Rachel Maclean

Biography

BIOGRAPHY

 

Rachel Maclean is a multi-media artist living and working in Glasgow. Edinburgh Printmakers have supported MacLean since her graduation from Edinburgh College of Art, first exhibiting her work in a new graduate exhibition in 2012.

 

MacLean then undertook a commission from Edinburgh Printmakers to create a site-specific installation at Traquair House in the Scottish Borders, Reflective Histories

 

Maclean had her first solo show I HEART SCOTLAND with Edinburgh Printmakers in the lead up to the Scottish referendum of 2014. She produced over 20 editions for this exhibition. This work also toured to Hawick during the period in which she represented Scotland at the Venice Biennale. 

 

MacLean’s works with film and photography, using green screen to create outlandish characters and fantasy worlds. Her saccharine and child-like aesthetics tell unsettling, challenging narratives about socio-political identities. MacLean plays most of the characters in her films herself, using colourful costumes and make-up. The artist uses computer technology to generate her locations and borrows audio from television and cinema. Mixing high art and popular culture, advanced technology with traditional theatrical values, humour with serious politics, Maclean has fashioned a unique visual universe in her art. These worlds are as digitally sophisticated as they are handcrafted and laborious.

 

MacLean’s films have screened with BBC4, BBC Scotland, Channel 4 and selected UK cinemas. MacLean has produced music videos for Errors and Phantom Band.

MacLean's first major solo exhibition was commissioned by Edinburgh Printmakers, I HEART SCOTLAND (2013) for Edinburgh Art Festival.

 

Maclean exhibited in British Art Show 8 and represented Scotland at the 57th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, 2017.

 

Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Germany (2020);  Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel (2019); Arsenal Contemporary NYC, USA (2019); Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (2019) and Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2018).

 

Selected UK based collections include: The British Council; Scottish National Galleries; The Arts Council Collection; The Kelvingrove Museum; The Zabludowicz Collection, London; Edinburgh College of Art Collection; Jupiter Artland; The Government Art Collection. Selected International collections include: Kunsthalle zu Kiel Collection, Germany, National Gallery of Australia Collection; Arsenal Contemporary, Canada; Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation, US; The Hugh Lane Gallery, Republic of Ireland; Galleries Lafayette, France; Kiasma, Finland; Julia Stoschek Collection, Germany. 

 

Works
  • Rachel MacLean, The Lion, 2018
    The Lion, 2018
    Rachel MacLean, The Lion, 2018
    £ 475.00
  • Rachel Maclean, The Queen, 2013
    The Queen, 2013
    Rachel Maclean, The Queen, 2013
    £ 900.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Yes, 2013
    Yes, 2013
    Rachel MacLean, Yes, 2013
    £ 450.00
  • Rachel MacLean, No, 2013
    No, 2013£450
  • Rachel Maclean, Miss Celtic, 2013
    Miss Celtic, 2013
    Rachel Maclean, Miss Celtic, 2013
    £ 450.00
  • Rachel Maclean, Clyde, 2013
    Clyde, 2013
    Rachel Maclean, Clyde, 2013
    £ 450.00
  • Rachel Maclean, Miss Rangers, 2013
    Miss Rangers, 2013
    Rachel Maclean, Miss Rangers, 2013
    £ 450.00
  • Rachel MacLean, The Baptism of Clyde, 2013
    The Baptism of Clyde, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, The Baptism of Clyde, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, The Baptism of Clyde, 2013
    Sold
  • Rachel MacLean, The Heart of Scotland, 2013
    The Heart of Scotland, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, The Heart of Scotland, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, The Heart of Scotland, 2013
    £ 3,000.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Freedom, 2013
    Freedom, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, Freedom, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, Freedom, 2013
    £ 3,000.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Thou'll Get Thy Fairin', 2013
    Thou'll Get Thy Fairin', 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, Thou'll Get Thy Fairin', 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, Thou'll Get Thy Fairin', 2013
    £ 3,000.00
  • Rachel MacLean, It Is Finished, 2013
    It Is Finished, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, It Is Finished, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, It Is Finished, 2013
    £ 3,000.00
  • Rachel MacLean, St George and The Monster, 2013
    St George and The Monster, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, St George and The Monster, 2013
    Sold
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, St George and The Monster, 2013
    Sold
  • Rachel MacLean, Highland Romance, 2013
    Highland Romance, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, Highland Romance, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, Highland Romance, 2013
    Sold
  • Rachel MacLean, The Massacre, 2013
    The Massacre, 2013
    Small
    Rachel MacLean, The Massacre, 2013
    £ 450.00
    Large
    Rachel MacLean, The Massacre, 2013
    £ 3,000.00
  • Rachel MacLean, The Lion and The Unicorn, 2012
    The Lion and The Unicorn, 2012
    Rachel MacLean, The Lion and The Unicorn, 2012
    £ 2,500.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Candy Girls, 2012
    Candy Girls, 2012
    Rachel MacLean, Candy Girls, 2012
    £ 1,200.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Hello Boys, 2012
    Hello Boys, 2012
    Rachel MacLean, Hello Boys, 2012
    £ 1,200.00
  • Rachel MacLean, Skin and Bones, 2012
    Skin and Bones, 2012
    Rachel MacLean, Skin and Bones, 2012
    £ 1,200.00
Enquire

Send me more information on Rachel Maclean

Please fill in the fields marked with an asterisk

* denotes required fields

In order to respond to your enquiry, we will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.