles."
Pictured here is 'Wild Geese at Otmoor. Late Autumn', painted in acrylic on heavy water colour paper.
Reasons to be Cheerful
Uwe Ackermann
10 May to 21 June 2025
An exhibition of photographs showing moments of contentment and happiness.
Intermission
Lucy Phillips
22 March to 10 May 2025
Lucy Phillips makes abstract screenprint collages and vinyl cut-outs that take inspiration from urban landscapes, digital encryption and puzzles.
It is through a strict process of refinement, rotation and repetition that she creates new spatial possibilities - alternative existences - where geometry, pattern and form are pushed to the fore.
