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Kirstin Mackinnon

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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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  • 2023
  • 205 x 205 cm
  • Oil on Canvas
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Dinner on the Pavement

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Dinner on the Pavement - Oil on Canvas
Dinner on the Pavement

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A Painter Worth Taking Seriously?
An Artist Worth Taking Seriously?

Kirstin Mackinnon

Artist

My paintings encourage the viewer to question how different genders are viewed, represented and portrayed in art, and why society values their works differently.

  • Publications
  • Art World Gender Equality: UK and Scotland Today, Boom Publications
  • Rising Stars: Visual Arts Research Conference, Boom Publications
  • Painted Out of History: What's the Future for Women Artists? Art UK Stories
AccoladesYear
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Longlisted Artist2025
Glasgow Art Club Feature Artist (February - March)2025
Dundee Art Society Winter Exhibition Jean Craig Cup (Best in Show)2023
Scottish Prize for Fine Art Commendation Award2023
Scottish Portrait Awards Longlisted Artist2023
John Moores Painting Prize Longlisted Artist2023
Sandra McNeilance Award for Painting and Drawing2023
RSA New Contemporaries Award2023
Boom Publication Contract Award for Fine Art Dissertation2023
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Art UK Sky Arts Artist of the Year

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