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Volunteers, interns and those on work experience and the Friends of Oriel Davies are also vital to our operations.

Trustees

Mary Napper-White Chair
Mary is a painter by training and pursues her own artistic practice. She has knowledge and experience of professional museum and gallery management, gained as Shrewsbury Museums Manager. She is familiar with public sector structure and funding and has been chairman of professional and voluntary organisations, including contemporary arts partnerships and school governors.

Peter Styles Vice Chair
Peter is a landscape architect. His business, Lingard Styles Associates is based in Mid Wales and Shrewsbury, and undertakes major landscaping projects in the UK and abroad. Peter developed and designed Oriel Davies’ landscaping as part of the Gallery’s refurbishment programme. He also teaches professional landscaping courses.

Dylan Woodhouse Treasurer
Dylan has lived in Newtown all his life, attending Newtown High School and Coleg Powys before studying at the Swansea Institute of Higher Education.  Dylan has worked for over 20 years as an accountant in local businesses in the Mid Wales area, gaining extensive accountancy experience in the retail, public and commercial sectors. He is currently employed as a Company Accountant at Pamargan Products Ltd, part of the Hutchinson group. Dylan is also a Trustee and Treasurer at the Institute of Rural Health, Newtown and has previously held the positions of Treasurer at Llanidloes Golf Club and Chairperson of Kerry Playgroup.

Mandy Fowler
Mandy Fowler is an independent cultural consultant, producer and project manager specializing in contemporary visual arts. She has extensive experience in strategic management in the arts, and as Manager of Meadow Arts (2004-12) saw the organization through development to achieve RFO status as a part of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and manage major contemporary art projects and artists commissions. Other positions include Development Officer for the Rural Company, Hereford, and Programme Support Manager, Ludlow Assembly Rooms.

Eleri Houghton
Eleri represents the Friends of Oriel Davies. She is on the Friends’ Committee and has been of great support to the Gallery, working both in a voluntary and paid capacity for Oriel Davies.

Mick Brown
Mick Brown has lived and worked in the Newtown area for over 20 years. He is currently working in the finance sector to help new businesses and to support the growth of renewable energy. He has a particular interest in advising and supporting people in the arts sector to develop sustainable businesses. He also sits on Powys Regeneration Partnership and the Regeneration Strategy Board.

Andrew Oxenham
Andrew is a Solicitor with Wace Morgan Solicitors, Newtown Branch. He has excellent legal experience, with particular expertise in Charity Law, wills and probate. He has a very strong interest in the arts.

Carol Warner
Carol is a freelance arts consultant. She worked for the Scottish Arts Council between 1995 - 2010 as Lottery Operations Manager, then as Head of Grants Department and most recently as Executive Manager working on corporate policy, including the amalgamation of SAC and Scottish Screen as Creative Scotland. She has a degree in Art History (UCL) and an MBA (OU).

Sean Vicary
Sean is a practising visual artist. He is based in West Wales and is originally from Shropshire close to the Powys border. He exhibits widely throughout Wales, nationally and also internationally.   

Should you wish to contact the Chair of the Oriel Davies Trust, please do so through the Gallery. Emails or letters will be forwarded promptly.