Kaye McFadyen

Scottish Landscape Painter
Glasgow, Scotland
📧 kayemcfadyen@gmail.com | 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/kayemcfadyenart

About Me

I am a Scottish landscape painter inspired by the elemental beauty of the islands and coastlines of Scotland.

My practice weaves together plein air sketching, long walks, and the gathering of objects from the shoreline, evolving into bold, expressive paintings that draw deeply on memory, emotion, and atmosphere.

Layering and abstraction help me convey the wild spirit of Scotland’s land, sea, and sky.

My work aims to connect contemporary painting with the cultural and environmental identity of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Education

BA (Hons) Painting, Open College of the Arts, UK  (Graduate Spring 2026)

Exhibitions

.Uist Arts Association Winter Exhibition “Peace”,

Taigh Chearsabhagh, North Uist 2025

• BA Degree Show: “Where the Ocean Remembers the Sky”,

An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis,  Jul–Aug 2025

• Accord Art Exhibition, Paisley Art Department, May 2025

• Group Exhibition, Uist Art Association Summer Exhibition

, Taigh Chearsabhagh, North Uist, 2025

• “Force and Fantasy”

, Artsteps Online Exhibition (collaboration with Alison Lesson) 2024

Self-Directed Residencies & Projects

• Isle of Skye, Kildonan , Apr 2025

• Isle of Bute, Mar 2025

• Argyll & Bute, South Highlands, Oct 2024

• Isle of Arran, Sep 2024

• Isle of Harris, Jul 2024

Awards, Grants & Funding

• Enterprise Enhancement Scheme, Open College of the Arts — 2025 (support for professional development & materials)

Press & Publications

• “Where the Ocean Remembers the Sky”, exhibition listing, An Lanntair, What’s On (Visual Arts)  Jul 2025

.Private Collections

• Hebridean Sky, acrylic and ink on paper, private collection 2025

• Hebridean Hues, acrylic and ink on paper, private collection 2025

.Island Blues, acrylic on paper, private collection 2025

.Below the Wave, oil on canvas, private collection 2025

.Hebridean Umber, Acrylic on canvas, private collection 2025

Island Memories, Acrylic on paper, private collection 2025

Skills & Practices

• Oil, acrylic, collage & mixed-media painting

• Plein air sketching & field studies

• Research-led sketchbook practice

• Exhibition curation & installation

• Artist talks & workshops

• Creative workshops, including children’s art sessions

Commissions welcome