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Pagan McKenzie

Pagan McKenzie is a Scottish interdisciplinary, abstract, conceptual sculptor and installation artist from Glasgow, Scotland. She currently studies an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London, with a First Class Honours Undergraduate degree in Sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art. She is the Co-Founder/Director of Brutal Collective an organisation combining the Contemporary Art scene with the underground electronic music scene, platforming emergent DJs and visual artists, culminating in regular UK-wide events UK. She is predominantly interested in the mediums of found/discarded materials, natural material, metal, wood, light and moving image. Her work explores a range of themes shaped by her sustained engagement with the abstract reimagining and physicalizing of conceptual ideas. Being of both Scottish and Irish descent, Pagan is currently interested in reconnecting with her diasporic Celtic heritage through her art, addressing this in a modern context and creating works in response. She longs to connect with the ancient symbols, traditions, folklore and plant uses of these forgotten cultures and is currently incorporating/reimagining aspects of these practises into her own works. Her practise responds to the fragmentation and displacement of Celtic culture and identity in the UK today, referencing the violent and still extremely prevalent undercurrent of sectarianism which she experienced growing up in Glasgow. Her works currently reference the resurge of the Gaelic language, as well as referencing Scottish/Irish rave culture. She addresses these discourses in her work, through conceptual and borderline-surrealist aestheticism.

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Pagan McKenzie Artist

email: paganfm@icloud.com

tel: +44 7482909910

instagram: @pmckartstuff

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Brutal Collective Events

web:https://brutalcollectiveevent.com/ 

email: brutalcollectivecontact@gmail.com

instagram: @brutalcollectivee

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ARTWORKS

CREATIVE EXPERIENCE, EVENTS & AWARDS

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  • JOYA AIR artist residency – Murcia Spain, February 2026

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, exhibiting artist and collaborator for electronic music event and contemporary art exhibition for Brutal Collective X ACCELERATE, Stereo, Glasgow, November 2025

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, exhibiting artist and collaborator for electronic music event and contemporary art exhibition for Brutal Collective X FEMMEDM X PARADE, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, September 2025

  • Artist workshop and Open Decks event host, promoter, and organizer, Brutal Collective, Summerhall arts venue, Edinburgh, August 2025

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, invigilator and exhibiting artist for contemporary art exhibition and electronic music event for Brutal Collective, ‘Revival’, SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow, May 2025

  • Artist workshop host, promoter, and organizer, Brutal Collective event, Trongate Glasgow, April 2025

  • RCA President and Vice-Chancellor’s UK scholarship, 2025-26

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, invigilator and exhibiting artist for contemporary art exhibition and electronic music event for Brutal Collective, ‘BRUTALS BIRTHDAY’ Nice N Sleazy Glasgow, November 2024

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, exhibiting artist and collaborator for Halloween electronic music event and contemporary art exhibition for Brutal Collective X ACCELERATE, ‘ECLIPSE’, Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, October 2024

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, invigilator and exhibiting artist for contemporary art exhibition and electronic music event for Brutal Collective, ‘BRUTALIZM’, Nice N Sleazy, September 2024

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, invigilator and exhibiting artist for contemporary art filmic exhibition and electronic music event for Brutal Collective, ‘ABSOLVE’, Brunswick Cellars, Glasgow, June 2024

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, exhibiting artist and collaborator for Fundraiser event for Brutal Collective, electronic music night and exhibition in Jewellery factory, Glasgow, April 2024

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, invigilator and exhibiting artist for contemporary art exhibition for Brutal Collective, ‘EXCESS’, Strangefield, Glasgow, March 2024

  • Art film visuals shown at Duck & Waffle Bar and Restaurant, Edinburgh January 2024 – present

  • News Article CITY LIVE- The creatives behind Brutal Collective – an interview with Pagan McKenzie and Lucy Smith By Jenna Morrison, April 2024 https://www.cityliveglasgow.com/journalism/2024/4/15/the-creatives-behind-brutal-collective-an-interview-with-pagan-mckenzie-and-lucy-smith

  • Helen A Rose Bequest Award for Sculpture, 2023                                                                                                                                          

  • Organiser, curator, promoter, exhibiting artist and collaborator for Fundraiser event, electronic music night and exhibition in Jewellery factory for Brutal Collective, Glasgow, November 2023                                                                                                                                                  

  • Art film visuals shown for EDCAM conference at Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh, October 2023

  • Artist exhibiting for Carte Blanche opening night and exhibition in Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh June 2023 – present

  • Edinburgh College of Art graduate show invigilator and exhibiting artist, June 2023

  • Edinburgh Collective member - art film visuals shown at Edinburgh Collective electronic/music event at Teviot Underground music venue Edinburgh 2022

  •  Edinburgh Collective member - art film visuals shown at Edinburgh Collective electronic/music event at Three sisters music venue and bar Edinburgh 2022

  • Edinburgh Collective member - art film visuals shown at Edinburgh Collective electronic/music event at The caves music venue Edinburgh 2023

  • Edinburgh Collective member - art film visuals shown at Edinburgh Collective electronic/music event at Cabaret Voltaire music venue Edinburgh 2023

  • 'GAIT' art exhibition organiser, promoter, creator, invigilator and exhibiting artist, Pipe Factory Glasgow, April 2023

  • 'UMBRA' exhibition, organiser, promoter, curator, invigilator and exhibiting artist, Whitespace Gallery Edinburgh, April 2023

  • 'INNER WORKINGS' exhibition artist, Engine Rooms Edinburgh, March 2023

  • 'A Hint of Salon' exhibition, exhibiting artist, Embassy Gallery members show Edinburgh, February 2023

  • 'pursuit.' Exhibition, exhibiting artist for Edinburgh Gallery Society, Patriothall Gallery Edinburgh, February 2023

  • ECA Sculpture party organiser, promoter, exhibiting artist and curator, Winter 2022

  • 'C.You There' exhibition, exhibiting artist, Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, April 2022

  • 'Spider Ontology' exhibition, exhibiting artist, Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court, April 2022

  • 'Into Dark' art exhibition, promoter, organiser, curator, invigilator and exhibiting artist, Saltspace Gallery Glasgow, April 2022

  • 'LOOKOUT AND LISTEN' exhibiting artist in sound exhibition, social media advertiser and leaf-letter, Collective Gallery Edinburgh, March 2022

  • 'ART FOR ARTS SAKE' exhibition, exhibiting artist, Dundas Street Gallery Edinburgh, Feb 2022

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