Oxmarket Contemporary is supported by more than 30 volunteers who give their time to support our efforts to promote artists, craftspeople and designers. If you would like to volunteer at Oxmarket Contemporary please click here

Martyn was previously Chairman of the Oxmarket Management Board from 2015 to early 2019.

Born in Brighton, he was educated at a State Grammar School and then Manchester University , where he graduated in Economics. He pursued a career in International Marketing & Retailing, retiring in 2000.

Since retirement he has lived in the City of Chichester and has served as a local Councillor since 2007. For 2014/15 he was appointed Chairman of Chichester District Council and for 2018/19 he was appointed Mayor of Chichester.

Martyn is Chairman of Chichester District Scouts, a Trustee of Chichester Marks Holocaust Memorial Day and a Vice- President of The Arts Society Chichester.

Martyn is the Chair of the Oxmarket Association Trustees .

Louise started her career with leading advertising agencies before moving into management consultancy. She founded a boutique management consultancy specialising in strategic marketing and customer facing operations for a wide range of private and public sector clients.

She sold her consultancy after the birth of her daughter and has since worked with a number of small brands and start ups on their marketing strategy. She is a Trustee for a small education charity in Africa and previously, a Carers charity in Sussex.

She has a lifelong interest in Art having completed an Art Foundation course at Worthing College of Art prior to University, and is now a keen collector.

Louise joined the board in 2021

Stephen is a graduate of Cambridge University and London Business School and has had a varied career including roles in strategy consulting, IT, change management and finance. He has worked for UK and US headquartered global companies in consumer goods and medical devices respectively and for a tech startup in the education sector.

Having lived and worked in Ireland, Hungary and Switzerland for 12 years, he and his family returned to the UK and settled in Chichester in 2014. Aside from the Oxmarket, he also has a voluntary role as FD of Tops'l Sailcruise, a membership-owned sailing club based out of Port Solent, and volunteers for the South Downs National Park.

Stephen has a lifelong passion for the arts, is a frequent visitor to Chichester Festival Theatre and is an active amateur musician playing in several local orchestras and ensembles.

Stephen joined the Board as Treasurer in 2023.

Becky is a graduate of Cambridge University and has worked in industry, most recently in media and telecomms. As a qualified accountant her experience has been within the finance and commercial areas and she is experienced in driving growth, assessing commercial opportunities and ensuring financial stability.

Becky is currently working for a Hampshire based charity and enjoying being able to support and make a difference in a much smaller organisation that helps young people develop and thrive.

She is thrilled to be part of this organisation and hopes her commercial and finance experience can make a difference to the Oxmarket Gallery. She loves art and the opportunity to understand more and support the industry is really exciting.

Becky joined the board in November 2023.

Gallery Manager

Jo has led the gallery, since January 2023, as the Gallery Manager. In her role she oversees the strategic direction and organisational objectives, working closely with the team, the volunteers and the trustees.

With a background in the Arts, Jo is also the founding Trustee of her own Charity, which has given her invaluable experience to bring to the role. Jo liaises closely with the artists and exhibitors at the gallery. Her creative background, having designed an award winning stand for the Chelsea Flower Show, is put to good use supporting exhibition set ups, curating Oxmarket Exhibitions and coordinating the highly successful gallery shop.

Gallery Operations Manager

Cath joined the gallery in January 2023, In her role as the Operations Manager. Working alongside Jo, she ensures the smooth running of the gallery, overseeing many aspects of the business for the charity. With a strong background working for charities, most recently as the Operations Manager for an educational charity, she brings a wealth of experience to the role and its unique challenges.

She also has a background in business set up and management, which gives her a strong skill base to help build and grow the business platform for the charity. Cath also liaises with the trustees, team and volunteers as a key part of her role.

Gallery Admin Assistant

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Weekend Gallery Assistant

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Weekend Gallery Assistant

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Friends Membership Co-ordinator

Jo left Bristol University with a degree in Classics.  She still maintains a deep love of the art, architecture, archaeology, literature and history of the Roman and Greek eras.  She then had a long career working for ICL and BT Global Services in customer facing roles – sales support, business development, and ultimately running an IT Consultancy practice.  She worked closely with Local Authorities, especially many of the London Boroughs, as well as the UK Utility industry and Telecoms companies.  Jo also helped bring together International sales teams into a consistent global practice, developing with them country marketing strategies and sales plans.  This included successfully bidding for a significant budget to develop offerings to our main markets. 

A six month marketing assignment with a Polish near-shore software development company was her final corporate role.

Since retiring from the corporate world, she has used her free time to pursue her love of travel, botanical watercolour painting, reading, theatre and art.

It was a natural progression to join in 2019 the volunteer team at the Oxmarket in a front of house role, and Jo has loved meeting and welcoming visitors to the gallery as well as the fabulous artists who have exhibited there. 

Jo is really pleased to have now joined the staff to help develop and manage a number of programmes, as well as continuing her volunteering role.