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Visions in the Nunnery
Visions Programme 2 led by Onyeka Igwe
Saturday 15th November 2025 – Sunday 21st December 2025 , 10:00am to 4:00pm
Programme 2 of Visions features Onyeka Igwe and 24 artists from across the globe
Selected from an international open call, Visions brings together artworks from across the globe, giving you a unique chance to discover different voices, ideas and perspectives through film and performance.
Programme 2 Exhibiting Artists: Lucy Cash, Kate Clark, Jo Cope, Gabi Dao, Anna Doyle, Duck & Rabbit Projects (Arlene Wandera and Richard Zeiss), Tessa Garland, Onyeka Igwe, Sana Iqbal, Mark Jeffery, Emery Joan, Maria Joranko, Anthea Kennedy, Bo Lanyon, Maybelle Peters, Niyaz Saghari, Lou Lou Sainsbury, Kadie Salmon, Vicky Smith, Wilma Stone, Kialy Tihngang, Sasha Waters, Ian Wiblin and Sheri Wills.
Established in 1999, Visions has exhibited artists including Oreet Ashery, Tacita Dean, Ori Gersht, Dryden Goodwin, Susan Hiller, Mikhail Karikis, Tina Keane, Lawrence Lek, Uriel Orlow, Hetain Patel, Heather Phillipson and Nye Thompson, many at the very early stages of their careers.
Visions offers an informed overview of the provocative and quick-changing mediums of moving image and performance, presenting works from across the world. Each Visions presents two exhibition and event programmes and invites lead artists to head and inspire each one.
Visions in the Nunnery Programme 2 is curated by Onyeka Igwe, artist and selector Tessa Garland, and Bow Arts.
Film Still - Shoes Can Save - Jo Cope
Selected artist Visions in the Nunnery Bow Arts films exhibition showcase
Selected from an international open call, Visions brings together artworks from across the globe, giving you a unique chance to discover different voices, ideas and perspectives through film and performance.
Programme 2 Exhibiting Artists: Lucy Cash, Kate Clark, Jo Cope, Gabi Dao, Anna Doyle, Duck & Rabbit Projects (Arlene Wandera and Richard Zeiss), Tessa Garland, Onyeka Igwe, Sana Iqbal, Mark Jeffery, Emery Joan, Maria Joranko, Anthea Kennedy, Bo Lanyon, Maybelle Peters, Niyaz Saghari, Lou Lou Sainsbury, Kadie Salmon, Vicky Smith, Wilma Stone, Kialy Tihngang, Sasha Waters, Ian Wiblin and Sheri Wills.
Programme 2 will be accompanied by an events programme featuring screenings and performances from: Dorothy Cheung, James Edmonds, Jeremy Fernando, Lauren Heckler, Umi Ishihara, Kamila Kuc, Laima Leyton, Ecka Mordecai, Simon Rattigan, Karen Russo, Shanzay Subzwari, Fanxi Sun, Dara Waldron and Kate Walters.
Established in 1999, Visions has exhibited artists including Oreet Ashery, Tacita Dean, Ori Gersht, Dryden Goodwin, Susan Hiller, Mikhail Karikis, Tina Keane, Lawrence Lek, Uriel Orlow, Hetain Patel, Heather Phillipson and Nye Thompson, many at the very early stages of their careers.
Visions offers an informed overview of the provocative and quick-changing mediums of moving image and performance, presenting works from across the world. Each Visions presents two exhibition and event programmes and invites lead artists to head and inspire each one.
Visions in the Nunnery Programme 2 is curated by Onyeka Igwe, artist and selector Tessa Garland, and Bow Arts.
Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery
181-183 Bow Road
London, London E3 2SJUnited Kingdom
No Woman Is an Island of Shoes - Exhibition now open in Slovenia
1st July - 23rd Aug 2025
Jo Cope solo exhibition talking over 3 spaces at Gallery Velenje
Photography Nigel Essex
The official opening of No Woman Is an Island of Shoes, opening important questions about borders, migration and political isolation through shoe symbolism.
Free entrance. Open until 23.08.2025 at Galerija Velenje
Crushed Stilettos in major art exhibition in the Midlands
Made in the Middle tells a story of exceptional contemporary craft and design made in the Midlands. This ninth version showcases the work of thirty seven artists They represent the region’s vibrant and diverse creative community.
The exhibitors include both emerging talents and established names. Their work highlights powerful stories about the world we live in.
Themes
In the exhibition you can explore three themes. The materials things are made from, the craft techniques used and the stories the artists want to share.
Six of the artists were invited by Guest Curator Jazz Swali, with curatorial support by Marta Marsicka. Their pieces reflect the enriching cultural impact of global migration to the region.
A Craftspace project - See more about the show and makers here - Made in the Middle
LEICESTER ANNOUNCES NATIONAL LAUNCH OF MAJOR ARTS EXHIBITION read more here (D)Luxe magazine as featured in The Guardian Newspaper and BBC Midlands News.
Crushing handcrafted stilettos under a hydraulic press. - Jo Cope
Currently touring across the midlands in 2025-26 venues including Leicester Gallery, Hub Sleaford and MAC Birmingham.
Special Announcement 📢
The Shoe Museum in Portugal will be hosting Jo Cope’s first international solo show!
The Path Is a Metaphor opens:
September 21st 2024
Jo Cope The Path Is a Metaphor exhibition at Museu do Calcado
Join Jo Cope on the philosophical path, in search of the deeper meaning of shoes.
The Path is a Metaphor brings together footwear, installations and video, in a retrospective and journey into the artists imagination.
Jo will be taking over the contemporary art gallery in the Museu do calcado Museum from 21st sept 2024 until May 2025.
20 Years of the Virtual Shoe Museum
20 artists were invited to create a celebratory artwork in a 20x20cm square to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Virtual Shoe Museum.
Virtual Shoes - Real Love, Jo Cope 2024
Photographic image on glass 20 x 20cm
Exhibition curated by Amber Ambrose and Joyce de Gruiter
Artworks in honor of Liza Snook the founder of The Virtual Shoe Museum in 2004