Kirsty Lackie (b.1989) was brought up in Edinburgh and then moved to Glasgow thirteen years ago. Her degree in Psychology (2011) from the University of Glasgow went some way to helping her understand the mechanics of a mind, and since graduating in Communication Design from the Glasgow School of Art (2018) she’s been finding a mode of articulation and expression for these thoughts and observations. Lackie has exhibited across the U.K. with her most recent being the group show, 'In Reverie'. She was shortlisted for GSA’s Newbery Medal and was awarded the Cromarty Arts Trust Student Residency Prize in 2018.
“I’m interested in blurring the line between illustration and fine art, where I enjoy testing perceptions of reality and fantasy. I take inspiration from poetry, film and human encounters to parse upon the quotidian and attempt to conjugate a sense of performance often with surreal interactions. My recent work plays with the juxtaposition between our temporary existence, and things like, the infrangibility of everyday objects, or the awkwardness in the minutiae of the everyday. I try not to be downbeat about any of this, instead I like to set it free with humour and a wee dose of the absurd.”
“I’m interested in blurring the line between illustration and fine art, where I enjoy testing perceptions of reality and fantasy. I take inspiration from poetry, film and human encounters to parse upon the quotidian and attempt to conjugate a sense of performance often with surreal interactions. My recent work plays with the juxtaposition between our temporary existence, and things like, the infrangibility of everyday objects, or the awkwardness in the minutiae of the everyday. I try not to be downbeat about any of this, instead I like to set it free with humour and a wee dose of the absurd.”
EDUCTAION
2014 - 2018
First Class BA (Hons) Communication Design, The Glasgow School of Art
2008 - 2011
MA Psychology, The University of Glasgow
EXHIBITIONS
2021 Exhibit Auctions, solo exhibition and auction, Serenity Now, Glasgow
2021 Small Pleasures Part Two, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction
2021 In Reverie: Part 1, Acava Maxilla Walk Studios, London
2021 Bigger Pleasures, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction with The Auction Collective
2021 Small Pleasures, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction with The Auction Collective
2021 Life on Venus II: The Human, The Tub, Hackney, London
2020 Curated for Christmas, Bowes Parris Gallery, London
2020 Art on a Postcard, online auction
2020 All Mouth Gallery, solo online presentation
2019 For 2 Hours, The Project Café, Glasgow
2018 Cromarty Arts Trust Student Residency Award, solo exhibition and talk, The Stables, Cromarty
2018 So, What Now? GSA Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art
2018 KHIO-GSA, The Glasgow School of Art
2017 Communication Design WIP Show, The Glasgow School of Art
2017 A Poster for a Poster Exhibition, The Glasgow School of Art
2016 Epilogue 3/4, Barras Art and Design, Glasgow
2015 Peep Show, The Glasgow School of Art
2021 Exhibit Auctions, solo exhibition and auction, Serenity Now, Glasgow
2021 Small Pleasures Part Two, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction
2021 In Reverie: Part 1, Acava Maxilla Walk Studios, London
2021 Bigger Pleasures, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction with The Auction Collective
2021 Small Pleasures, All Mouth Gallery, online exhibition and auction with The Auction Collective
2021 Life on Venus II: The Human, The Tub, Hackney, London
2020 Curated for Christmas, Bowes Parris Gallery, London
2020 Art on a Postcard, online auction
2020 All Mouth Gallery, solo online presentation
2019 For 2 Hours, The Project Café, Glasgow
2018 Cromarty Arts Trust Student Residency Award, solo exhibition and talk, The Stables, Cromarty
2018 So, What Now? GSA Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art
2018 KHIO-GSA, The Glasgow School of Art
2017 Communication Design WIP Show, The Glasgow School of Art
2017 A Poster for a Poster Exhibition, The Glasgow School of Art
2016 Epilogue 3/4, Barras Art and Design, Glasgow
2015 Peep Show, The Glasgow School of Art