Morag Myerscough

Morag Myerscough
Myerscough in 2020
BornDecember 1963
Holloway, Islington, London, England
EducationGrafton Primary School, Holloway, Islington. Highbury Hill High School, Islington
Alma mater
Known forArt
PartnerLuke Morgan (Civil Partner)
Awards
  • 2023 Honorary Doctor Royal College of Art (RCA)
  • 2020 Honorary Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects UK
  • 2019 Honorary Fellow University Arts London (UAL CSM) UK
  • 2019 Honorary Professorship University for the Creative Arts (UCA) UK
  • 2019 Honorary Doctorate Gloucester University UK
  • 2017 Royal Designer for Industry (RDI)
  • 2012 Honorary Fellow Arts University Bournemouth UK
Websitewww.moragmyerscough.com

Morag Myerscough RDI is an artist and designer known globally for creating installations and immersive spatial public artworks that transform places and champion community and public interaction. .[1]

Myerscough was born 1963[2] in Holloway London and studied at Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art.[3] She is a 2023 Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art and 2020 Honorary Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects UK.[3] She was the exhibition designer for Designer Maker User, the Design Museum's first permanent display[4] and founded Studio Myerscough in 1993.[5]

Myerscough's first permanent installation, was Power for the Grosvenor Arch, entrance to Battersea Power Station’s Circus West Village.[6] her awards include the Design Week award and the New London Architecture Award.[5]

Myerscough's name appears in the credits for Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave, for which she was the title designer. She appeared as a judge in the 2022 TV series The Big Design Challenge, Sky Arts.[7]

References

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (2018-02-05). "The most influential female designers of the last century". Design Week. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ "Morag Myerscough". mutualart.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Morag Myerscough". Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ Q42, Fabrique &. "Morag Myerscough". Design Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "A' Design Award and Competition - Design Encyclopedia - Morag Myerscough". competition.adesignaward.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ Only, Association (2023-05-18). "A walk through the works of Morag Myerscough in London". Cubitts. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616896/