Lisa Rodgers and The Longworth Gallery

The Longworth Gallery is a homage to Longworth Road where owner Lisa Rodgers lived in Oxford, England. It is also a tribute to her late mother Evelyn Gladys Day, known to her friends as "Lady Longworth". 

With her signature waist length red hair and quit wit, Lisa was a professional equestrian, entrepreneur, artist and a survivor surmounting incredible obstacles in her life to achieve her goals. She embraced all that life had to offer and then some. 

The artists featured at The Longworth Gallery are not strangers. We have longstanding relationships with the gifted individuals who have chosen us to represent them. We love their art!

The Longworth Gallery is also especially honored to be the official, private gallery to feature the works of Vladimir Kush in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Winner of the 2011 Artistes Du Monde Best Painter Award at Cannes, Vladimir is acknowledged worldwide for his gifts.

The Longworth Gallery has its origins Lisa's childhood on Longworth Road in Oxford England. Being raised by John Gordon Ash, producer of the Oxford Playhouse, and in the company of his best friend and fellow actor Frank Shelley, director of the Playhouse; they'd rehearse their theatre roles at home, then gather around Lisa's mum's piano belting out show tunes interspersed with captivating stories.  

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Every day, John and Lisa would take her beloved Basset hounds for their walks across Port Meadow; pausing intermittently, John would point out the Goblins and benevolent Witches that lived in the allotment sheds along Binsey Lane, and the Fairy circles alongside the Magic Wood across the Thames river - Lisa was mesmerized!

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John was responsible for Lisa's introduction and appreciation of the art of storytelling, whether regaled through words or visual arts it didn't matter. Front and center stage though, was the grandeur of the indelible socialite, Lisa's late mother, Evelyn Gladys Day, known to friends far and wide as “Lady Longworth”. It is in her honor that The Longworth Gallery is named.

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Lisa started working with our artists in 2006 as a part time salesclerk. Together she developed a sincere friendship that, with their encouragement and support, enabled her to open her own gallery representing them in 2013.

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With over 300 galleries in Santa Fe, The Longworth Gallery is unique in its representation of Visionary artists. Here you are surrounded by storytellers using metaphors, allegories and symbolism as their voice. This cerebral dimension complements the visual aesthetic and invites you, with their assistance if you wish, to expand your consciousness.

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Honored to represent internationally acclaimed artists such as Vladimir Kush with his Metaphorical Realism, and Michael Parkes and his Magical Realism, it is exciting to be able to provide a platform for debuting emerging artists.

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As shared through the experiences of Lisa's childhood, this gallery invites you to be whisked away to a magical world, where you will find light, love, hope and optimism. As it was in Lisa's childhood home, The Longworth Gallery is and will always continue to be a stage for artistic license and expression.