Biography

 

'Cairine MacGillivray b. 1952, Bearsden. Gained M.A. from the University of Aberdeen, then spent a significant amount of time travelling and working abroad. She studied linen weaving winning four prizes, including the Lillias Mitchell prize at the Royal Dublin Society in 1996. After moving to Edinburgh she exhibited at the R.S.A. and the R.G.I. MacGillivray considers her musical training and weaving as foundational for her work as a painter.'  - Artists In Britain Since 1945, David Buckman.

Colour, form and meaning are central to her artistic work. Cairine makes use of intersections and transactions in the subliminal imaging of space to render a composite whole.

Her work is held in private collections worldwide, including that of Wolfson College, University of Oxford.

Her work can be found at The Little Gallery, Philadelphia.U.S.A.