Kirsty Mackay
Kirsty Mackay | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Newport |
| Known for | photography |
| Awards | Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award (2017) |
Kirsty Mackay is a Scottish documentary photographer[1] living in Bristol.[2] Her first book is My Favourite Colour Was Yellow (2017).[3] In 2017 Mackay won the Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award.[2]
Life and work[edit]
Mackay was born in Glasgow.[2][4] She studied photography at Glasgow College before leaving for New York City and London, to work as a photographer's assistant. She gained an MA in Documentary Photography from the University of Wales, Newport.
Mackay's first photo-book, the self-published My Favourite Colour Was Yellow (2017), documents the bias for the colour pink amongst girls in the UK.[3][5][6][7]
In 2017 Mackay won the Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, mentoring and a bursary of £1250 to help in making her project The Fish that Never Swam.[2][8] The award is to help early-career photographers develop their careers. Mackay's project is in response to the Glasgow effect, "the impact housing and overcrowding has on the life expectancy of Glaswegians".[2][9]
Publications[edit]
- My Favourite Colour Was Yellow. Self-published, 2017. With an essay by Jo B. Paoletti, "Generation Pink". Edition of 200 copies. OCLC 1008371099.
- The Fish That Never Swam. Self-published, 2021. With an abridged version of the "History, politics and vulnerability: explaining excess mortality" report by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.[10] Edition of 500 copies. OCLC 1285666287.
Awards[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Katherine Pomerantz; Kira Pollack (6 March 2017). "The 34 female photographers you should follow right now". Time. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "'Glasgow effect' photographer wins award". BBC News. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b Diane Smyth. "Photobook: My Favourite Colour Was Yellow by Kirsty MacKay". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Kirsty Mackay, United Kingdom". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Priscilla Frank (20 February 2015). "The intense relationship between little girls and the color pink". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Julie Kliegman. "A photographer made a powerful photo series about how pink is marketed to girls". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Agnès Gautheron. "Marquées au fer rose". Le Monde. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Kirsty Mackay wins the second Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award". Rebecca Vassie Trust. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Mackay, Kirsty (26 February 2021). "The Glasgow Effect: examining the city's life expectancy gap – a photo essay". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ David Walsh, Gerry McCartney; Chik Collins; Martin Taulbut; G David Batty. "History, politics and vulnerability: explaining excess mortality". Glasgow Centre for Population Health. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Arts News: Spectra returns to Aberdeen, photographer wins prize to study 'Glasgow Effect', SYT recuits 2018 company". HeraldScotland. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.