Biography

Award-winning artist Moy Mackay was born in Edinburgh in 1966. She graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1990 and has since lived and worked in the beautiful Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. Using merino fleece fibres and stitch in place of brush and paint, she creates “felted paintings” of remarkable vibrancy and depth, combining aspects of the traditional craft of felt-making with the techniques of painting in a magical and innovative way. It is a fascinating, absorbing process that requires a fine balance between spontaneity and control—an element she particularly enjoys. Moy’s passion lies in colour, and her work expresses this with luminous vitality. By using fibres in such a painterly way, she has developed a unique fusion of traditional craft and fine art, creating a highly personal and innovative approach to visual expression. She is widely regarded as the leading authority on this art form and has had three books published to date, with over 40,000 copies sold worldwide.