TREEHOUSE HOTEL MANCHESTER PARTNERS WITH GALLERY LES BOIS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

About Manchester, February 18, 2026
This March, Treehouse Hotel Manchester partners with sustainability-led contemporary art gallery, Gallery Les Bois, to present a month-long exhibition celebrating International Women's Day and the women reshaping the future of contemporary art.
 
Opening to the public from Thursday, 5th March until Sunday, 29th March, the showcase will transform the hotel's striking ground floor into an immersive gallery space. Works will be displayed throughout the lobby and within Pip, the hotel's restaurant guided by acclaimed chef Mary-Ellen McTague - reinforcing a shared commitment to championing female leadership across hospitality and the arts.
Curated by Gallery Les Bois, London's first sustainability-led contemporary art gallery, the exhibition foregrounds female artists whose practices engage directly with sustainability, material ethics and cultural transformation. Working across fibre art, sculpture, painting and mixed media, the artists transform reclaimed textiles, natural fibres and responsibly sourced materials into conceptually rigorous works that challenge traditional ideas of permanence, value and consumption.
Featured Artists:
Sienna Martz - Internationally recognised sculptor and fibre artist working with plant fibres and recycled materials.
Saskia Saunders - British fine artist creating ethereal handwoven works using linen, hemp and paper yarn.
Miranda Carter - UK-based painter exploring sublime landscapes through recycled and responsibly sourced materials.
Sandra Junele - Dundee-based textile artist transforming recycled yarn waste into sculptural installations.
Caitlin Heffernan - Environmentally conscious painter examining renewal and ecological interconnectedness.
 
Together, the works create a dialogue between material, ecology and artistic innovation - reflecting the evolving role of sustainability in contemporary art.
Commenting on the collaboration, Claire-Julia Hill, Director at Gallery Les Bois, said: "This exhibition brings together a generation of female artists redefining contemporary art through sustainability and material innovation. International Women's Day offers an important moment to recognise not only their creative contributions, but the leadership of women shaping a more responsible and forward-thinking cultural future."
The partnership highlights Treehouse Hotel Manchester's role as a vibrant cultural hub within the city, a place where creativity, community and curiosity intersect, while aligning with Gallery Les Bois' mission to champion artists contributing to a more sustainable and engaged art world.
 
To find our more about the Gallery Les Bois exhibition at Treehouse Hotel Manchester, please visit www.treehousehotels.com/events/she-creates-exhibition-gallery-les-bois.

 

A GALLERY LES BOIS COLLECTOR NOTE

She Creates brought together five artists with distinctly different visual languages. Sienna Martz builds sculptural volume through colour, fibre and tactile repetition; Saskia Saunders creates ethereal handwoven compositions; Miranda Carter explores landscape through atmosphere, light and stillness; Sandra Junele transforms reclaimed fibres into densely textured contemporary forms; and Caitlin Heffernan uses intuitive painting to examine renewal and humanity’s relationship with nature.

The exhibition’s significance lay in this artistic breadth. It did not present sustainability or gender as substitutes for aesthetic and conceptual judgement. Instead, colour, surface, scale, rhythm and emotional presence established the artistic case, while each artist’s approach to materials and making added another dimension of meaning. Installed throughout Treehouse Hotel Manchester, the works also demonstrated how ambitious contemporary art can enter a lived interior and shape the experience of architecture, hospitality and public space.

Collectors can explore the gallery’s complete She Creates exhibition record, browse available artworks, or request a tailored shortlist through the gallery’s art advisory. For current availability, provenance, dimensions, installation requirements or a private viewing, please contact Gallery Les Bois.

 

QUESTIONS COLLECTORS MAY ASK

What connected the five artistic practices presented in She Creates? The artists were united by material sensitivity and environmental awareness, but not by a single style. Painting, sculpture, mixed media and woven work created a varied visual conversation shaped by colour, texture, memory, landscape and organic form.

How did the Treehouse Hotel Manchester setting affect the exhibition? Displaying the work throughout the foyer and restaurant placed it within an active architectural and social environment. Scale, sightlines, changing light and movement through the hotel became part of how visitors encountered each work.

What information can a collector request about a work from the exhibition? Gallery Les Bois can provide available provenance and condition information, dimensions, material and process details, installation requirements, care guidance and current availability, helping collectors consider both the work’s artistic presence and its practical stewardship.