'Here we go' will be the inaugural exhibition at a new contemporary and modern art gallery opening in North Parade.

Meakin + Parsons’ new gallery opens with a group show bringing together 15 contemporary artists with a selection of paintings, works on paper, prints, ceramics and sculpture.

They include Carl Anderson, Dominic Beattie, Christopher Brooks, Ham Darroch, Ann-Marie James, Jillian Knipe, Anna Liber Lewis, Zanny Mellor, Barbara Nicholls, Charley Peters, Bridget Riley, Toby Twiss, Robin Walden, Eleanor May Watson and Emily Wolfe.

The founders of Meakin + Parsons are Lucy Meakin and Ben Parsons, who between them have more than 30 years experience in the art world.

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Ms Meakin was a specialist in Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby’s in London, and also worked in sales at several blue-chip galleries including Timothy Taylor Gallery in London and Michael Reid in Sydney before setting up a private art advisory business 12 years ago.

Mr Parsons was director of Karsten Schubert Gallery for a decade, where he worked with high-profile contemporary artists including Bridget Riley and Alison Wilding.

He moved to Los Angeles in 2013 to become sales director of Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery, returning to the UK in 2015 to work as a private dealer and consultant, and co-founded Meakin + Parsons in 2018.

He has also held the position of VIP director of London Art Fair for the past four years.

Meakin + Parsons are expanding on their space in Delly End, near Witney, which was established in 2018.

The new gallery will be overseen by a new partner Hannah Payne of The Art Five who will be presenting emerging contemporary artists as part of the gallery's programme of exhibitions and is curating Here We Go.

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Lucy Meakin will also continue the gallery's advisory service, helping private clients with building and managing their collections, and Ben Parsons will focus on the modern and contemporary programme alongside the gallery’s strong secondary market activity.

This group show will be followed by a series of solo exhibitions, the first being a Bridget Riley print show in March.

In addition to the exhibition space the new gallery will include an artist’s studio dedicated to a series of artist residencies.

The first artist in the studio is Oxford-based Emily Wolfe, which will follow with a solo show of new works.

North Parade was recently pedestrianised and features a range of independent shops and artisan producers and the gallery's neighbours include Barefoot Bakery, Brew Oxford, Oxford Clayhouse, and 2 North Parade Produce.

It is also near The Ashmolean, Pitt Rivers Museum, and Modern Art Oxford.

Here We Go in collaboration with Hannah Payne runs from February 11 to March 11.

Private View: Friday February 11, 4 - 8pm, and Saturday February 12, 12 - 4pm.

16 North Parade Avenue, Oxford, OX2 6LX