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Lorna MacKay is an artist based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Interested in connections between people and place, her work often focuses on themes of identity and our relationship with environment, exploring these subject matters through a research-driven approach. 

In 2022 she was shortlisted for the National Trust's North East Emerging Artist Prize. In 2021 she was shortlisted for the Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award and was a recipient of the British Journal of Photography's inaugural Decade of Change Award dedicated to addressing the climate crisis.

Her work has exhibited internationally and appeared in The Guardian, The Times and Uncut Magazine among others. Recent clients include Newcastle University and One Little Indie Records. She holds an MA (with Distinction) in Creative Arts Practice and a First Class BA (Hons) in Photography.

CONTACT

 

E. lorna@lorna-mackay.com 

T. +44 (0) 7837560043

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Awards & Residencies

 

2022                National Trust North East Emerging Artist Prize (Shortlisted)

2022                North East Photography Network (NEPN) SHIFTS Professional Development Bursary 

2021-present  Artist-in-residence, Newcastle Gaol Project

2021-2022      Arts Council England DYCP Grant Recipient: Bookbinding and Printmaking Skills

2021                British Journal of Photography, Decade of Change Award winner

2021                Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award (Shortlisted)

2019-21           Artist-in-residence, Newcastle Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research

2018                Michael Ormerod Travel Award, Newcastle College

 

 

Selected Exhibitions   

2022               The Life and Death of Newcastle Gaol, 1822-2022. Newcastle Central Library, 6 June – 31 July

2022                National Trust North East Emerging Artist Prize. Seaton Delaval Hall, 28 May – 9 July

2022               Investigations in Infrastructure & Everything is Narrative. Subjectively Objective Gallery, Detroit, 5 May – 15 July

2021                Lenscratch: Still Life Exhibition (Online) 1-30 November

2021                British Journal of Photography, Decade of Change Award. Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, Hong Kong (10 June - 31 September) and Javits Centre, New York during NYC Climate Week (20-26 September)

2021                Creative Arts Practice MA & Fine Art MFA Degree Show. Hatton Gallery, 20 August – 4 September

2021                Valance ii (Newcastle Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research Residency). Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 18-28 August

2019                20:20 Print Exchange. Northern Print

2018                Michael Ormerod Travel Award: Solo Exhibition. Newcastle College Mandela School of Art & Design, 26 October – 30 November

 

Education

 

2019-2021     MA in Creative Arts Practice (Distinction), Newcastle University

2016-2019     BA (Hons) in Photography (First Class Honours), Newcastle College

Memberships

a-n Artist Information Company

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