BIOGRAPHY
Mhairi McGregor
Artist Biography
Mhairi McGregor was born in Paisley in 1971. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1993. Throughout her career, McGregor has travelled extensively, painted and exhibited in Europe, Australia, Canada and the USA, as well as finding constant inspiration in her native Scotland. Collections include the Royal Scottish Academy, Fleming Holdings and Aberdeen University.
Painting Style
Mhairi McGregor has gained acclaim for her highly abstracted, contemporary Colourist landscape paintings. The artist travels the world capturing breathtaking views with her paintbrush en plein air. As a young artist McGregor's root inspirations originated from textiles (practiced and taught by her mother at Glasgow University) and the work of French-Russian painter Nicolas de Stael.
Bright and vibrant, McGregor's landscapes are layered with complexity and depth. Every patch of oil is deliberately placed and deeply considered; the resulting product is trademark McGregor - effervescent, accomplished, and outright beautiful to take in.
Exhibiting History
Recent exhibition: 'Radiant Light' 8 May 2019 - 25 May 2019
For her latest solo exhibition, McGregor converts two years of travel, watercolour sketches, and memory into stunning oil landscapes. Choosing Italy as the primary anchor, McGregor studied cathedrals, hidden groves and sacred sites throughout Rome, Venice, and Florence, along with many destinations in between. McGregor's new show is a wondrous display of colour, mastery of perspective, and beautifully balanced composition.
Open at Thompson's Gallery London from 8th May to 25th May 2019. Contact the gallery for more information.
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in
Solo Exhibitions:
Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh
Red Rag Gallery, Stow-on- the-Wold
Watercolour, Edinburgh
Royal Glasgow Institute
The Mall Galleries, London
Thompson's Gallery, London
Albany Gallery, Cardiff
The Lost Gallery, Strathdon
Gallery Q, Dundee
Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
White Space Art, Totnes
Falle Fine Art, Jersey
Bircham Gallery, Holt
Jerram Gallery, Sherbourne
Hill-Smith Fine Art, Adelaide
Green Gallery, Munich,
Corte Real, Algarve
House For An Art Lover, Glasgow 2016
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, 1996, 1998, 2003,
Edgar Modern Fine Art, Bath, 2007, 2009, 2011
Ruth Davidson Memorial Exhibition, Aberdeen, 2000
The Green Gallery, Stirlingshire, 1993, 1995, 1997
2005, 2007, 2010, 2014
Glasgow Art Club, 2001
Rab Ha's, Glasgow, 1994
Christie's, Glasgow, 1993
Selected Awards:
Royal Scottish Academy - John Kinross Scholarship
Christie's Bursary - Third Year Studies
Glasgow School of Art - Landscape Drawing Prize
RSW Alexander Graham Munro Travel Award
The Laing Art Prize – Regional Winner
Paisley Art Institute - Art Hire :The Artists' Frameshop
RSW Betty Davies Award,
Glasgow Art Club Fellowship
Mary Armour Award
Paisley Art Institute Prize Award
The Aspect Prize (shortlisted)
The Alastair Salvesen Scholarship (shortlisted twice)
Gilchrist-Fisher Memorial Award (shortlisted)
W Gordon Smith Award (finalist)
House For An Art Lover Award
