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   Pinkie Maclure has worked in stained glass and music for over 30 years.​​​

Referencing tabloid newspaper headlines, eco-feminism, folklore and deeply personal experiences,  she reinvents allegorical stained glass as an irreverent, powerful, contemporary art form. She makes layered light boxes, windows, installations and sculptures, combined with 3D sound, moving images and live, sung performance. 

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"Like the radical craft and social commentary in Grayson Perry’s work, which has transformed perception of ceramics beyond the functional or decorative, 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

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Pinkie's next solo exhibition is at East Quay Watchet, Somerset, UK, 

January 31 - May 4, 2026.​​

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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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“Incredible. Very moving and unusual. I have never seen anything like this.”

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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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“That’s gonna stay with me for a while, seeing stained

glass which isn’t about purity is so special “

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“it’s stunning. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

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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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