Key Achievements

  • Founder of Creative Hangouts CIC: An organisation established to provide creative experiences for children and young people, highlighting the importance of accessible high quality art, culture, and community.

  • Guest Speaker at Holyrood, Scottish Parliament : Presenting to leaders in the arts, and MP’s on how Gaelic heritage has influenced my sculptural work and the impact Creative Hangouts CIC has had in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire.

  • Time Capsule Lead Artist | Publication: Kayleigh Sarah McGuinness – The Briggait's Time Capsule Lead Artist, a hardback book that documents my relationship with The Briggait and the significant projects I have undertaken there, including a sealed time capsule in the newly restored and highly celebrated Clydeside Market Halls.

  • Heritage and Women's History Projects: Regularly delivering high-quality commissioned projects that celebrate heritage and the historical roles of women.

Current & Upcoming Projects

  • Current artwork in development commissioned by Tron Theatre, due to be installed late Summer, 2025

  • Inverness Creative Academy funded group show, Nov 2025

Recent Shows

  • Our Big Show, The Briggait Main Hall, March 2025

  • Open Studios Installation, The Briggait Main Hall, Nov 2024

  • Woven in Renfrewshire, Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby & Royal Alexandra Hospital, 4–6 June 2024

  • Rising Tides, Pipe Factory, Glasgow, 10–12 May 2024

  • ‘100 Young Artists’, South Block Exhibition Space, Glasgow, 23 March 2024

Funded Projects

  • Flax Research, October 2024, Open Fund

  • 100 Young Artists, October 2023, Open Fund for Organisations

  • Life of Islands, June 2023, Open Fund

  • Reclaiming SPACE, May–August 2022, Creative Scotland Open Fund

  • A Vision Through Digitalisation, February 2022, Creative Scotland Open Fund

  • Creative Hangouts Summer Sessions, August 2021, funded by Glasgow Connected Arts Network

  • Abstract Expression, July 2020, funded by The Eaton Fund

Residencies

  • Silverburn Flax Mill, Fife, October 2024

  • Sail Britain, August 2023

  • Laggan Croft, August 2022

Solo Show

  • Nigheanan nan, December 2021, Front two galleries, The Briggait

Group Exhibitions

  • Open Studios, Main Hall, The Briggait, November 2024

  • The Briggait’s 150th, Main Hall, The Briggait, December 2022

  • ECUMENICAL BALANCE I, GSA, February 2017

Curatorial Work

  • 100 Young Artists, Creative Hangouts - South Block, March 2023

  • The Briggait’s 150th, Main Hall, The Briggait, December 2022

  • Shine, The Gesh, Peek Project, June 2019

  • Photography Exhibition, Crownpoint Studios, February 2019

  • Winter Warmer, Peek Project, December 2018

  • Expression Through Impression, Barrhead, Impact Arts, September 2018

  • A Shared Experience, St. Conval’s Church, Impact Arts, June 2019

Publications & Media Features

  • Publication: Kayleigh Sarah McGuinness – The Briggait's Time Capsule Lead Artist, documenting my projects and connection to The Briggait.

  • YouTube Features:

Education

  • Glasgow School of Art, BA (Hons) Degree, Fine Art, 2017

  • Metaforà Arts Institute, Art Therapy Course, October–December 2019, Barcelona

  • Tramway Visual Arts Studio, Portfolio Course, 2013