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    Pinkie Maclure (b. Edinburgh, 1961) is a Scottish artist and musician who is expanding the possibilities of stained glass by making narrative light boxes, immersive sound and light installations and free-hanging stained glass sculptures.

She has worked as an architectural stained glass for 30 years and a recording artist for 40 years.

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Pinkie’s critically-acclaimed first solo exhibition and installation,  ‘Lost Congregation’ , took place at CCA Glasgow, Scotland in 2023.

Using 3D sound, live performance, video and large-scale stained glass, she transformed the gallery into an abandoned chapel haunted by its lost congregation.

Pinkie’s first solo exhibition in England, 'Earthly Spirits',   takes place from January 31st - May 4th at East Quay Watchet in Somerset, UK and will feature two new sculptural stained glass works, a new 3D sound installation and new video work.

 ‘Self-Portrait Dreaming of Portavadie’ (2019), acquired by the National Museum of Scotland, recalls childhood summers spent at her grandfather’s cottage in remote West Scotland, a beloved place that was blown up and obliterated by a government-sponsored oil company when she was 11. This early awakening to humanity's destructive tendencies still informs much of her work today, yet her work is imbued with a spirit of rebellious optimism.
'Beauty Tricks' examines the effects of beauty industry upon women and the environment and was acquired by the National Stained Glass Museum, Ely, UK in 2024.
 

"Like the radical craft and social commentary in Grayson Perry’s work, Maclure elevates stained glass to a whole new level. The refracted light of thought and design in her provocative work is empowering, triggering the viewer’s imagination and grappling with taboo subjects in unexpected ways. Turning the viewer’s vision inwards is an essential part of this agency. Using ancient methods and experimenting with sandblasting, layering, engraving, glass beads, oil paints and inks, Maclure’s unique style reclaims the Feminine as a source of creative power.” Georgina Coburn, 2018​​

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Visitor Feedback, 'Lost Congregation' 

CCA Glasgow 2023

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“It has a magical property, it feels like connecting to another

realm, its a communal experience but also feels really personal.

The play with icons!”​​

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“This is wonderful, it’s profound and mystical but it’s

also extremely contemporary. ”​

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​“Oh my, how are these made... I used to do glass work

but nothing like this.... it’s so stunning all these details,

does she use medieval techniques?…

this is why we came to Scotland.”

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One visitor entered the gallery and just said “wow”

he said it “almost brought him to tears”.​

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“This is the best thing I have seen in a long time, what a

fantastic use of the medium, this isn’t your usual

church stained glass!”​​​

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“This is the most REAL exhibition I have ever seen in the

CCA, there’s no pretentiousness to it, it’s classic,

contemporary and modern and you can tell the artist

creates from her heart and soul”

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