Marion MacPhee

Marion MacPhee is a printmaker whose practice is deeply informed by landscape, memory, and intuitive processes of mark-making. In 2023, she was awarded a grant from the James Rae Trust to in a Mixed Media Printmaking workshop at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, County Mayo, led by Master Printmaker Ron Pokrasso.

This experience marked a significant point of development in MacPhee’s practice, offering both the time and space to explore monoprinting and mixed media approaches. Under Pokrasso’s guidance, she embraced a more intuitive and liberated way of working, rediscovering techniques rooted in her earlier studies at Edinburgh College of Art. The process of layering transparent inks introduced a sense of depth and temporal history to her prints, enriching her visual language.

Belumllet II, 2024

Monotype,

55 x 45cm

Belmullet, 2024

Monotype,

55 x 45cm

Beyond the studio, the rugged landscapes of County Mayo. From the dramatic Atlantic coastline to culturally resonant sites such as Belmullet and the Inishskea Islands, became a profound source of inspiration. Encounters with the region’s natural forces, layered histories, and mythologies have since continued to inform her work, instilling a lasting connection to place that she seeks to reinterpret through print.

Whale Tails, 2023

Monotype

40.5 x 50cm

Dun Briste, 2023

Monotype,

25 x 20cm

Carrowteige, 2023

Monotype,

25 x 20cm