Katie McGuire
Email Address: katiemcguireart@outlook.com Born in St Helens, lives and works in Manchester.
Education
2015 – 2018 BA (Hons) Visual Art, University of Salford, Manchester
Exhibitions
2023 Salford Scholars x Castelfield Art Gallery, Manchester Contemporary
2023 I work all night, I work all day, Zochonis Building, University of Manchester
2023 Visibilities: Shaping a Story of Now, New Adelphi Gallery, University of Salford
2023 Reimagined, Canvas, Manchester
2023 Fibres, AIR Gallery, Altrincham
2023 Mixtape No.3, Cultivate Gallery, Online Exhibition
2023 Open Sculpture Exhibition, Output, Bridewell Studios, Liverpool
2023 Cubed3, Bonhams, Bond Street, London
2022 Warrington Contemporary Art Fest, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Warrington
2022 Unit 4, Open Studios, Islington Mill, Salford
2022 The Liverpool Plinth, Liverpool Parish Church, Liverpool
2022 In Manchester, Barbirolli Square, Manchester
2022 Anonymous Drawings, Schoenhauser Allee 26, Berlin
2022 The Manchester Open, HOME Gallery, Manchester
2019 A Black and White Christmas, Pineapple Black Arts, Middlesbrough
2019 Major Conversations: The Industrial Narrative, The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh
2019 Liverpool Art Fair, Met Quarter, Liverpool
2019 GM Arts Prize, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Bolton
2019 McGuire and Barfoot, GK Gallery, Salford
2019 UKYA Takeover: Nottingham, The Terrace, Nottingham
2019 A Work of Art!, The Old Biscuit Factory, London
2018 Warrington Contemporary Arts Fest, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, Warrington
2018 AIR Open, AIR Gallery, Altrincham
2018 Degree Show, New Adelphi, School of Arts and Media, Salford
2017 School of Arts & Media Show, New Adelphi Building, Salford
2017 Goa Affordable Art Fest, Museum of Goa, Bardez, Goa, India
2017 AIR Open, AIR Gallery, Altrincham
2016 Level 4 Exhibition, Artwork Atelier, Manchester
2016 Memory, Allerton Building, Salford
2015 Lost Industry, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
Awards & Projects
2022 Winner of The Liverpool Plinth, 12 month public sculpture at Liverpool Parish Church
2022 Exchange 2 in partnership with Castlefield Gallery Associates, 9 month artist exchange project, Manchester
2018 Graduate Scholarship Scheme, 12 month studio and mentoring, Paradise Works, Salford
2018 Shortlisted for neo:residency, neo:artists, Bolton
2017 Highly Commended, AIR Open 2017, AIR Gallery, Altrincham
Commissions
2018 Clifford Whitworth Library Art Commissions, Clifford Whitworth Library, University of Salford
Publications
2022 BBC Radio Merseyside, The Liverpool Plinth Unveiling
2022 Liverpool Bid Company: https://www.liverpoolbidcompany.com/sculpture-nodding-to-maritime-culture-is-the-fifth-on-the-liverpool-plinth/
2019 UK Young Artists (https://uknewartists.co.uk/ukya-artists-1/katie-mcguire)
2019 ORBIT Residency (https://orrbbitt.wordpress.com/katie-mcguire/)
2019 Interview, Art Reveal Magazine no.48, July 2019; ISBN 9780464110262
2019 Art Share Love Magazine, February Edition
2018 A5 Magazine, September Edition
2018 Average Art Magazine, September Edition
2018 wotisart Magazine, August Edition
2017 Art Critique: Polystyrene Sculpture/ ART PROF by Professor Clara Lieu (https://artprof.org/critiques/katie-mcguire/)
Residencies
2019 ORBIT Instagram Residency
Mentoring
2021 Student mentor in association with One Million Mentors and The University of Salford
Workshops
2014 – 2016 Workshop Leader, Children’s Summer Playscheme, Chain Lane Community Centre, St Helens
2016 – 2017 Workshop Assistant, Children in Need Group, Venture Arts, Hulme, Manchester
2020 – 2021 Workshop Leader, Altrincham Studios Project, Altrincham, Manchester