Welcome to OVADA Contemporary art gallery

We are a Contemporary art gallery based in Oxford that is run by artists to provide unique opportunities for both artists and audiences.

We are an artist-led space providing a diverse and interdisciplinary programme of inclusive exhibitions and events and related education programmes of from our city centre venue and other off-site locations.

By providing a stimulating environment, both emerging and established artists are encouraged to take risks in their work and are supported in their continuing professional development through our programme of advice sessions, networking and information sharing.

Covid Exhibitions

We have been busy during lock down putting on a number of exciting exhibitions and events virtually. You can still visit these.

Life Drawing Virtual Gallery

June 4, 2020September 21, 2020

This exhibition showed work created within our experimental life drawing class. The exhibition ran from Thursday 11th – 28th June 2020 In case of any streaming issues we have provided…

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Artweeks Virtual Gallery

March 18, 2020September 21, 2020

We are delighted to showcase the amazing work produced by the participants and tutors of our Contemporary & Extended Painting courses! The stereotype of a solitary artist in a garret…

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The Warehouse Contemporary art gallery

We are housed in a unique semi-industrial building and offers flexible spaces for a range of activities including our Studios that are home to our studio artists and spaces to make and share work including an art room where we run classes and events as well as the Warehouse Art School.

We also hire our main space for photo-shoots, filming, painting and constructing large scale work as well as documenting work or rehearsing performances.