Kate Mackay

I have always been interested in the transformation of materials; the process of change as opposed to the final result. I am fascinated with materials that lie between use and disuse, stories that shift and change meaning with each telling and the childs imagination which animates all objects.



My illustrations, paintings and animations are taken from real footage, frozen and flattened, stopped in time; isolating the archetypes and stories I see. The narration unfolds in a combination of ancient and modern techniques leaving space for individual projection and recollection.

I truly feel that creativity can profoundly enhance the way we view ourselves and the world around us. It is empowering to sense that everything is in a cycle of flux; that through the transformation of perceptions and materials, we have the potential to transform our sense of self, of others and our environment.

M.A Fine Art
Edinburgh College of Art
And University of Edinburgh
1999 - 2004

2011 Exhibitions and Illustration

The Affordable Art Fair - Group exhibition
Framed Gallery Edinburgh

Audery Grace - Drawing Commission
Audery Grace boutique Jackson MS

Flare – Group Exhibition
North Edinburgh Arts Centre

The Art of Leith – Group exhibition
Out of the Blue Drill Hall – Edinburgh

Retro Boutique – Mural Commission
Bruntsfield Project Edinburgh

Seafield Constellation – Mural Commission
Seafield Recycling Centre Edinburgh

Energy and carbon emissions: the way we live today - Book cover illustration
By Nicola Terry published by UIT Cambridge

Fashioning an Ethical Industry – Interactive Sculpture Commission
Out of the Blue Drill Hall Edinburgh



2010 Exhibitions and Illustration

Myths and Legends – Group exhibition
Edinburgh printmaker’s gallery

Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery – Permanent Collection
Union st Edinburgh

The Mall Gallery – Originals the contemporary printmaking show
The Mall London

Some like it too Hot – Sculpture Commission
Out of the Blue Drill hall – Edinburgh

2D3D Artist Fair – with Godiva Boutique and Owl and Lion Gallery
St Johns Church West End Edinburgh

The Flea Palace – Cover illustration
Elif Shafak published by Marion Boyars

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