Moy Mackay

Biography

Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1990, Moy Mackay has built an impressive reputation for integrity, hard work and incandescent talent. Her eye for colour and texture is unparalleled.

Award winning artist, gallery owner and published author, her ‘felted paintings’ are a pioneering development where she has combined the ancient craft of felting with a fine art application. Using merino fibres in place of paint, each vibrant, vivid piece achieves a depth or warmth and texture that paint alone cannot.

She is regarded as the world leader in her field and travels the world sharing her techniques with others. By manipulating fibres in this way, Moy has successfully bridged the gap between craft and fine art, with her acclaimed works exhibited in many galleries and private collections world wide.

In 2016 Moy was shortlisted to the final three in her heat of Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’.

“Moy Mackay is a true master of her craft, Her generosity in sharing her skill and encouraging others to tap into their creativity are testament to Moy’s role as a champion of this very distinct art form that she has made wholly her own. Moy Mackay can rest assured that she has shown the world that fibre and felting. In her hands, rightly deserve a place at the high table of art.”

Kathleen Sorino; Independent curator and Sky Arts: Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year judge