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    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

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    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

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    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

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    Wolverton Folk and Blues Festival returns to Shorwell with award-winning artists

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    Children on stage performing Les Miserables

    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

    RNLI crew carry a dummy along the seafront

    Cowes RNLI invites public to 999 Emergency Services Day on the Parade this Saturday

    charlie lovell-jones playing at iwso concert in jan 22

    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

    artists studio with paintbrushes in pots and painted fabric on the walls

    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

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    Tiger drinking water at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

    Wildheart Animal Sanctuary marks 50 years and asks Isle of Wight community to share memories

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    Join the Lifeboat Lotto for your chance to win up to £5,000

    Dementia UK cheque presentation

    Dementia UK leaders visit Isle of Wight as Hovertravel backs Admiral Nurse fundraising

    Amy Jolliffe playing guitar in the studio

    Wessex Cancer Support brings community funday back to Ryde in May

    Head of King Arwald by Nigel George

    Last pagan king of Isle of Wight celebrated by Pagans on St Arwald’s Day

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    Children on stage performing Les Miserables

    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

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    Parents urged to extend Child Benefit before it stops automatically in August

    RNLI crew carry a dummy along the seafront

    Cowes RNLI invites public to 999 Emergency Services Day on the Parade this Saturday

    the front of county hall

    Reform UK predicted to win most Isle of Wight Council seats in May elections

    Nick and Sue (Evalyn’s parents) with Evalyn, Becky McGregor, Mountbatten CEO, teacher Paula Blackley

    Shalfleet pupil’s sunflower design to feature on 1,000 Walk the Wight medals

    charlie lovell-jones playing at iwso concert in jan 22

    Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra welcomes back violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones in May concert

    Tiger drinking water at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

    Wildheart Animal Sanctuary marks 50 years and asks Isle of Wight community to share memories

    polling station sign by a park

    Ultimate candidate guide: Isle of Wight 2026 local election

    Polling station sign outside a church

    Helping you decide who to vote for: May 2026 elections

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    Promote your Isle of Wight Open Studios event with OnTheWight’s competitive package

    ian dore by closed sign at firestone copse

    Independent review of highways PFI contract sought following Isle of Wight Council elections

    Big Red & The Cava Boys with Angelina, Jo and Dick

    ‘Jimi and Friends Part Two’ draws enthusiastic crowd to Dimbola for Isle of Wight festival tribute

    Audience seated in fold up chairs in the field at Wolverton Manor for the Folk and Blues Day

    Wolverton Folk and Blues Festival returns to Shorwell with award-winning artists

    roadworks on fairlee road

    Councillor calls for full committee review of Isle of Wight roadworks disruption

    Long line of walkers walking up the Tennyson Downs

    Eight thousand walkers expected as Walk the Wight 2026 online registration nears close

    Lane closed on start of Fairlee Road

    Visit Isle of Wight CEO warns roadworks crisis is causing measurable damage to Island businesses

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    ian dore by closed sign at firestone copse

    Independent review of highways PFI contract sought following Isle of Wight Council elections

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    Councillor calls for full committee review of Isle of Wight roadworks disruption

    Lane closed on start of Fairlee Road

    Visit Isle of Wight CEO warns roadworks crisis is causing measurable damage to Island businesses

    Dementia UK cheque presentation

    Dementia UK leaders visit Isle of Wight as Hovertravel backs Admiral Nurse fundraising

    car loading on to the floating bridge on the first day of service

    Letter: ‘Temu’ Floating Bridge 6 wastes £1 million a year of your council money

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    Councillor Price reassures residents over access during Fairlee Road roadworks

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    Councillor questions Fairlee Road diversion plan as two-week closure looms

    General highway maintenance signage

    Fairlee Road to close for two weeks from 20th April for utility works

    Ryde Pier Head train station canopy

    Asbestos canopy among works proposed for Ryde Pier Head station

    Karl Love with the hovercraft propellor

    Isle of Wight councillor shares story behind hovercraft propeller plan for East Cowes

    Paul Merton standing next to a steam train and coal pile with shovel in hand

    Paul Merton’s upcoming ‘Driving Amazing Trains’ series features the Isle of Wight

    Artist impression of the hovercraft propellor

    Hovercraft propeller from iconic SR-N4 could become East Cowes heritage landmark

    Environmental Services Manager, Jez Mew, with the gritting fleet

    Isle of Wight records mildest gritting winter in 13 years with just 22 runs made

    MMC Rope Access team hanging off Castle Rd Bridge in Wroxall

    Rope-access teams to survey hard-to-reach retaining walls in Ventnor this month

    electric vehicle charging by possessed photography

    Isle of Wight set for major EV charging expansion with over 1,500 new chargepoints planned

    abstract illustration of the Island with ferry to the right and needles lighthouse to the left

    Isle of Wight’s 15-year transport plan moves into delivery phase after public backing

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Lisa Traxler

Lisa Traxler is a contemporary visual artist. Her works include acrylic and water based medium on canvas.

