Crawling by Rosie McGregor – highlighting a paradox in emotion

ANGUSalive’s Museums & Galleries team welcomes Rosie McGregor to her first solo show with the Meffan Museum & Art Gallery.

Rosie McGregor is a mother and artist from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, now living in rural Angus. She studied Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, and in 2020 became a mother.

Becoming a parent has been the source of inspiration for her subsequent work, highlighting the paradox in emotion, the joy and overwhelm. She makes detailed ink drawings showing the chaotic domestic scenes she finds herself in during her days and nights, with an aim to connect with other parents and highlight an often-overlooked role of the mother in our society. The detailed scenes with their repetitive marks also aim to capture a sense of the mental turmoil often felt by mothers and make public the very private life of so many mothers.

Museums, Galleries & Archives Exhibitions Lead, Meghann Logue said, ‘We are delighted to welcome Rosie to the Meffan for her exhibition, Crawling. Rosie’s work highlights the joys and difficulties of becoming a parent, in a way that will feel familiar to all.’

Crawling by Rosie McGregor will take place from Friday 17 January – Monday 31 March 2025 at the Meffan Museum & Art Gallery, Forfar. More information can be found at here