New art exhibition on theme of Home to launch at Rhodes House

The S. Ann Colbourne gallery will present Show Me Why You Love Home from October 2026, featuring work by Rhodes Scholars, Atlantic Fellows and Schmidt Science Fellows. The exhibition follows the gallery’s current display of pieces by our Artist in Residence, Rebecca Pokua Korang.

Contributors to the Show Me Why You Love Home exhibition are working with a wide range of media and representing many different interpretations of what home is, how it can be found, and the ways to celebrate it. In the West Lightwell we will also be showcasing a collaboration with the XR Lab, part of the Atlantic Institute, based here at Rhodes House.

The provisional list of artists includes:

• Lana Alabbasi, Rhodes Scholar in Residence
  Van Gogh’s Starry Night mixed media

• Sara Amro, Rhodes Scholar in Residence
  Tatreez, a traditional form of Palestinian embroidery

• Laura Maria Calderon, Atlantic Fellow
  Ethiopian face painting, photography

• Talei Caucau, Atlantic Fellow
  Traditional woven mat from Batiki, called vakadivilivili

• Madeline Dierauf, Rhodes Scholar in Residence
  Audio recordings and photography of folk music from Southern Appalachia, USA

• John Edwards, Rhodes Scholar Alum
  Botanical illustrations and poetry

• Humairaa Moosa, Rhodes Scholar in Residence
  Photography and poetry

• Azania Patel, Rhodes Scholar Alum
  Indian craft traditions

• Nadine Pinede, Rhodes Scholar Alum
  Accordion book of scanned images from Haiti

• Mansi Sood, Schmidt Science Fellow & Rhodes Scholar
  Watercolour quilt collage on cotton paper

• Chloe Walker, Rhodes Scholar Alum & Rhodes Trust Staff
  Barbadian chattel house, photo/wooden

• Laura Wegner, Rhodes Scholar in Residence
  Home as people, backlit photography

The exhibition launch will take place at Rhodes House on 13 October 2026.