From iconic oaks and pears to unnamed local trees, each painting serves as a memorial to those lost, and a celebration of the role trees play in shaping memory, identity, and place.
The Lost Trees Exhibition at Compton Verney in Warwickshire, aims to connect to significant localised tree loss in the region stemming nationally significant building and infrastructure projects such as HS2 which has radically reconfigured the local landscape.
Through personal and shared stories, the exhibition honours trees as witnesses to history, anchors of community, and fragile, yet enduring, connections between people and the natural world.
Nancy Cadogan (b.1979) is a British American artist, celebrated for her figurative paintings with their profound engagement with literature, time, and the still moments of life. Cadogan has had previous solo exhibitions at Saatchi Gallery, London in 2019 and Keats-Shelley House, Rome in 2020. In 2022, she was invited as Artist in Residence at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris.
The Lost Trees exhibition runs until the 22nd of November 2026.