Lisa is an elected member of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Sculptors. Her award winning art combines painting and 3d form within her practice.

Below are articles where Lisa Traxler is mentioned

Lisa Traxler Installation Shape Shifter
26, February 2023·1 min read

Isle of Wight artist, Lisa Traxler, shortlisted for 2023 Aesthetica Art Prize

Isle of Wight artist, Lisa Traxler, creates award-winning art addresses an ongoing fascination with history and a sense of place
The Bunker, Orchid House and Binnel
14, August 2022·1 min read

Don’t miss the Summer Exhibitions at The Bunker Gallery, Orchid House and Binnel Studios

These Summer Exhibitions are always very popular and a chance to see the very latest work from ten established and highly accomplished painters, sculptors and potters
Mixed images from the Bunker Gallery summer exhibition
5, August 2022·4 min read

Visit The Bunker Gallery and Lisa Traxler’s working studio this Bank Holiday

This year you can visit The Bunker Gallery and see the latest work by a visiting artist, as well as exploring Lisa Traxler's working studio over the August Bank Holiday Weekend
Lisa Traxler's Time Traveller sculpture - by Julian Winslow
28, June 2022·1 min read

Isle of Wight artist, Lisa Traxler, opens new exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery

Having been awarded first place in Southampton City Art Gallery’s Open Exhibition in 2020, Lisa Traxler now opens her solo exhibition there, which runs until October 2022
Steve Baker and Clarke Reynolds
14, March 2022·2 min read

Project to bring art to life for sighted and non-sighted visitors comes to Quay Arts

Clarke is touring major galleries on the south coast with a sighted artist friend recording art podcasts and hosting discussions with visitors about the exhibition
Marius Charles Jo and Lisa in their studios
14, February 2022·3 min read

Paradoxes: 52 artists exhibiting at Quay Arts

This exhibition of 52 painters includes 48 artists from the CBP membership who are based throughout the British Isles, and four guest artists from the Isle of Wight
Bunker Blast Wall and Binnel Corridor
29, August 2021·1 min read

Binnel Studios and The Bunker Gallery invite you to their 2021 Summer Exhibitions

There aren’t many places that can offer an ‘effortless cool’, but Binnel Studios, now fully established at the former site of Isle of Wight Studio Glass in St Lawrence, and The Bunker Gallery, a WWII radar bunker, do just that
Header image for Binnel Studios feature
9, August 2021·8 min read

Binnel Studios welcome to you their seventh Summer Exhibition, 2021

The August bank holiday weekend brings with it a chance to meet seven talented and highly-accomplished artists on the Isle of Wight, in deepest St Lawrence at Binnel Studios. Read on for more detail
Blast Wall exhibition at the Bunker Gallery, Lisa Traxler 2021
2, August 2021·2 min read

Lisa Traxler’s BLAST WALL Annual Exhibition at The Bunker Gallery

Lisa Traxler's ‘Blast Wall’ Exhibition explores the notion of ‘home’ and the artist's relationship to her distinctive home, charting her experience of living within a World War Two radar bunker on the south coast of the Isle of Wight
Lisa Traxler show at Quay Arts
20, May 2021·1 min read

Meet the artist at Dazzle and Disrupt exhibition this Saturday (updated)

The work draws inspiration from the historical Dazzle camouflage and its relationship to the Island's maritime heritage
Steve Miles - Style Writing Roots
16, February 2021·2 min read

Isle of Wight abstract artist wins solo exhibition at Quay Arts for response to Off The Rails

The artist says this is an opportunity that he'll grab with both hands, after he was selected to hold a solo show in the Clayden Gallery in 2022
Holly Jolliffe Sue Paraskeva Lisa Traxler and Laura Hathaway
27, November 2020·2 min read

Ryde Arts Friday showcases work for sale by Isle of Wight artists

It might be Black Friday, but instead of giving your money to large multinational companies why not keep it on the Isle of Wight and support local artists
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