“I draw on my experiences as a woman, memories of both the controlled and chaotic years of my youth to explore what it feels like to live in a body shaped by both fear and rebellion, power and vulnerability. Through my drawings and mixed media works I am moving through the painful, beautiful, process of becoming; a place where my past, present, and future selves can finally meet.”

About

Patsy McArthur is a Scottish artist living and working in Brighton, UK. She studied painting in Aberdeen at Gray's School of Art in the late 90s and gained an MFA from the Winchester School of Art Barcelona program in 2001. Since then she has spent periods of time living and working in Barcelona, Berlin and Sydney and has undertaken residencies in NYC, Italy and Shanghai.

She has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and internationally, held solo shows with Thompsons Gallery, London, Le Salon Vert in Geneva and shown regularly at Art Miami and throughout the US.

Currently my work is available only via direct enquiry. Appointments to visit my Brighton studio can be made by emailing patsymcarthur@hotmail.com”

News

  • SSA 127th Annual Exhibition

    2025 has seen a pivotal shift in my creative direction and the way I make my work. I’m delighted to share that my drawing, Carry Me Home II has been selected for exhibition next month at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh for the SSA 127th Annual Exhibition from 11th January to 4th February, my first exhibition of 2026.

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