Kirstin Mackinnon
Artist
My recent work aims to address the historical & current gender imbalance in the art world through figurative oil paintings created from life.
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A Painter Worth Taking Seriously?

2003 | Oil on Canvas | A Painter Worth Taking Seriously? | Duncan of Jordanstone Collection | University of Dundee
Recent Works




Exhibitions
Title | Venue | Location | Date |
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Tighnabruaich Gallery: Grand Reopening | Tighnabruaich Gallery | Tighnabruaich | 26/07/2025 – 26/08/2025 |
A Fair Field And No Favour: The History Of Women In Surgery | Surgeons’ Hall Museums | Edinburgh | 05/04/2025 – 03/2026 |
Online Event – Painting Legacies
Discover how art and medicine come together in this special online panel exploring portraiture, gender, and representation. In conversation with artist Kirstin Mackinnon, whose recent commission unveiled at Surgeon’s Hall Museum, honours the achievements and presence of women in surgery.
Thursday 4th September 2025 19:00 – 20:15
News
- The Scottish Contemporary Collective: A New Model For Supporting Artists
- Women in Surgery Celebrated with New Artwork – April 2025
- Homes & Interiors Scotland Magazine Issue 159 – Feature Artist March/April 2025

Portrait Artist of the Year (2024) Semi-Finalist





Semi-final Sitter Joely Richardson