Dreams do come true!

After hearing of its success, 4walls was keen to find out more about the recently established White Horse Gallery in Banbury. We spoke to the owner, Paul, who gave us some insight into opening his own gallery, and all the exciting things that have happened since.

Coming from a family of framers, it had always been an aspiration of Paul’s to open his own gallery. He felt this would be the right way to enter into the art world, so set about making his dreams a reality in February 2019, taking on an old butcher’s shop in Banbury with ambitious refurbishment plans.

Amazingly, within just four months, Paul and his team had completely renovated the space they fell in love with into what is now a high-end, prestigious gallery in Oxfordshire. Paul tells us that the launch party was one of the first signs of their upcoming successes. With a full house and live music, this event propelled them into embracing the way the gallery could be used as a social space for all types of people and all genres of art.

Aside from the launch party, one of the first major events hosted at the gallery was the Bentley Owners Club exhibition. Prior to this, they had been in contact with artist Phillip Dutton White, Master of the Royal Society of Artists and Designers. Phillip had been commissioned to produce a book that showcased illustrations of all Bentleys models from the 1920s up until modern day.

The final book (which is to be entered into the Guinness World Records as the heaviest book ever made!) comprised 56 car illustrations, which were displayed throughout the gallery on the day of the exhibition. We were incredibly proud to hear that the original Bentley Blower illustration was framed in our Anvil range, chosen by Paul as he believed it was the perfect frame to highlight and complement the art.

A Bentley statue carved from granite was also unveiled in the gallery, alongside having a 1920s Blower parked outside!
To see more of The White Horse Gallery and the range of art they have on offer, head over to their social channel @Whitehorsegallery, or visit their website.
whitehorsegallery.co.uk