Trena Cox Project - Chester Cathedral

Trena Cox Project

Join Chester Cathedral and partners to discover the work and legacy of Chester's foremost woman stained glass artist

The Trena Cox Project is an exciting research project run by Project Lead and Artist in Residence at Chester Cathedral, Aleta Doran, to tell the story of Trena Cox (1895-1980), Chester's renowned twentieth-century stained glass artist. 

During her career lasting more than fifty years, Cox brought prestige to the city through her talent for creating vibrant and eye-catching designs, and her distinctive stained glass can be found across Chester and Cheshire.

Join us as we explore the legacy of Trena Cox today and put her contributions to our city and county back on the map.

The Trena Cox Project encompasses several strands, including new research by Aleta Doran on the life and legacy of Trena Cox, a series of exciting exhibitions exploring Cox's work, community projects, talks, artwork, and lots more with support from a Chester-based partnership. 

Ways you can get involved:

Follow the work of Aleta Doran, Project Lead for the Trena Cox Project, using her website

Leave feedback on the Trena Cox: Reflections 100 exhibition here

Get the dates in your diary for an exhibition at Grosvenor Museum (February 2025) exploring the civic input and legacy of Trena Cox

 

Useful links:

Aleta Doran (Project Lead and Artist in Residence at Chester Cathedral) website

Map of locations of Trena Cox's stained glass

Partners:

Funders:

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Megan Gwynne-Jones Trust 

Couch Charitable Trust

Ursula Keyes Trust

Cllr. Simon Eardley 

The Arts Society Chester

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