Details

First Name

Mary
Last Name

May
Username

marymay
Website

marymayart.weebly.com
Region

Edinburgh & The Lothians
Disciplines

Painting
Themes

Abstract

Statement

Statement

I am excited by colour, pattern and line and the relationships between them – often experimenting with placing together elements which should not work in theory but with a little re-ordering, often can. My influences are eclectic, ranging from pop art, scandi design through to poetry and jazz. I like to take elements from things I like and whizz them up into a visual form.   They make me feel happy and I hope they convey joy to others too.

Biography

Biography

BA Hons Fine Art Leeds Polytechnic

PG Diploma Industrial Design (Textiles) Scottish Colege of Textiles

I have exhibited widely around Scotland  and have won two awards for painting, Gatehouse Gallery for Painting (VAS) and Scottish Arts Club Award (RSA).

Since being able to work full time as an artist in 2020,  I have had  a solo show at the Scottish Arts Club (Jan 2021) and the Whitespace Gallery (July 2021). I have taken part in the RSA, AAS, SSA and VSA annual exhibitions and the Torrance Gallery and Heinzel Galleries mixed exhibitions. I was also awarded a residency at the Womens Studio Workshops  in New York which took place for 6 weeks in the autumn of 2023. In 2022, I became a professional member of VAS.

I continue to paint and make prints at the Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop. I am working on a series of large-scale acrylic geometric paintings at present.